With all the miserable weather we’ve been having (and a lack of vitamin D for me!) it’s the time of year where it’s easy to get some post-holiday blues. Blue Monday is a day to reflect on how we are feeling, to encourage self-care and raise awareness of mental health. Since my early twenties I…
As temperatures are dropping low at the moment I’d like to talk about our kings of keeping warm in the cold – the Arctic wolves! Arctic wolves or Polar wolves live in the arctic region of North America and Greenland. Here the climate is extremely harsh with temperatures rarely rising above -30 degrees Celsius and…
Answering some common questions that we get asked about our crocodiles… Are the crocodiles real? I can assure you that all of our crocodiles are real. Crocodiles are typically seen as sit-and-wait predators but do also actively hunt for their food. Most of the time, you’ll see crocodiles sitting around, warming themselves up, catching some…
Rico and Havana would like to wish everyone a ‘Snappy New Year’! Rico and Havana are our Cuban crocodiles and definitely have a bit of a wow-factor to them due to their size. Both appreciated and feared by guests, they are a big favourite in the reptile house, that’s for sure. Our Cuban crocodiles have…
I think it is fair to say, if you asked the primate team how 2024 has been, we would all agree it has been a rollercoaster of a year! There has been so much going on this year so I thought I would use the last primate blog of the year to re-cap some of…
Seasons greetings to you all and I hope you are all ready and prepared for the big day. As this is my last blog for 2024, I’ve decided to have a look back at some of this year’s highlights and changes that have happened over the past 12 months, here at Wingham Wildlife Park. January…
Hi everyone. As this is my last blog of the year, I thought it would be very fitting to do something a little different to my normal write ups. I have decided to do a festive one this year. It’s Christmas after all. That’s right, you heard me. 2024 has absolutely flown by. I hope…
One of the reasons I love working at Wingham Wildlife Park is because over the years we have done a lot of rehoming and rescue work, including many of the parrots on my section. Sometimes, when someone has purchased a parrot, they quickly realise that they can be an extremely challenging pet. Whilst upsetting, it…
Hello all, this second trip was a spooky-themedone full of pumpkins, sweets and fun Halloweenactivities! This is my second blog! Those whohaven’t seen the first blog look further down onthe website to have a rundown of what happenedlast time. I started my day by picking up my nieces andheading over to Wingham Wildlife Park becausewe…
Please follow me on a journey to discover some of the coolest and weirdest snails that live on this planet! Records have shown that snails have been on Earth for over 3 billion years, so if you have not heard of a snail then where the shell have you been?! Not only this but there…
