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Red
Deer - This is our largest surviving native land
mammal. The main population in our area is centred
on Silverdale in the far north of Lancashire, though
a few may also be found in the Forest of Bowland in
northeast Lancashire.
Fallow
Deer - This species of deer was introduced to
Britain and Ireland by the Normans. Although this
is the most widespread species of deer in lowland
England, in our area your best chance of seeing one
is in the Silverdale area in the far north of Lancashire.
Roe
Deer - This is our smallest native deer species,
and the shyest. However, it's also the most widely
distributed in our area.
Sika
Deer - This species was introduced to Britain
from Japan in the nineteenth century. One of the release
sites was the Ribble Valley in Lancashire and it can
still be found in the Ribble and Hodder valleys.
Muntjac
- This tiny deer species - the size of a small dog
- is a native of China but was introduced into Bedfordshire
in the nineteenth century. It has now spread as far
as Cheshire, so may be seen in the south of our area
some time soon!
Web
links
British Deer Society http://www.bds.org.uk/
Deer UK http://www.deer-uk.com/deer.htm
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