A pair of five-month-old baby deer have been released back into the Norfolk countryside after being rescued by the RSPCA.

The first fawn was taken in at the end of May after somebody in West Walton, near Wisbech, noticed its mother had not returned for a long time.

The second required care after being hit by a scooter in Peterborough in early June. 

They were released on FridayThey were released on Friday (Image: RSPCA)

They were each fed milk from a bowl and given food to forage as part of their specialist rehabilitation programmes and were ready to be released back into the wild on Friday.

Evangelos Achilleos, manager of the RSPCA East Winch Centre, said: “Rehabilitating little ones takes a lot of time and work to ensure they are strong enough to return back to the wild.

“But to then see them released back to the wild where they belong is the best result we could wish for - and it’s only possible thanks to the generous donations of our supporters.

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“These two have been raised with another fawn which will be released soon as well - so that will be fantastic.

“It’s normal for young deer to be seen on their own in the wild but their mum will return to feed them - so, unless they look obviously sick or injured, they should be left alone.

"Unless there are obvious signs there is something wrong you should not touch the animal but instead look at the RSPCA website for advice.”