(Dama dama)

Adult size - bucks (males): 84 to 94cm at shoulder, 46 to 94kg. Does (females): 73 to 91cm at shoulder, 35 to 56kg.
Antlers - palmate in adult (>3 years), increase in size with age, up to 70cm long.
Life -span - exceptionally, 16 years, bucks (males) rarely exceed 8 to 10 years.
Status - non -native but considered naturalised. Locally abundant and increasing.
UK distribution - widespread in England and Wales, patchy in Scotland.
Habitat - mature broadleaf woodland with under -storey, open coniferous woodland, open agricultural land.
Food & feeding - preferential grazers of grasses although trees and dwarf shrub shoots will be taken during autumn and winter.
Social Organisation - group sizes as well as the degree of sexual segregation varies according to population density and habitat. Groups of adult males and females, usually with young, remain apart for most of the year in large woodlands, only coming together to breed. Sexes freely mix in large herds throughout the year in open, agricultural environments.