This week’s photograph was taken by Heather Middleton, capturing a herd of deer at Studley Royal Deer Park.
Heather Middleton
Photo of the Week celebrates the Harrogate district. It could be anything from family life to capturing the district’s beauty. We are interested in amateur and professional photographs, in a landscape format.
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Photo of the Week: Wildlife at Ripley Castle
Niamh Radford-Naylor
Photo of the Week celebrates the Harrogate district. It could be anything from family life to capturing the district’s beauty. We are interested in amateur and professional photographs, in a landscape format.
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Photo of the Week: Stunning deer stand proud at Studley RoyalThe Stray Ferret has launched our new Photo of the Week feature to highlight the beauty of the Harrogate district captured by talented local photographers.
Send your photos to letters@thestrayferret.co.uk for a chance to feature here. We are interested in amateur and professional pictures.
This week we are featuring a stunning shot of a herd of deer highlighted beautifully by the autumnal sun at Studley Royal Deer Park. Taken by Ripon based Mike Smith Photography.
A car flipped on to its roof when it swerved to avoid a deer on the A1 near Boroughbridge in the early hours of the morning.
According to North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service, the vehicle left the road and one person was stuck inside.
Its incident log says firefighters used “stabilisation and extrication gear” to free the trapped person.
Harrogate fire station said this morning that one female was out of the vehicle when firefighters arrived and another female was trapped inside. Both are believed to be unharmed after the second female was freed.
The incident, which occurred at about 2.30am, was one of two serious traffic accidents logged in the Harrogate district last night.
At 9.40pm, Ripon firefighters were called when a car collided with a house on Kingston Avenue in the city.
The incident log says:
“No people were trapped, one male occupant of car was treated for a minor ankle injury by paramedics.
“Crews assisted ambulance and police at the scene and gave advice.”
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Spate of deer killed by motorists in Harrogate
North Yorkshire Police has issued a warning to motorists after four deer were killed by motorists in the Harrogate district over the last month.
Collisions involving deer usually increase in spring, when young buck roe deer move to new areas.
A police spokesperson said motorists should look out for deer on roads close to wooded areas.
They added if you hit a deer, you should park in a safe place with the hazard lights on and call the police on 101 and not approach the animal.
A spokesperson added:
“So please look out for deer warning road signs and take particular care in forested areas and at ‘peak’ times (from sunset to midnight, and the hours shortly before and after sunrise).”
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