Visitors get up close to deer at Attingham Park
Visitors to Attingham Park had the chance to get up close to the estate’s 200-strong herd of deer.
During the winter when there is no grass growing on the estate, the rangers do supplementary feeding – a popular 200-year-old tradition.
The public are invited to watch the rangers feed the fodder beat to the fallow deer between November and March.
Area ranger Colin Morris said it is an important part of the work at Attingham as former owner Thomas, the 8th Lord Berwick, loved the deer so much he would feed them personally by hand.
He left the 4,000 acre estate to the National Trust on his death in 1947.
“The deer are a big part of the heritage and always will be,” he said.
“People love coming along to see them being fed and it’s a good opportunity for us to teach them about the deer.
“They’re usually very timid creatures and in the wild you wouldn’t usually get near them but their love for food overrides all of their inhibitions so it’s a great chance to get a good look at them.”
