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An expert guide to roe deer exploring how to identify them as well as their social behaviour and the environment in which they thrive
History, distribution & habitat. Photo by: PJ. The roe is one of the truly native deer of the British Isles, the other being the red deer. Records of them date to before the Mesolithic period (6000 to 10000 years BC). They are abundant throughout the UK but are not found in Northern Ireland.
The roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), also known as the roe, western roe deer, [3] [4] or European roe, [3] is a species of deer. The male of the species is sometimes referred to as a roebuck. The roe is a small deer, reddish and grey-brown, and well-adapted to cold environments.
How to identify. A slender, medium-sized deer, the roe deer has short antlers and no tail. It is mostly brown in colour, turning reddish in the summer and darker grey in the winter. It has a pale buff patch around its rump. Distribution. Widespread in Scotland and England. Scarce in Wales, the Midlands and southern England.
Roe deer are dainty creatures and leave small hoof prints (slots) about 4cm long in soft ground. They use well-worn paths across their range and along these you may find small piles of faeces. Other characteristic signs of Roe deer are frayed areas of small trees where they rub on over-hanging branches and
Our largest land mammal, red deer, are the royalty of UK woodland. Learn all about them, from what they eat to where they live and how to identify them. The roe is our most widely distributed deer, found in woods across the country. Look out for its white rump flashing as it bounds through the trees.
What do roe deer look like? Roe deer are graceful with a white chin and rump patch and a black nose; coat is redder in summer. Male’s antlers are short and erect. Muzzle shorter than in red deer; stance more upright and ears more pointed than in muntjac.
