Red and fallow deer
Calke’s deer herd includes 30 red deer, named after their distinctive red coats, and around eighty fallow deer. Fallow deer are smaller than reds and have a variety of colourings – all of which can be seen in Calke’s herd.
The most common colour in fallow deer is tan or fawn, with white speckles and a black horseshoe at the top of the hind legs. You might also spot a paler colour, known as menil, in Calke’s fallow herd. In this pattern, the horseshoe on the rear is brown. Fallow deer can also be entirely white or black, with no markings at all.