Spring is in the hair! April is shaping up to be a very exciting month for us, you won’t want to miss a thing in this month’s update so pop the kettle on and get comfy as we bring you up to speed! Coming up in April The Reptile House is open! We thought we…
Let us help you find a unique and thoughtful gift for the animal lover in your life this Christmas. What could be better than giving them something to really look forward to after the last couple of difficult years? Day ticket This Christmas why not treat your loved one to a day out at Wingham Wildlife Park. We…
This week we have been invited to celebrate the Great Big Green Week (18th– 26th Sept) with The Climate Coalition and BIAZA. We wanted to take this as an opportunity to let you know what we are doing at Wingham Wildlife Park to tackle climate change and discuss why this is such an important subject!…
Recently in the office we have been trying out products gifted to us by RefillDrop a local circular economy company working in areas like Kent (Ashfrod, Maidstone, Tenterden etc.) London (including Battersea, Nine Elms, Hammersmith, Fulham, Chelsea, Kensington and more), and just about everywhere inbetween. We wanted to take this opportunity to share our honest…
Hey everyone! For my blog, this week I am going to talk about a very special group of monkeys, the Leaf eating Monkeys. They live in a subfamily group called Colobinae and are typically found throughout Africa and Asia and are long-tailed, tree dwelling monkeys that depend almost entirely on leaves as the main part…
Hey everyone, this week my blog will be focused on another of my favourite species of primates, the gibbons! But more specifically, gibbon songs and calls. All animals in the natural world will have a way of communicating with other species, individuals of their own species and with their environment. This can come in many…
Hello everyone! In this week’s blog I want to talk about one of my favourite primate species, not only are they on my favourite list, I also have the privilege to work with them here at Wingham Wildlife Park. Last week on August 19th there was a special day to celebrate them; International Orangutan day!…
Hello everyone, this week in my blog I will be talking about a highly specialised group of primates that have adapted to live a very different life compared to their other counterparts. This is of course nocturnal primates! Unlike diurnal (active during the day) primates, nocturnal (active during the night) primates have evolved to take…
Our Education Team has put together these fun learning packs ideal for all the little monkeys staying indoors and being home educated throughout the COVID-19 outbreak. The packs are completely free, just print them out and use the internet to safely research the answers. Many answers can be discovered by using the animal A-Z section…
For my blog this month I’m happy to announce that our orangutan Molly is settling in very well. Plus as you may well have heard she has been joined by 3 other Orangs. She is sharing her enclosure with Jin a 10-year-old male orang. He has come to us from Monkey World and in the…
