Hayling deer herd

[Maytrees Resurrected]

Originally Posted by Merlot

The herd is growing.

It can get dangerous. In my son's area of Ohio, deer have lost ground to massive development and loss of habitat and they are a very real danger on the roadscausing many accidents. Hayling is too small to have a huge herd, lovely though they are.

I'd rather we restricted housing development and left the deer alone. I dont want 200 houses on Stoke Common (though I am sure the owners would) as that would drive the deer away.

[coastguardjeff]

[billyrunner]

Great photo Jeff!

[andyw]

Ditto
Duly repped.

[colin wood]

Hello,

If you go to the car park next to St Peter's church in Northney, walk up to the top fence and scan the fields you will see them approximately 50% of the time (9 the last time I looked) - usually behind the houses on the opposite side of the field (or walk around the adjacent field footpath). There has also been a single deer in the Sandy Point reserve for 3 years but he is much harder to see.

Good luck

Colin

[Merlot]

That is such a lovely photo.

[sunbunny]

Let's hope the herd remains as now the location has been revealed they could become easy targets.

[haylingpete]

Originally Posted by sunbunny

Let's hope the herd remains as now the location has been revealed they could become easy targets.

The Hayling deer herd are regularly reported and talked about,
they were even shown on BBC South Today when the Stoke Common Land Sale was reported.

They are no more an easy target than ones in Stansted Forest,
they will keep moving!