Deer Rutting Season
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Deer Rutting Season
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 19 Oct 2008
Wollaton Park is famed for its herds of deer, and the warning is timely. The full wording is "During the rutting season the deer can be very aggressive in defending their space and the female deer keep well clear", which is an interesting comment on the behaviour of the females!
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Image Location
Latitude
52.948007
Longitude
-1.196593