A walk from Cadnams Pool uphill to Fritham Plain and Hiscock Hill in the New Forest.

Most of the deer I spot have spotted me before I have spotted them! A good-looking Roebuck in the Bracken.

Further up the hill, we came across a Fallow Buck who was looking in really good condition and would be a formidable animal in the coming rut.

The Roe deer is a native deer to the UK where the larger Fallow deer was introduced by the Romans and then reintroduced in the 11th century, they were kept in parks as their populations increased they became an important source of venison on aristocratic tables. By the 15th century, many parks fell into disrepair and these medieval escapee deer are the foundation of the wild population in Britain today.

Passing New Forest Ponies. When a large herd gallop towards you at full speed and you are on an open plain there are not many places to hide.

Red Admirals enjoying the late summer sun. They were first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 book. They were then known as the Red Admirable.

A good number of European Hornets were on a Silver Birch tree taking sap.

A Wheatear this female bird was probably a juvenile as it allowed a close approach.