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UK Charity working to educate and inspire everyone about wild deer and to advocate for deer welfare and sustainable ethical deer management.

The only charity dedicated to UK wild deer, working to educate and inspire everyone about deer in their environment and to advocate for deer welfare.

05/11/2026

Moving away from the autumn rut, November tells its own story.
This is the season of recovery, preparation and survival. As woodland opens up and food sources become more important, deer behaviour can become easier to observe and understand.

Look out for: 🍂 Rut-worn stags and bucks rebuilding condition 🌿 Feeding around mast crops, ivy and woodland edges 🦌 Water deer entering their breeding season 📷 Deer trails, tracks and signs becoming easier to spot

November rewards patient observation and good fieldcraft.

Read the latest Deer Diary
https://bds.org.uk/2026/11/05/the-deer-diary-early-november-2/

05/11/2026

How can DNA help us understand deer populations?
New technologies such as genomics, environmental DNA (eDNA) and artificial intelligence are giving researchers new ways to explore how deer move, connect and respond to environmental change.

But while these tools are opening exciting new possibilities, effective deer management still relies on careful field observations, practical experience and good evidence.

Our latest article explores the future of deer population monitoring, what these technologies can tell us, and where important questions still remain.

🔗 https://bds.org.uk/2026/11/05/the-future-of-deer-genetics-and-population-monitoring/

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03/11/2026

Test Valley Wildlife - Photographing wildlife inside a wood is not easy as it is often very dark. It was SO dark on my way back to my car the other evening that I only just noticed this Roe doe and her kid; she hadn't seen me either.. but had seen 'something' as she munched her way towards me. She came so close but never worked out what I was - a very intimate moment.

03/11/2026

Langbein Wildlife - Five or Six stags Roaring in the same Exmoor Combe mid-October, at the peak of the rut. Amazing encounter with several stags roaring in concert.

03/11/2026

Another video with the Z8 by Michael Townsend Photography

03/11/2026

leet support Michael Townsend Photography as he makes his first attempt at video work with his Z8.

Address

The Walled Garden, Burgate Manor
Fordingbridge
SP61EF

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

Telephone

+441425655434

Website

http://www.bds.org.uk/

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