The ancient Deer Park at Normanby is home to herds of Red and Fallow Deer. Visitors are welcome to walk through the extensive deer park. The deer can also be viewed through the pleached lime hedge at the rear of the hall.
The Red Deer, the largest land animals to be found wild in Britain, are easily recognisable with their reddish-brown coats. The shyer Fallow Deer have pale beige coats, spotted with white. There are also some Black Fallow Deer with darker colouring.
In October you can hear the male deer roar and clash antlers when the dominant male tries to keep all the others away from his females during the mating period. The males lose their antlers around March, so you can see the new ones developing through until August. The young are born in June and July when the mothers find a quiet spot to give birth. Throughout the summer you'll see the youngsters running about the deer park.
In the run up to Christmas, look out for special events at Normanby as the deer prepare for their busiest night of the year!