I was very excited on 11th April as it was finally my next visit to Wingham Wildlife Park for the next part of my blog! It was a great day out during my Easter holidays and another perfect opportunity to get some more beautiful pictures of the animals. During my visit I saw many different…
Hi, it’s Celia again and I’m here with my third blog for Wingham Wildlife Park! I visited on Saturday 6th April and had another fantastic time looking around the park. It seems that every time I visit there is a new area to explore or experience to be had. The Tropical House – Lorikeet Feeding…
As some of you may already know, this will be my last blog as Head Keeper at Wingham Wildlife Park as I prepare to move onto a new career path as a small business owner. I’ll be running a comic book shop in Hythe, Kent which will be opening at the start of May. I…
After being closed for several weeks for bird training, our Tropical House is now open again! We have been working hard with our group of rainbow lorikeets so that they are comfortable with eating some of their daily food allowance from visitors. I think that getting up close and personal to the birds like this…
War has always been synonymous with humans, but what about the animals that have stood beside us on the battlefields? On 24th February each year, the world comes together to celebrate International War Animal Day. This is a day dedicated to acknowledging and paying tribute to the crucial role animals have played in conflicts. The…
Earlier this week we celebrated Valentine’s Day. So, I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to share with you some of our bird romances on the section. I think generally birds are seen as being a very romantic group of animals, with many birds forming loyal couples. But in fact, that’s not always the…
This blog will be celebrating ‘Fun At Work Day’ and dedicated to our keepers with some photos of them doing some of the fun and the not-so fun parts of the job! I wanted to give the keepers a much-needed giggle for the end of January by catching their best side at work. *Some of…
Deputy Bird Keeper, Ryan When I found out I was doing the Christmas day blog, I struggled to pick a topic. I am a bit of a grinch at Christmas and did struggle to find a topic that would fit in with today that I would genuinely find interesting. That was until I had a…
As this is my last blog for 2023, I’ve decided to a look back and review all the changes that have happened over the past 11 months, here at Wingham Wildlife Park. We’ve had a year of changes within the park this year and new exhibits opening, including the refurbishment of the Reptile House having…
Okay, so I’ll admit, I wasn’t the most excited about Budgies before they joined our collection last year. However, since they arrived in April 2022, I’ve really grown to adore these bubbly little birds. I love listening to the male’s cheerful little vocalizations, they always seem to be chatting away to each other. More formally…