Experiences in the United Kingdom
Muntjac Deer
Chinese Water Deer
Chinese Water Deer
Muntiacus reevesi
Reeves’ Muntjac deer are a small but stocky species of deer. Muntjac are a russet brown colour for most of the year, turning to a dull grey in winter. Bucks have small antlers on top of long fur-covered pedicle. These are usually slightly incurved with no branching, but sometimes have short brow tines.
Chinese Water Deer
Chinese Water Deer
Chinese Water Deer
Hydropotes inermis
CWD are a russet brown colour for most of the year, their coat turning a dull grey in winter. Water deer do not have antlers but have prominent tusks. Both bucks and does have tusks but these are shorter, less visible in the does.
Fallow Deer
Chinese Water Deer
Fallow Deer
Dama dama
Fallow is the only deer species in the UK with palmate antlers. These become full-sized after the deer are three/four years old and can reach up to 0.7m in length.Whilst non-native, fallow deer are considered naturalised and are locally abundant and increasing.
Sika Deer
Sika Deer
Sika Deer
Cervus nippon
Sika are similar to fallow deer in coat colour.
The sika’s head is small in comparison to the rest of the body. Their antlers are widely spaced and the angle of the forward point from the main antler beam is about 45°. They have a maximum of 8 points on their antlers.
Red Deer
Sika Deer
Sika Deer
Cervus elaphus
Red deer are a native species having migrated to Britain from Europe 11,000 years ago. While preferring woodland and forest habitats in England and southern Scotland, red deer can adapt to open moor and hills as they have in parts of Scotland and south-west England.
Roe Deer
Sika Deer
Roe Deer
Capreolus capreolus
As one of the two native species found on the British Isles they can be found across most of the UK.Roe vary in coat colour throughout the year. Bucks have small antlers, which have three points each when fully grown.