SOME people out deer watching of late have contacted us in relation to what they have described as “no-go areas” where quite high fencing barred their way into sections of woodland.

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A CONTROVERSIAL deer fencing project is “absolutely essential” to ensure the future survival of oakwoods in Killarney National Park, the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) insisted yesterday.

A NEW deer fencing system being erected in selected areas of Killarney National Park is aimed at saving and regenerating some of the country’s most famous oak woods.