Wildwood Trust: Wildwood's Winter Wednesdays

Wildwood's Winter Wednesdays

Starting this January, our wildlife and natural history expert, Steve Kirk, will be hosting four weekly 'Winter Wednesday Talk and Tea' events for just £10 per ticket. Each event begins at 1pm and will include a tour, meet an animal session and an engaging talk by Steve on a particular topic, plus tea and scones in our cafe to finish off the day.

January 23rd - Raising a Weasel at Home; the stories of Teasel and Smeagol
In the first of our exclusive 'Winter Wednesdays' talk and tea events, visit the weasel enclosure to meet Smeagol, with Steve Kirk, her mum, and listen to the story of how she came to be here. Then to the café to conclude the tale in the warm with tea and scones.

January 30th - How fares the Harvest Mouse? The story of our smallest rodent
In the second of our exclusive 'Winter Wednesdays' talk and tea events, take a look at Harvest mice with our resident natural history expert, Steve Kirk. Visit behind the scenes in the rodent room and the public display to hear about their special abilities. Finish in the café with more mouse-based conversation, plus tea and delicious scones.

February 6th - Wildwood’s Stone Age collection; the stories of our animals
In the third of our exclusive 'Winter Wednesdays' talk and tea events hosted by natural history expert, Steve Kirk, take a tour of the top forest plus a short visit to our wolves to discover our mystical and hunting relationship with the Stone/Ice Age mega-fauna. Return to the café and warmth with tea and scrummy scones, to view some cave art images.

February 13th - Man’s Best Friend to the Devil in Disguise; the wolf’s fall
In the last of our exclusive 'Winter Wednesdays' talk and tea events hosted by natural history expert, Steve Kirk, explore a potted history of human-wolf relations: The rise and fall of the wolf in the human psyche from being our first domesticated animal to becoming the big bad wolf of stories to frighten children, the truth about wolf attacks and the reintroduction of wolves to America and what it takes to make it work. Spend some time with the wolves in front of us and then luxuriate in the café with tea and scones.

Winter Wednesdays only cost £10 per person and there is a limited capacity. To book your space either ask in our shop, email us at help@wildwoodtrust.org or phone 01227 209621.

Please note, non-members will need a valid entrance ticket to the park to attend this event and under 18s will need to be accompanied by a paying adult.

Wildwood Trust, Herne Common, Herne Bay, Nr Canterbury, Kent CT6 7LQ

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ABOUT WILDWOOD

Wildwood Trust opened in 1999 as a centre of excellence for the conservation of British wildlife, and was established as a registered charity in 2002. Wildwood is Kent's best British wildlife park. Home to over 200 native animals, past and present and set in 40 acres of beautiful ancient woodland where visitors can see bears, wolves, bison, deer, owls, foxes, red squirrels, wild boar, lynx, wild horses, badgers and beavers plus many more. As one of the leading British animal conservation charities in the UK, Wildwood Trust is dedicated to saving Britain's most threatened wildlife. Wildwood Trust have taken part in many ground-breaking conservation programmes to date, which include, saving the water vole, using wild horses to help restore Kent's most precious nature reserves, bringing the extinct European beaver back to Britain and returning the hazel dormouse & red squirrel to areas where they have been made extinct.