Roe deer were a not uncommon sight in the forestry and fields between our house and the village. Sometimes we saw as many as three at one time, and we've seen young which were only weeks old.
All that changed following the hunts that took place across estate lands last autumn: since August we haven't seen a single roe deer.
However, we're beginning to find increasing signs of them. This is a section of our route down to the village which we've called The Avenue, and along it we're seeing....
....fresh footprints almost every day - which is surprising, because there is construction activity on the hill just above it where the farmer is turning over some of his fields to a camping/caravan park.
One of the best places to see roe deer used to be from Roe Corner, where they were often to be seen grazing across this field.
Today, as we walked past this point and through....
....Speckled Wood - so called for the species of butterfly found there in summer - for the first time we spotted....
....fresh deer dung.
So the roe deer are there, but there when we're not.
Never mind. For the time being we need to be patient and find our excitement in smaller wildlife, like this blue tit, pictured in Speckled Wood.
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