A Ring camera has captured the moment dozens of deer and their young came to graze at a front garden in Plymouth.
Lyn Tremaine, 64, purchased her Ring Stick Up Cam (3rd Gen) two years ago to know when the “darling deer” (as she affectionately calls them) were passing by. Before purchasing her Ring camera, Lyn’s faithful French Bulldogs would bark to signal the deer’s arrival. Now, she receives notifications on her Ring app, giving her a front-row seat to the majestic herd’s graceful entrance onto her property.
Speaking with Ring, Lyn said:
“I have regular deer visits every night – sometimes just a few, other times over a hundred! They all stay together and follow each other, eating a lot of people’s plants on the way. That’s why I supply carrots, apples and deer pellet food. It’s usually all the mums with their young, but we do see the occasional young buck with them as you can see their antlers starting to grow.”
According to The British Deer Society, the deer in Lyn’s video are fallow deer, one of the six different deer species in Britain. The fallow deer is an elegant, medium-sized deer, typically with a spotted coat. During the autumnal breeding season, known as the ‘rut’, males make a loud belly belch to proclaim their territory and fight over the females.
Charles Smith-Jones, Technical Adviser at The British Deer Society said: “The Estover area is well known for its fallow deer. This group has learned to be relaxed around humans, which is very unusual for wild deer as they typically don’t like it when humans or other animals get too close. Fallow deer tend to live in single sex herds most of the year which explains why the ones in Lyn’s video are mostly female. You can spot a buck because of its antlers, but male fallow deer will drop them in the spring and regrow them through the summer so they are ready to compete for breeding rights come the October rut!”
Estover isn’t the only spot in the UK great for deer watching – other destinations recommended by the British Deer Society include:
- Lyme Park, Cheshire
- Richmond Park, Greater London
- Dyrham Park, South Gloucestershire
- Helmingham Hall Gardens, Suffolk
- Holkham Hall, Norfolk
- Wentworth Castle Gardens, Barnsley
- Beecraigs Country Park, Linlithgow
- Parkanaur Forest Park, Dungannon
Ring’s Advanced Motion Detection feature means customers have more accurate motion alerts and are made aware when someone (human or animal) is near their home. When subscribed to a Ring Protect plan, all events are recorded and customers can download, save and rewatch footage up to 180 days later.
If you have spotted animal footage on your Ring device, please send it to ukstories@ring.com. To discover more, visit the Ring website here.
