At the beginning of July we did a walk in the grounds of Calke Abbey. From the main car park we took a footpath which ran alongside the deer enclosure and were almost instantly rewarded with these views of some of the deer. I quickly took out my phone thinking they would soon disappear but in fact they were quite content and happy to pose for me.
I captured a series of shots and a few weeks later I was able to use three of the photos to enter our village show ‘class 77 – three mounted photographs on a theme of your own choice’. (Incidentally, I am pleased to report that I won and received the life-changing prize money of £1).
We returned to the area earlier this week and again found the deer cooperative and enjoying their moments in the mid-September sunshine just as much as we were.
John's Postcards 
Beautiful photos. So peaceful and serene a setting. Congrats on the life-changing prize!!
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Thanks Suzette, yes it’s a very peaceful place.
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What fabulous images, John. I was about to suggest you spend the prize on a lottery ticket, but I think they’re now twice that. I wonder if you can buy a lucky dip for £1.00?
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Thanks Sue. Good job we enter for the fun of it and not the prize money!
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Very true.
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Fabulous prize. You must have made many jealous! Well done.
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This is Calke Abbey at its best. We’re not fond of the interior of the house – all those cases full of stuffed birds and animals are unwelcome echoes of an age best forgotten, at least from a conservation/wildlife perspective – but the grounds are a great place to get close to Nature.
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Welcome to John’s Postcards. Although Calke is only 15 minutes down the road from us we have never been in the house. I suppose we ought to at least once just to say we’ve been, but as you indicate the grounds are well worth a visit any day. Some great walks around there.
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