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Half-Term is here with joy and discovery
for all your family

Don't Panic!!!! An animal has escaped!!!

Can you help us track down the animal that is on the loose at Wildwood!!! But don't panic! This half-term let your children find out which naughty Wildwood animal has escaped!

Follow the clues around the park and see if you know who needs to go back in to their enclosure!

It will take all of your animal knowledge and detective skills to work this one out, so be prepared and drop off your answers to the shop to be in with the chance to win some vouchers for Wildwood!

Just one of the amazing events running every day throughout the May half term – with daily meet the animals sessions, a chance to get a bit more hands on, feeds and talks & the amazing Steve Kirk demonstrates how you can live off the woods bush-craft style.

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Animal babies are popping up at Wildwood just in time for half-term!

Wild boar piglets born last week

Animal babies are popping up at Wildwood just in time for half-term, like these adorable wild boar piglets - come and see them for yourself & learn how these gentle animals could help breath life back into British woodlands.

Adopt an Animal

Learn the skills to survive in the woods

Our woodlands are a world of adventure & far better when you understand how to live in harmony with them - we have some amazing bush-craft sessions for young and old all next week during half term led by our bush-craft expert Steve Kirk:

Tuesday 29th May - Steve demonstrates in the bush-craft arena all morning & then 2pm till 3.30pm takes you on a walk to discover how to turn plants into a natural rope

Wednesday 30th May Steve demonstrates in the bush-craft arena all morning - 2pm till 3.30pm learn the art of the natural firelighter discover what can get your fire going

Thursday 31st May - Steve demonstrates in the bush-craft arena all morning & then 2pm till 3.30pm takes you on a walk to discover how to turn plants into a natural rope

Saturday 2nd June Steve demonstrates in the bush-craft arena all morning & then 2pm till 3.30pm Steve shows you what plants in our woodland you can eat

Red squirrel babies on BBC & ITV

Our red squirrel babies, born 5 weeks ago are atill venturing out of their nest boxes and playing around thier enclosure. They made it onto the BBC and ITV and you can watch them on the ITV website on this link: http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2018-05-14/britains-native-red-squirrels-making-a-come-back/

Once grown up the squirrels will be transported to two sites in Wales to live wild and free, helping form a population to safeguard and expand the species. After efforts to reintroduce pine martens over the last 3 years by the Vincent Wildlife Trust, it is now hoped the red squirrel can out compete invasive grey squirrels from North America to once again become part of lives, eventually being restored across Southern Britain. Find out how pine marten can save our red squirrels on this youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGgJx6YdbCk

Red squirrels went extinct in Kent in the 1960's and many of us can remember them from our childhood and many areas like Kent once teemed with these beautiful acrobats of the trees. Help Wildwood breed more by adopting one today: https://wildwoodtrust.shop/collections/adoptions

Adopt a baby red squirrel