did anyone ride to Richmond Park today? i was there taking photos
and i saw a red & white R1 went by 
awesome day to be riding for sure! 
I was there yesterday, very nice place, I didnāt know there are so many of these animals looking a bit like deersā¦ (What are they anywayā¦?)
They are as you said deers
There are two different types of deer there (some big & some small) but canāt remember what the breeds are called.
Yes, they look like a smaller and a bit poorer (?) version of a deer with no antlers (I know they shed their antlers but in this case, no matter what the season - I never saw their antlersā¦ Maybe all of them are femalesā¦).
Actually they look like karibu, but what do I know, just googled and it says DEER (Richmon Park)
Red Deer and Fallow Deer there are at least 300 Red and 350 Fallow Deer. they scare me eventhough
they are supposedly scared of humans as i was told first time i saw them, i freaked out as i had no idea
they can just roam around like that! today i was able to get closer and take a good amount of shots as they
enjoy the beautiful sunny day
its quite cool seeing them roam aroundā¦
ā¦lucky deer hunting issnt allowed
isnāt it the muntjack ones that are the little deer? with white bums?
Woburn park has a huge group of deer.
Some of them do have antlers - watching them fight and ālock hornsā in the snow is quite spectacular.
Roaming is one of the things deer are good at. Seems to come natural to them. Itās just that we are not used to seeing that in suburban London.
Rumour has it that there are a few Munjac deer in the park. Little buggers, about the size of a Great Dane, but with less road sense.
Wouldnāt be much of a surprise as they have spread all over the southern half of England since escaping captivity from Whipsnade and Woburn and a couple of other deer parks.
Despite being small Iāve seen a Merc. totalled by one. So take care. I kind of guess it would hurt if you were on a motorcycle.
Thatāll be the Reeves Muntjac, coming to an urban park near you.
i was on my bicycle and i am tiny so yeahā¦itād hurt a lot if they attack me :hehe:
Reeves Muntjac: Thatāll be the one.
Numbers getting towards the āverminā level in some areas. The little sods can eat almost anything and will.
Most farmers lump them in with rabbits* as fair game, and why not. A parcel of these can decimate a field of spring growth.
(*Rabbits: Another alien specy, imported by the Normans in the 11th century.)
Oh. Rabbits and Muntjac both make good eating. Except for vegitarians.
Motorcycle hits deer video (how he stayed upright I donāt know): http://www.break.com/usercontent/2009/7/motorcycle-hits-deer-863932.html
That was a small deer in that video!
Something I wrote which was published in Progress, the magazine of London Advanced Motorcyclists -
Have to agree that the deer in Richmond (and Bushy) Park are magnificent creatures, but can get very agressive when āfriskyā. Had a close run in with a stag last year - wasnāt sure if he saw me as a rival or a conquest - but either way, my arse was twitching badly :w00t:
Have watched two ālocking hornsā which really is some sight
Hampton Court is another deer venue as well as Windsor great Park ā¦ that is intresting just after dusk ā¦ you suddenly see this shape moving across the road ā¦flllllllleeeeeeeeble ā¦ still love riding through there though ā¦
You sure thatās a deer?
The Park is closed for a few days each year as the old deer are culled by marksmen. Who gets to keep the antlers to hang on the wall I do not know. Maybe the Queen?
then there are the killer Terrapins in Hampstead ponds, the Kangaroo in Beckenham and the wild parrots all over now!
I think the introduction of these foreign speices is great but we should get bears and wolves too. It would make hill walking so much more interestingā¦and maybe release some Wolverines as well