South Ayrshire Council have been blasted for failing to provide a warm shelter for deer at one of their leafy green parks as winter approaches.
An animal shelter at Belleisle Park in Ayr has lain fenced off for months after being destroyed by a fallen tree back in February.
Council chiefs were set to build a new one, with a sign outside the animal compound — which usually houses 10 deer and three Herdwick sheep — stating that work would begin in August "allowing plenty time for the animals to settle in before cold weather arrives".
