As many of you know by now, I think birds are just the coolest. But how have they been coping during this year’s heat wave? If we’re hot then birds are hot too, and my word it has been stifling over the last few weeks! Our dedicated Keepers have been keeping cool at work with…
I’ve got another Guess Who for you this week (find my previous Guess Who here). This time all the animals are found here at Wingham to give it a zookeeper week theme. All the answers can be found at the bottom for you. 1:• I come in lots of colours• I love to make a…
Last week we finished celebrating Volunteers Week which takes place every year from 1st-7th June. Volunteers are an important part of our team here at Wingham Wildlife Park. I even think most of us started our Zookeeping careers as volunteers at some point or another. It’s amazing how many people love to donate their time…
I’m going to let you in on a little secret. What if I told you that there was something you can do to your garden, flowerpots and baskets that could directly help wildlife? Instantly! What if I told you that it involves doing nothing? That’s right, nothing. It involves sitting back putting your feet up…
28th April is National Superhero Day and what makes a good superhero? Well, super powers of course! While we consider all the superpowers we could possibly have, many animals already have some. Ok, so I’m not talking X-ray eyes or laser beams but they’re still pretty amazing. Naturally, I’ve got to look at my own…
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…
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…
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…
Happy New Year to you all, I hope everyone is well and had a very merry Christmas. I have enjoyed sharing with you my recent travels around the UK in previous blogs. However, for this one I thought we’d turn up the heat and go somewhere outside the UK. The Ashes Australia and England are…
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…
