FALLOW DEER @ The Knole - a photo on Flickriver

            These elegant deer have long been prized as ornamental species and their history in the UK is closely linked to that of deer parks.
 
Fallow deer were first brought to Britain from the western Mediterranean during the Roman period when they were kept within enclosures known as ‘vivaria’. Genetic analysis has shown that these Roman fallow deer went extinct in Britain following the collapse of the Roman Empire.
 
It was not until the 11th century that fallow deer were reintroduced, this time from the eastern Mediterranean.
 
Initially, they were kept in parks as rare exotica but gradually their populations increased and they became an important source of venison for aristocratic tables. As the fashion for deer parks declined in the 15th century, many parks fell into disrepair and these medieval escapee deer are the foundation of the free-living population in Britain today.
 
Whilst non-native, fallow deer are considered naturalised and are locally abundant and increasing.
 
They are widespread in England and Wales, but patchy in Scotland, inhabiting mature broadleaf woodland with under-storey, open coniferous woodland, and open agricultural land. They prefer to graze grasses although they will take trees and dwarf shrub shoots in autumn and winter

Taken in: UK / England / Sevenoaks / Sevenoaks (show map)

Taken on: January 12, 2022

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Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II, f/8.0, 1/500 sec, 300mm, ISO 160 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens:	EF300mm f/4L IS USM
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/500)
Focal Length:	300mm
ISO:	160
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Lightroom 5.1 (Macintosh)
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