No, I’m not talking about putting lizards into pancakes or making lizard shaped pancakes. Today I’m going to introduce you to our lizards that can ‘pancake’ – Beardies! The Central Bearded Dragon The Central Bearded Dragon (Pogona vitticeps), also known as the Inland Bearded Dragon, is a lizard that is native to Australia. There are…
Flighty, nervous or shy animals can be quite difficult to train, especially when there is a large group of them. It only takes one of them to set off the whole group. The keepers need to be able to do a head count in the morning and also a health check daily. If we have…
31st January 2023 What better way to end the first month of the year than with a wasted trip to Westwood Cross? We’ve been looking in to the various options we had available for using our phones while in Vietnam. I’m going to try and keep the boys off their social media. This is because…
Roses? Chocolates? Mini break? Whatever floats your boat for the most romantic day of the year. I hope February 14th brings you love and happy thoughts from your nearest and dearest. However, if you are one of the cynical types that don’t partake in the “commercial nonsense” of St Valentine’s Day, hopefully you’ll still enjoy…
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…
We are just about to embark on a very exciting adventure and for myself, Scott and Luke it actually starts off with a very literal adventure, and we’re going to do everything we can to bring you along for the journey from your living room. You may already have heard us talk about Khe Nuoc…
In celebration of Australia Day, which is held on 26th January to celebrate the establishment of the first permanent European settlement on the continent of Australia, I have decided to dedicate this blog to this stunning place. If any of you have ever been lucky enough to travel to Australia, you will know from first-hand…
It’s that time of year again where we talk everything Penguin! We can appreciate Penguins every day of course, they are awesome after all, but Penguin Awareness Day is all about raising awareness of the plight of these birds in the wild. Penguins are such a celebrated species already, with many people falling in love…
January 12th is ‘Kiss a Ginger Day’ put in place to show appreciation to those with naturally red hair, which only accounts for around 2% of the world’s population. I thought I would latch onto this unofficial holiday for some of the natural redheads here at the park. All of which are likely to be…
Welcome to the start of Wingham’s’ 2023 blogs! I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and New Year, however you decided to spend it. Any reptile enthusiasts out there, you’re in luck, as the reptile team has been thrown into the mix of blogs and we’ve been honoured with bringing you the first blog of…
