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Rutting Season-Drive Carefully! |
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Please can all road users exercise caution, especially in hours of
darkness, by being aware of deer darting out from hedgerows into the
road. These animals can cause a lot of damage to your vehicle, not to
mention the injury to themselves if they are lucky to survive a hit. Be
careful.
If you are unlucky enough to hit a deer within the boundaries of the
Forest, ring the Rangers on 01342 823583. The Rangers have considerable
experience of dealing with injured deer and will give the animal every
chance to recover. However, deer will rarely survive a heavy impact, in
which case the Rangers are trained to put the animal down humanely.
The Highways department advise the following: if you hit an animal on an ‘A’ road,
major trunk road contact the Highways Department on 08457 504030, if
it’s a minor road contact Police on 0845 6070999 and report it this way.
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