FREE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
Our mission is to educate and inspire everyone about deer in their environment.
To help fulfil that mission, we offer a variety of free educational resources that can be used in schools, other learning environments and at home.
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Don’t forget, we also offer free expert advice on all things related to deer in the UK. Just got to our Ask The BDS page to submit your questions!
VIEW UK DEER SPECIES 2016 DISTRIBUTION MAPS
Please click on a link below to view the mapped results from the 2016 distribution survey for each deer species.
![Red deer are now widely distributed across the UK and are expanding in range and number. While preferring woodland and forest habitats in England and southern Scotland, red deer can adapt to open moor and hills as they have in parts of Scotland and south-west England.](https://bds.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Red-DD-16small.jpg)
![Sika are rapidly increasing in the UK and in Scotland, their ranges are expanding from west to east. They are also found in Northern Ireland. Sika prefer habitats on acidic soils such as coniferous woodlands and heathlands and moors.](https://bds.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Sika-DD-16small.jpg)
![Fallow deer are widespread in England and Wales, but patchy in Scotland, inhabiting mature broadleaf woodland with under-storey, open coniferous woodland, and open agricultural land.](https://bds.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Fallow-DD-16small.jpg)
![Roe deer are abundant throughout the UK except for Northern Ireland. They are particularly associated with the edges of woodlands and forests, but are also found in areas with copse, scrub, hedgerows and in agricultural fields.](https://bds.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Roe-DD-16small.jpg)
![Movement and release of muntjac deer by humans has led to their rapid spread across south and central England and Wales, however, north of the Humber distribution is patchy but reaches close to the Scottish border.](https://bds.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Muntjac-DD-16small.jpg)
![Distribution is mainly in Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, and Norfolk with a few scattered sightings elsewhere. Preferred habitats include reed beds, river shores, woodlands and fields making the wet fenlands of Cambridgeshire and Norfolk ideal.](https://bds.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Chinese-DD-16small.jpg)
UK DEER INFORMATION & DISTRIBUTION POSTERS
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MORE FREE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
Would you like to learn more about deer in the UK? Visit our 6 UK deer species‘ pages. Each page includes a wealth of information about each deer species, videos and and an extensive photo gallery that provides a showcase for each species key identifying features.
1. RED DEER
2. SIKA DEER
3. FALLOW DEER
4. ROE DEER
Don’t forget! You can also drop our experts a message and they will try to help you with any questions about deer you might have. For deer identification, please include any photographs or videos you managed to take.