Ramblers near Horwich were treated last night (June 3) to one of the most beautiful scenes nature has to offer.
A mother doe was spotted atop the Horwich Moors nursing her young fawn, in a scene that could be straight out of Bambi.
The deer spotted were roe deer, the most common UK deer variant with an estimated population of over one million.
Roe deer are generally timid animals, and tend to stay clear of open spaces during the daytime, as open spaces represent danger.
The animals prefer to lurk in 'refuge habitats,' such as forests, where they find it easier to hide.
They are more adventurous during the night and during the transitions between morning and evening, when there are fewer animals around.
Roe fawns take about 10 months to gestate before they are born, after which the mother will continue suckling them for around three months.
A baby deer will spend the first few weeks of life hidden away in tall grass under the watchful eye of its mother, a strategy designed to protect it from predators during the most vulnerable period of its life.
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