Photo by Jochen Langbein
Tag: red deer
Photo of the Week
Congratulations to Jochen Langbein, whose photo “Little and Large” was one of the most popular images on our Facebook page!
Red Deer Stag bolving
No better sight on Exmoor than to see and hear a Red Deer stag bolving on an autumn morning.
Rupert Smith
www.rupertsmithwildlife.co.uk
Red Deer on Exmoor in October – Collection
Photo: Edward Parrish
Photo: Paul Steven
Photo: Paul Steven
Photo: Mike Watson
Photo: Simon Dibble
Photo: Jochen Langbein
Photo: Jochen Langbein
Photo: Paul Steven
Photo: Paul Steven
Photo: Jochen Langbein
Photo: Paul Steven
Photo: Mike Watson
Photo: Jo Hackman
Ash’s Progress
Ash’s progress : The Exmoor stag I named “Ash” for my recent antler blog has now cleaned his antlers (and got rid also of the annoying rope he had tangled in them for most of the summer) revealing a smashing new set with ‘All his rights’ and 6 a-top one side and 3 a-top the other.
Jochen Langbein
Competition Winner: Stag Silhouette
All this week we are running mini photo competitions on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. This photo of a stag on Exmoor, submitted by Ian Brown, had the most likes on all our social media channels. Ian won an Exmoor4all calendar.
Today’s theme is “People on Exmoor” – we are looking forward to all the competition entries!
Red deer on the moor
“Red Deer Group on the beautiful Exmoor moors late Friday afternoon. Love winter on Exmoor :)”
Words & picture by Liz Mitchell (Twitter @exmoorwinegirl)
The King of Exmoor
Majestic stag. Photo by Liz Mitchell.
Roll up, roll up for the 12th Annual World Bolving Championship
NEWS FROM EXMOOR NATIONAL PARK
This year’s World Bolving Championship takes place on Saturday 17 October at Draydon Rails, Dulverton (TA22 9QE) in Exmoor National Park starting at 6 pm and everyone is welcome.
It’s an evening with a difference as National Park Ranger Richard Eales explains: “This is a competition to find out who can sound most like a rutting stag – can you get a real live deer to answer you across the wild deep valley?
“This year there is a beautiful, framed stag picture that has been kindly donated by www.mikesherwinphotography.co.uk as well as the Phil Ferris Shield that will go to the winner. Mike Sherwin has also kindly donated a picture that will be presented to the best junior bolver, so get practicing kids.”
Anyone that would like to join in and test their vocal chords can just turn up on the night and enter. Entries are a minimum donation of £2 per person and all the money raised will go to Devon Air Ambulance Trust.
People can either meet up with other competitors at The Rock House Inn, Dulverton at 5pm or just turn up at Draydon Rails at 6pm. After the competition it’s back to the pub for the results and winners’ presentation, beer, food and the prize draw.
For further details please contact Richard on 07772 989737 or the Rock House, Inn on 01398 323467.
Exmoor stag. Photo by Tony Piper
Winners of the Exmoor4all Photo Competition
Congratulations to the winners of our 2015 Photo Competition!
We had well over 1000 entries between January and August 2015. Each month, the public chose their favourite images on Facebook, and the top ten made it through to the final. In September, we asked our judges to pick their top 20 photos. Once again, we counted ‘likes’. The top 13 photos are now on our calendar which is ready to be ordered.
A huge thank you to Peter French who masterminded the photo competition and designed the calendar. He will also send out the calendars once we’ve got them back from the printers.
I would also like to thank our judges: John Turner (CEO, Visit Somerset), Giles Adams (What’s On Somerset), Cllr Andrea Davies (Chairman, Exmoor National Park), Nigel Hester (NT Holnicote Estate), Martin Hesp (Editor-at-large, Western Morning News), Annelise Yard (West Somerset Free Press), Andy Cooper (Group Editor, Archant, Devon Life), Charlotte Skidmore (Editor, Somerset Life).
