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Bark stripped by Roe deer
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Loch Lomond - RSPB Loch Lomond
Light browsing probably by Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) has stripped the bark on this twig in Ring Wood, RSPB Loch Lomond
09 March 2017
Damage from Fallow Deer at RSPB Loch Lomond
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Loch Lomond - RSPB Loch Lomond
Damage from Fallow Deer (Dama dama) to newly planted trees at RSPB Loch Lomond, despite the installation of tree tubes, which the deer pulled up to eat the young tree shoots within. Such damage should be picked up, along with less obvious signs, by a herbivore impact assessment, which is carried out by conservation organisations as an aid to habitat and wildlife management.
20 April 2024
Deer-damaged shoot, Ring Wood
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Loch Lomond - RSPB Loch Lomond
A damaged shoot, probably nibbled by Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) in Ring Wood, RSPB Loch Lomond
09 March 2017
Cruach Ardrain and caledonian pine forest remnant
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Tyndrum, Crianlarich Strath Fillan and Glen Falloch
Cruach Ardrain and caledonian pine forest remnant, in Glen Falloch north of Loch Lomond. Sheep and deer have grazed out the regenerating seedlings, leaving only mature trees standing in many places in the Scottish Highlands. Fencing provides a solution but is expensive.
04 April 2006
Beaver damage to trees, Loch Barnluasgan, Knapdale
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North Knapdale
Beaver signs - tree felling, Loch Barnluasgan, Knapdale, taken by David Palmar. Someone has tried to prevent more Beaver damage by covering the base of the tree trunk in wire mesh.
03 March 2023
Roe Deer, Malls Mire Local Nature Reserve
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Glasgow - Malls Mire and Richmond Park
Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus), a species which has adapted well to living in urban habitats, such as here at Malls Mire Local Nature Reserve, Glasgow, taken by David Palmar. The deer is browsing on tree leaves. Excessive deer numbers can damage woodlands.
11 March 2023
Uprooted tree, Linlithgow Loch
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West Lothian - Linlithgow and Beecraigs
Uprooted tree which has fallen over in a recent storm at Linlithgow Loch, taken by David Palmar. Storms are becoming more frequent in this era of climate change, and we will have to pay for the damage.
20 February 2020
Solitary tree overlooking Loch Lomond
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CEP - Loch Lomond
Scarred mature solitary tree at Gartocharn overlooking Loch Lomond and Luss beyond, Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar
20 April 1980
Fallow deer, Islay
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Islay
Fallow deer, Port Ellen, Islay
05 May 2008
Red Deer stags in the snow
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Red Deer at the Pass of Drumochter
Three red deer (Cervus elaphus) walking through the snow at the Pass of Drumochter in winter - available as a poster-sized image.