If you have been in our bug house, you may have noticed recently that we have some new much smaller white clawed crayfish. The originals that we held onsite from the 30th of June last year until a few weeks ago, have now gone back to their native home of Bristol. This has allowed us…
Last weekend we celebrated World Sparrow Day! A time to reflect on the decline of our humble sparrows. Why do I say spectacular? I think Sparrows are really underappreciated! Yes, at first some species may look like just another drab looking small brown bird, but when you look at them closely they really are subtly…
Hi, my name is Bethany and I live in North Kent, nr The Medway Towns. I have visited WWP since I was little, normally several times a year. I also watched my Nan feed the tigers here too, just before the pandemic. This is why I was so excited when I found out I would…
Hello friends, I hope you are surviving January! Its nearly over, we got this! I have an update for you on some of the training that’s going on in the park. (If you want to check out my progress from previous blogs you can find them here). Orangutans A few updates on the orangs! They…
Happy New Year to all! As the weather is getting colder, it’s easy to daydream of warmer climates and think about future holidays or past trips. I’ve spent a lot of time recently thinking about a trip I did in 2016 to South America. Here I explored the Pantanal region of Brazil, searched for sloths…
Introducing my first Wingham Wildlife Park bird identification blog where I’d love to point out a species that you can try and spot at the park, depending on the time of year of course. And if you’re a birder, like me you’ll be busy on New Year’s Day trying to build up your bird list…
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….
With Christmas fast approaching it’s time to take a look at our animals’ behaviour over the last 12 months so we can let the big man in red know how they’ve been getting on and he can get the elves working on any deserved presents. I’ll be sure to attach their letters to Santa at…
As Wingham Wildlife Park has continued to grow, specialize and constantly strive to improve our husbandry we have had to make a decision to change where we get our fresh produce was. In the past, we had received around 95% of our fruit and vegetables from supermarkets sending us their waste. This was always sufficient…
The animal kingdom has an amazing variety of animals, each with its own specialised adaptations for life. One subject that is very fascinating is how different species reproduce. Here at Wingham we have a few different methods of reproduction which our animals use. But firstly, let’s look at those different methods. According to the biologist,…
