It’s believed there are more than 2 million deer residing in the UK. Red and roe deer are belonging to the UK. Fallow, Chinese water deer, muntjac and sika deer were all presented to the UK.
Deer play a vital part in forest environments. However, there are issues that they threaten biodiversity through over-browsing. Deer numbers seem growing due to increasing forest cover, farming modifications and milder winter seasons.
Here’s more on deer and how you can help.
Concerned about a deer?
Find out what to do with a hurt or ill deer or if you are worried about an only infant deer.
Find out more about how we look after hurt deer in our rehab and wildlife centre pages.
Avoiding crashes – deer on the roadway
Sadly, more than 74,000 deer are associated with crashes with lorries each year.
If you have actually been associated with a mishap with a deer and aren’t sure what to do, call us on 0300 1234 999 throughout the hours of 8am-7.30pm. Outside these hours, hurt deer or those captured in a roadway traffic accident must be reported to the authorities.
Our deer accident truth sheet offers you more info and ideas on how to prevent crashes.
You can learn more by checking out the National Deer-Vehicle Collisions Project.
Deer management
Deer can vary over large locations so land supervisors require to comply with their neighbours and regional deer management groups.
We partner in the Deer Initiative, which works towards having a sustainable and well-managed wild deer population in England and Wales.
How can I prevent deer from my land?
Many individuals delight in seeing deer nearby, however others might not invite deer on their land. Deer can trigger damage to plants, flowers, trees and shrubs.
Browsing can help preserve plant variety in forests, however over-browsing can have an unfavorable result. In some locations, deer have actually consumed forest bushes and shrubs (called the understory), leading to a loss of cover for nesting birds.
The British Deer Society has suggestions about deterring deer from lowland gardens. You can likewise get advice from Natural England.
Is it legal to shoot deer?
Visit the Deer Initiative for a summary of wild deer legislation.
Find out more about Living with deer in our factsheet or follow the links listed below to discover how to help wildlife in the UK.
