Roe Deer

(capreolus capreolus)

We hope you are enjoying our nature trail!

The post you’ve found has a raised picture of a roe deer.  If you place some paper over this and then scribble all over it with a crayon or pencil, you will be able to take home a copy of this picture to keep.

See if you can answer some questions about roe deer – or you can jump straight to the answers (here).

1. What is the name of the horns on a male roe deer?
2. What is the name given to a young deer?
3. What do roe deer eat?
4. What noise does a roe deer make?
5. Do you know the correct term for a female deer?
6. Do you know the correct term for a male deer?
7. How many species of deer can you name?

You can find out lots more about this beautiful creature on the British Deer Society website.