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Photo: Steve Lobley
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UK
Safari Tip:
Find out more about deer and all the other British land mammals with this
special fold out ID chart - click here
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Latin name: Dama dama
Size: The males and females grow to about 95 cm. The males weigh between 50 and 95
kg, while the females weigh between 40 and 55 kg.
Distribution: found wild in some forest areas, such as Epping Forest, The New Forest, and The Forest of Dean, as well as many of the larger parks in Britain.
Months seen: All year
Habitat: Forests, woods and parkland
Food: Grass and low growing vegetation, as well as leaves on trees. This can be noticed on the trees in the area which have a perfectly flat bottom to their branches, about two metres from the ground, which is the maximum height the deer can reach.
Special features: Fallow deer graze mostly in the mornings and evenings, and rest up during the daytime under the shade of trees.
The males can be recognised by the large flat areas on the antlers. These are unique to the fallow deer. Deer antlers are the fastest growing living tissue. They are used when fighting with other males over territory and control of females. The antlers are normally shed between April and May.
Some deer which are kept in public parks have become quite tame and will come fairly close to picnickers looking for scraps of food.
UK Safari Deer Section
UK Safari Mammal Section
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