Isle of Wight Deer Conservation promotes the welfare and ethical management of the island's wild deer
Isle of Wight, England
Joined February 2015
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🦌 Deer Trivia: Poaching Part 1
Poaching remains a threat to deer populations in many parts of the world.
Methods include firearms, dogs, spotlights and snares. Snares are particularly controversial because they can catch non-target species and cause welfare concerns.
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Rewilding with deer?
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Good morning deer watchers 🦌🦌
Willow and Tiny at Bramble Bump yesterday afternoon 🦌🦌
#roe #deer #roedeer #RoeDeerDiary #trailcameras #Naturewatch #deerwatch
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🦌 Deer Trivia: Mouse Deer
Mouse deer (chevrotains) aren't true deer but belong to their own ancient family of hoofed mammals. The tiny Java mouse-deer stands just 30cm tall at the shoulder, making it the world's smallest living hoofed mammal.
#DeerTrivia #DidYouKnow
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Who's a pretty girl? 🦌
Tiny yesterday at Hare Leap 🦌
She's 5 months old today 🦌
#roe #deer #roedeer #RoeDeerDiary #trailcameras #Naturewatch #deerwatch
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Not as windy today, but there's no shortage of rain ☔️
Willow and Tiny and my cameras all seem to have survived the weekend storms 🙏🦌🦌
#roe #deer #roedeer #RoeDeerDiary #trailcameras #Naturewatch #deerwatch
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Willow and Tiny at Hare Leap this morning. Willow uses my bridge to cross, whereas Tiny takes a more direct route 🦌🦌
Hare Leap is still one of my favourite camera spots ❤️
#roe #roedeer #deer #RoeDeerDiary #wildlife #nature #trailcameras #Naturewatch #deerwatch
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Community Spotlight 📸
Two evenly matched stags during the rut in this photograph from Derbyshire by Grahame Camm.
📷 Grahame Camm 📍 Derbyshire
#CommunitySpotlight #DeerPhotography #RuttingSeason #BritishDeerSociety #TogetherForDeer #DeerRut #DerbyshireWildlife #DeerWatching
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#DeerPhotographyFriday 📸
This week's image, Shaking Sika by Sacha Welsh captures a sika deer shaking off water from its coat creating a striking burst of energy. It's a reminder that some of the most compelling wildlife photographs comes from unexpected moments.
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The boys 🦌🦌
Sky and Scamp in The Creche yesterday morning, which is where we first saw them 5 months ago.
Their coats are very similar now, but it's still possible to tell them apart (see replies below) 🦌🦌
#RoeDeerDiary #roedeer #trailcameras #Naturewatch #deerwatch
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Community Spotlight 📸
A lovely autumn moment from North Hampshire, captured by Lisa Dore.
Lisa regularly sees this roe deer family, including one youngster that loves to kick, leap and dance around the group.
Thank you, Lisa,.
#CommunitySpotlight
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🍂 Community Spotlight 📸
Misty Morning Stag by Neil McNab
Taken during a misty visit to Bushy Park this week, this photograph captures a red stag standing among rich autumn-coloured bracken.
Thank you to Neil McNab for sharing.
#CommunitySpotlight #RedDeer #DeerPhotography
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🦌 Deer Trivia: Dicrocerus
Dicrocerus lived around 16 million years ago and is one of the earliest deer known to shed and regrow antler-like structures. Its simple forked antlers and enlarged canine tusks offer a fascinating glimpse into deer evolution.
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He must be a really outstanding dog trainer if not once during his career an excited spaniel has hesitated, or god forbid, ignored his recall whistle?
A dog that won’t come back when called shouldn’t be working on a shoot, says trainer Ben Randall: the line of Guns, wounded game and the law at stake.
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Good morning deer watchers 🦌
Tiny might need a new name if she keeps growing 🦌
#deerwatch #roedeer #deer #RoeDeerDiary #Roe #Naturewatch #wildlife
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Community Spotlight 📸
Some wonderful red deer moments from the Peak District, captured by JTPs Wilderness.
As England's largest native land mammal, red deer are an iconic part of many upland landscapes. Thank you to JTPs Wilderness for sharing these fantastic photographs with us
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Community Spotlight 📸
This striking image of a muntjac deer in Norfolk was captured by Colin Tomlinson.
Their small size and secretive nature can make sightings feel especially rewarding. A big thank you to Colin for sharing this wildlife moment with us. #muntjac
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Autumn here, government should start preparing for next summer. People who haven’t seen a fire don’t understand that the height of the flame is going to be at least 3x what is burning. So a 3’ moor is going to have a 9’ flame and if winds are above 35km/hr it could move at 10m/s.
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Is natural regeneration better than tree planting? isleofwightgardendesign.word…
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The boys are back in town 🎵 🦌🦌
Sky and Scamp haven't been away, but Thin Lizzy's song was on the radio when I was reviewing this clip of them from Thursday's efforts, it seemed to fit 😃🦌
#RoeDeerDiary #roedeer #deer #Naturewatch #deerwatch #roebuck