Deer are the largest wild mammals in Britain.The deer habitat in Britain is expanding due to re-forrestation so that the deer population has grown to somewhere between 1.5 and 2 million, and they are spreading over a steadily wider territory, particularly the Muntjac. Still they can be shy and elusive, and often difficult to find.

There are six species of deer living wild in the UK

Fallow deer
Roe deer
Sika deer
Red deer
Chinese Water deer
Muntjac deer