Muntjac Deer in Towns/Cities

[Flywaver]

How common are sightings? Today from my Train on outskirts of Cambridge one crossed the line just in time between Hills Road Bridge and Long Road Bridge.
Then later on in the shift there was another at March nipping across then into shrubs. Im used to seeing Foxes all the time in these areas but not Muntjacs...

[thunder]

Muntjac are adept at using gardens, and pretty good at remaining concealed from less observant residents. Expect to see them more and more in towns and cities. They have been seen in the centre of Peterborough.

henrya

[faz]

i have seen them in birmingham quite often well when i lived there that is

[mbaldw]

We had one, a doe, in our garden (middle of Southampton) last year; it hung around for a couple of days but we've not see it since.



Cheers,
Marc.

[aeshna5]

I occasionally see them in suitable habitat in outer London.

[tcvarlh]

Originally Posted by faz

i have seen them in birmingham quite often well when i lived there that is

Still get them at the airport and in a long curved band down towards Redditch.
Can't say about the t'other direction.
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[RobinP]

I get them in the garden every year, but I do back onto scrubby woodland where they can hide and breed without too much disturbance. They don't cause any damage and I feed them apples when there's snow on the ground to supplement their diet.



Robin

[Farplace]

Originally Posted by RobinP

I get them in the garden every year, but I do back onto scrubby woodland where they can hide and breed without too much disturbance. They don't cause any damage and I feed them apples when there's snow on the ground to supplement their diet.



Robin

What a pretty little deer. Thanks for sharing Robin!

[STOATY]

Would love to see 1 of these are there any muntjac or roe deer in south wales I know theres fallow in forest of dean??
Stoaty

[RKB]

Originally Posted by STOATY

Would love to see 1 of these are there any muntjac or roe deer in south wales I know theres fallow in forest of dean??
Stoaty

No, you REALLY don't want to see one of these in Forest of Dean
Cute it is, Bambi it isn't: Malcolm Smith wonders if muntjac deer, which have become a threat to Britain's woodlands, should be shot - Science, News - The Independent