We get asked this question a lot during these colder months and we have a variety of ways to keep animals warm in the winter. Heaters Firstly, heated housing is our number one method. We use either heater tubes, heat lights, spot lights, blower heaters and underfloor heating, all in well insulated buildings to help…
This week my blog is about our two female Raccoons at the park, Poppy and Daisy. The sisters were born on 20th April 2009. Each has their own personality which makes them very unique, Daisy is very shy and will spend a lot of her time sleeping or resting inside her nest box. Whereas, Poppy…
This may cause a debate amongst the Keepers but I think the title for the best hairdo at the park has to go to our group of Pink-backed Pelicans! In my blog this week I would love to introduce you to these fantastic birds and talk a bit about why I think Pelicans are just…
Hey everyone, in case you haven’t heard we’ve had a very busy and exciting couple of weeks here at Wingham Wildlife Park due to the arrival of our latest addition; Molly, our new Bornean Orangutan! She arrived at the park on 24th October and has come to us from Twycross zoo as part of a…
Hi explorers! I hope you enjoyed my first blog, but if you missed it, don’t worry because there’s a whole new one right here! My last visit to Wingham Wildlife Park was during the summer but recently I visited the park again and of course I enjoyed my visit just as much as the first…
Hi I’m Molly! Not the new animal Molly at Wingham, but Molly the Junior Journalist! But of course there is a new animal at Wingham and I was lucky enough to be invited to Wingham to meet the new animal before they told everybody what it was! I went on a sunny Saturday with my brother,…
Halloween, a time for all zombies, werewolves and vampires to make an appearance. Witches will also be coming out in vast numbers. So it may not be surprising that a few days before the big night, a day has been dedicated to an animal that has often been placed beside them, the black cat- one…
My blog this week is focusing on Lemurs in celebration of World Lemur Day which is the last Friday in October every year, this year it falls on the 25th. When visitors see our Ring-tailed lemurs for the first time we tend to hear them say “look at the monkeys”. But lemurs are not monkeys…
This week my blog is going to be slightly different as I’ll be informing you about the African Spur Thighed or Sulcata tortoises that can be found at the park. Usually I write about the mammal species you find on the section however, this reptilian species also finds itself on the section too, we do…
Earlier this week we celebrated World Habitat Day and for my blog this week I’d like to share with you one of the most amazing habitats I have experienced from my trip to Borneo at the end of July earlier this year. As you may have already realised I’m a bit of a bird fanatic…
