Deer management strategy
Applies to England
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Detail of outcome
We received 2,101 responses to this consultation.鈥�Defra鈥痶hanks all of those who considered these proposals and provided comments.聽
Defra鈥痗onsulted on key strategy proposals from 4 August to 2 September 2022.鈥�
This document provides a summary of responses to the public consultation on鈥痯roposals聽to manage the impacts of deer on聽trees, woodlands and forests in聽England, and outlines how these have shaped the final聽policy.聽
We have now published聽the聽deer聽impacts聽policy statement聽that sets out the actions we will take in England over the next decade to聽manage聽the impacts of wild deer聽on our treescape.
Original consultation
Consultation description
We are consulting on proposals to help control and manage the impacts of deer in England to better protect the natural environment and woodlands whilst improving animal welfare standards.
Excessive deer grazing affects the sustainability of existing woodlands and new tree planting, harms our native biodiversity, and damages agricultural crops and trees managed for timber.
The proposals set out within the聽聽will help us make further progress to meet our biodiversity and tree planting targets. We are committed to meeting the Environment Act target to increase woodland cover to at least 16.5% of total land area in England by 2050.
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Updates to this page
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Added the summary of responses and government response. Also deleted and updated text in the consultation description to make factual corrections, and updated to reflect policy changes under new government.
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First published.