May Half Term at Wildwood

May Half-Term 2019 Saturday 25th May - Sunday 2nd June

Go wild in the woods this May Half-Term holiday at Wildwood. We have plenty of FREE activities to entertain both adults and children including daily talks/feeds, meet an animal sessions, touchtables, Wildwood Watch, Ice Age Day and our Wildwood Detective Trail with prize draw. We also have our menagerie of British wildlife from past and present, the new Red Squirrel Walkthrough, the Bear Bridge and our exciting adventure playpark - all wrapped up in 40 acres of ancient woodland! Meet an Animal Your chance to meet one of our cuddly, friendly critters. Ask at our admissions area for times on the day when you arrive. Daily Talks Find out more about the history and behaviour of our animals with engaging talks and feeds by our wildlife experts. 11am - Soay Sheep 12pm - Bears 1pm - Otters 2.15pm - Birds of Prey 3pm - Red Squirrels Daily Activities (including) Touchtables - Get close to nature and interact with antlers, skulls, furs and other tactile animal artifacts at our touchtables. How to Feed a Zoo - Learn all about the nutritional needs of our animals and what it takes to keep over 200 animals fit and healthy. Red Squirrel Drey Crafting - Make your own squirrel home out of paper. Horse Digestion Crafting - Learn how horses process food. Bird Flying - Our keepers will be flying our birds of prey at 2.15pm every day. * All talks will take place at the animals' enclosures (birds of prey talk will take place at the outdoor arena next to the ravens). Talks, meet an animal and activities may vary, please check the noticeboard on entry to the park for daily details. Wildwood Detective Trail One of our animals being naughty! Can your family figure out which animal is running amok around Wildwood? Look at the clues, fill out the trail card with the correct answer and then enter into our prize draw for a chance to win vouchers. Wildwood Watch - Wednesday 29th May 11am Morning - Nature Walk 2pm Afternoon - Nest & Eggs Interactive Talk Back to the Ice Age - Thursday 30th May 11am Morning - Atlatl Spear Throwing 2pm Afternoon - Tribal Face Painting, Make a Shell Bracelet and Ice Age Dress-Up * Back to the Ice Age afternoon session must be booked in advance (speak to our shop staff on 01227 209621 or email help@wildwoodtrust.org). Limited Spaces. Min Age 7. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Wildwood Trust, Herne Common, Herne Bay, Nr Canterbury, Kent CT6 7LQ Registered Charity No. 1093702   FOLLOW US Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thewildwoodtrust Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WildwoodTrust Watch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/thewildwoodtrust   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.

Wildwood Trust Herne Common Herne Bay Kent CT6 7LQ Registered Charity No: 1093702 Wildwood Kent: 01227 712 111 Wildwood Devon: 01404 822 188 info@wildwoodtrust.org