Red Deer

Britain’s largest native deer and largest land mammal is widespread mainly in the Scottish Highlands, but can also be seen in the Northwest on the open moorlands of north Cumbria.

Many of the often isolated groups have been supplemented at various times by introduced stocks or escapees from deer parks, with the country’s only pure-bred population of red deer to be found in the Lake District.

Armboth Fell, above Thirlmere, has large heather-clad areas, which are perfect for the deer herds, while the land around Haweswater and Shap Fells also have populations roaming freely.