It's just five years ago this week that we saw red deer moving back onto Blacka. While they had certainly been around before this, the week before Christmas 2003 was the start of a series of regular sightings which meant they were serious about finding this to be a place they could live permanently.
It's sad that this is also the week we have had concerns that they may be a target for poachers. Let's hope there are many walkers about today with an eye on the site. There's no doubt that deer have brought an extra enjoyment to Blacka for visitors and nobody would want to lose that. A police car was in the layby near Devil's Elbow this morning at 9.15 suggesting that SWT have alerted the law to last Sunday's off roader getting into the woods. (Monday - it turns out I was wrong about this -it was not a police car but a paramedic)
This morning had started fine up high with the mist and low cloud down below. This soon spread onto Blacka Hill. The three stags there looked even bigger than usual in the grey mist.
It's sad that this is also the week we have had concerns that they may be a target for poachers. Let's hope there are many walkers about today with an eye on the site. There's no doubt that deer have brought an extra enjoyment to Blacka for visitors and nobody would want to lose that. A police car was in the layby near Devil's Elbow this morning at 9.15 suggesting that SWT have alerted the law to last Sunday's off roader getting into the woods. (Monday - it turns out I was wrong about this -it was not a police car but a paramedic)
This morning had started fine up high with the mist and low cloud down below. This soon spread onto Blacka Hill. The three stags there looked even bigger than usual in the grey mist.
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