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Working New Forest Wildlife Park

For

Wildlife

isitors to New Forest Wildlife Park will have the thrill of seeing
some new animal arrivals in 2018.Autumn, a female red fox,
Vand giant otters Panambi and Meamu are settling in well after
moving to the New Forest from the Chestnut Centre in Derbyshire.
Spring is the time for new discoveries Several rescued fallow deer have joined the deer enclosure
and more fallow deer will soon be moving in to a new paddock.
and new adventures and there are Long-eared owl Twill will be meeting schoolchildren and visitors
in 2018 and both the hedgehogs and smooth coated otters
many wonderful organisations heard the patter of tiny feet last year.
Visitors to the park can see bison, lynx, ferrets, harvest mice,
supporting, conserving and working polecats, pine martens, mouflon, wolves, wallabies, badgers,
towards a better future for wildlife to Scottish wildcats, wild boar and more. With two adventure
playgrounds, animal encounters and keeper talks, plus a gift
visit. Here are a few of them. shop and tempting café, New Forest Wildlife Park makes for fun
day out for all the family.
newforestwildlifepark.co.uk

Askham Bryan Wildlife and

Conservation Park

A skham Bryan Wildlife and Conservation Park is part of
Askham Bryan College, just outside of York.
The park provides a place for the college’s students to learn
about wildlife and to share what they learn with visitors to the park.
You can join students for behind the scenes tours, find out about
conservation programmes with endangered species, or even meet
some of the friendlier residents up close.
The wildlife park is open weekends and holidays, and always has
events and extra activities – from the daily talks programme to
themed arts and crafts.
Animals on show range from meerkats and marmosets to snakes
and spiders, divided between the indoor Wildlife of the World
exhibits and the woodlands outside.
The setting is spectacular, in a historic arboretum with beautiful
trees and grounds. There is even a giant redwood, and an
impressive avenue of Hungarian oaks.
The park also ofers Keeper for the Day and Animal Encounter
experiences where you can meet creatures such as armadillos,
lizards and lemurs.

wildlife@askham-bryan.ac.uk • 01904 772270
Askham Bryan Wildlife & Conservation Park, Askham Bryan
College, Askham Bryan, York, YO23 3FR

Find out more at
abcwildlifepark.co.uk