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…
Hi everyone, if you have been to the park recently, have you made sure to visit our new bug exhibit? The brand-new bug garden opened on 17th May as we were given the go ahead by the government to be able to open the park back up after the last lockdown restrictions were lifted. If…
Earlier this week we celebrated World Parrot Day! An important date in my diary, which takes place annually on the 31st of May. A day to appreciate how amazing these groups of birds are and to reflect on the threats they face in the wild. There are over 400 species of birds in the order…
Roots was born at the Highland Wildlife Park on 29th May 2012 making him 9 years old now. He came to us at the end of 2017. So, he has called our park home for over 3 and a half years and I for one could not imagine Wingham without him. You will find roots…
As this is my first blog I thought I’d introduce myself and my new role here at Wingham Wildlife Park, having come over from SWP due the sad closure of the site recently. Although, it is not all sad as my new role of Head of Animal Training brings exiting new challenges, many exciting new…
Hi everyone and welcome back to Wingham after what feels like the longest year ever! There have been lots of changes in the park since everyone has been away; we have been kept busy with new species, sprucing up enclosures and building lots of new enrichment. We’ve also welcomed a fair few new keepers into…
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…
With the news in January of us having to close our sister site, Sandwich Wildlife Park I wanted to give you an update on the new residents who have moved over to now call Wingham Wildlife Park their home. BIRDS We have had a move around with some of our penguins and have been joined…
It was fantastic to see how many of you enjoyed our live stream talk about the wild birds around the park. If you missed it, you can catch up HERE. It is feeling so spring-like outside at the moment I thought it would be great to talk about some of the wild birds to look…
An invasive species is one that has been introduced to a new environment. It’s presence there has a negative impact, sometimes on a large scale. There are many reasons for these introductions. It may have been accidental, rats for example stowed away on ships and were transported unknowingly. Plants have been imported for peoples gardens…
