Dunham Massey Hall

One of the advantages in living on the southern rim of Greater Manchester is the proximity of fantastic National Trust properties such as Dunham Massey (above). I also have Tatton Park a few kms further south but Dunham is within walking distance.

I was out for an early morning run today in Dunham Massey park when I heard a strange rattling or clicking sound. I looked to my right and there was a bunch of fallow deer sparring with their antlers as part of the rutting season. Unfortunately I did not have my camera on me so here is an image from the web:

The stags in this image appear to be fully mature, the ones I saw seemed to be a group of younger, more juvenile stags who were practising antler wrestling. Still an interesting perspective as I had been musing whether i had been getiing into a bit of a rut with my work.

Apologhies but I couldn’t resist that one.