Death of a Roe Deer

The Roe Deer is much the rarest of the three deer species found locally and I have only seen it on four occasions. Two of these sightings were at the back end of last year in the Farley Woods area, on one occasion two Roe Deer came out of the wood and crossed Farley Lane near Sydnope Stand. Sadly this is the area where this animal was found on the roadside by Roger last Saturday morning (10th Feb).
I think there have been three or four Roe Deer resident in the Farley Woods/ Sydnope area for several months having spoken to some of the regular dog walkers who frequent the area and this is doubtless one of those animals.

Roe Deer (photo Roger Carrington)