To some mud seems like a nuisance. As soon as it rains mud is everywhere and then gets all over everything. Surely there are no benefits of having this slippery, sticky, dirty substance. Mud goes hand in hand with the outdoors. Research has shown that encountering certain number of bacteria is good for us. Helping…
Spring has never truly arrived until you catch sight of your first bee. On Saturday 20th May 2023 we will be celebrating World Bee Day, so get it jotted down in the diary. This day is to raise awareness about the threats they face and most importantly what we can do to help them out. In…
We celebrate National Hedgehog day on 2nd February. So, I thought this week’s blog was a great opportunity to shed a little light on how we can help these endangered creatures. In Britain hedgehogs are found almost everywhere except some Scottish islands. They also tend to be absent from wet areas and pine forests. Uplands…
It’s always exciting when you’ve got new animal arriving at the park. Recently, we welcomed a group of 12 Patagonian Maras! I’ve previously never worked with Mara so it’s a first for me, as a zookeeper. I’ve always found myself going to other zoos and learning about the different animals they have. Or, in my…
Pumpkins post Halloween What to do with your leftover pumpkins after enjoying them over Halloween? It’s a question I’m sure a lot of you are currently asking yourself and there is a variety of ways to dispose of your pumpkins. Each year about 39.9 million pumpkins are bought for decorating. Yet many will be carved…
For this edition of Matts travels we are jetting off around the world and taking 12-hour flight to South Africa. With travel restrictions a thing of the past hopefully, I found myself in a position where I had the opportunity to go back to South Africa. I’ve been very fortunate to have travelled there twice…
Our meerkat mob recently went from 6 to 10. Last year we welcomed 3 pups into the group however this year we went one better with 4 being born. The group includes Ken (Alpha male), Kiara (Alpha female), Pinkie, Axe, Bo, Koshka and then the 4 pups. However, we don’t know the genders at the…
This week I’ve found it difficult to decide what to write this blog about. Not because I was stumped on ideas but because I actually had several ideas up my sleeve! However, I think there’s one topic you’d like to be updated on since his arrival at the park. It just means my other topics…
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…
