On Friday 20th May 2022 we will be celebrating World Bee Day. These celebrations are in aid of raising awareness about the threats to these pollinators. In the UK there are more than 250 species of bees often seen buzzing from flower to flower. For me it’s as difficult to imagine a life without bees as it…
This week my plan was to do a blog on spring. However, seeing what the weather has been like in recent days I may need to rethink my plan and do it on winter instead! Snow, sleet, hail, wind and rain, we’ve had it all haven’t we? Although, it’s not all bad as Spring is…
I don’t know about you but to me this year is starting to fly by, nearly at the end of February already! Where has the time gone? I wont complain too much as the evenings are getting lighter and the days getting longer. With spring time on the horizon, the 1st of March is fast…
Happy New Year to you all, I hope everyone is well and had a very merry Christmas. I have enjoyed sharing with you my recent travels around the UK in previous blogs. However, for this one I thought we’d turn up the heat and go somewhere outside the UK. The Ashes Australia and England are…
I’ve always enjoyed travelling around the UK. Especially to find new places that I didn’t know existed and of course making time to visit the nearest zoo in the area too. So, with the pandemic still affecting travelling aboard I’m taking full advantage of this while I can and recently had myself a little Welsh adventure….
This week I thought I would change things up a bit from my usual blogs and give you the chance to find out a few more things about the keepers that look after all of the animals on the section. Also to find out which keepers don’t mind getting their legs out in the colder…
Let me introduce you to Molly, Markus and Albert our group of Common Cusimanse. They joined us in early 2019 and can be seen next to the smooth coated otters. Definitely for me, along with the Egyptian fruitbats, these guys are one of the most overlooked or forgotten about species in the park by visitors….
My recent trip down to Devon and Cornwall gave me food for thought for my blog this week. However, sadly its not about Cornish pasties or whether jam or cream goes onto your scones first. The Islands of the Philippines are on the agenda this week and how rich they are in species diversity. My…
This week my blog will be on our mischievous mob of Meerkats Suricata suricatta. We currently have 5 adults Bill, Ken, Ariel, Kiara, Pinky and excitingly we now also have 3 babies, born on May 4th. At the moment we don’t know their genders but I think with their date of birth being May 4th…
Hiyaaaa!!! I’m sure you have all seen enough of my face over these past few weeks so I’m back to writing blogs for you all to enjoy and hopefully learn a thing or two about some of species that we have on the mammal section at the park. It has been lovely in the recent…
