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Helpston's wildlife

Fallow deer

Fallow deer can be regularly seen around Helpston, often feeding in small parties in the fields between King Street and Heath Road. They turn up frequently in Royce Wood and are common in all the local woods, particularly Castor Hanglands.

Fallow deer are much larger than muntjac and come in several colour varieties. The most common is chestnut brown with white spots. In all phases the long black and white tail is distinctive.

Rival males fallow deer (bucks) fight fiercely during the rutting season (October - November) and can heard bellowing from deep in the local woods [click to listen].