Wildwood Quest - Summer 2019

Wildwood Quest - Summer 2019 Monday 22nd July – Sunday 1st September

Looking for the perfect family day out this summer? Put a smile on everyone's face with a trip to Wildwood. Come and see our wolf pack in their huge woodland enclosure, watch our rescued bears play fighting in their pool and marvel at the acrobatic red squirrels leaping from tree to tree in the new red squirrel walkthrough. Grab a bite to eat at our cafe or bring a picnic as you let your kids run wild in our adventure play park with climbing walls, rope bridges, slides and scary drop slide PLUS we have over 50 species of native British animals from past and present in our 42 acre woodland and plenty of FREE medieval themed activities to keep everyone entertained throughout the summer holidays! FREE Activities and Crafts Birds of Prey Watch our native birds of prey swoop and soar in our daily flying show at 2.15pm (weather permitting). Meet the Animal Your chance to meet one of our cuddly, friendly critters up close. Daily Talks Find out more about our animals and how we interacted with them in medieval times, with engaging daily talks by our expert team. 11.00am - Boar 12.00pm - Bear 1.00pm - Otter 2.15pm - Owl 3.00pm - Red Squirrel Touchtables Get close to nature and interact with antlers, skulls, furs and other tactile animal artifacts at our touchtables. Owl Flying Craft Make your own flying owl to take home. Make Your Own Shield Medieval shields used by soldiers often showed the coat of arms of the family they were fighting for. Animals often appeared as a part of the coat of arms, as they were thought to represent certain attributes, e.g. wolves signified valour and guardianship. Pick your own animal based on your own attributes and make your a personalised shield out of card to take home. Knight School Learn about how it was to be a medieval knight - the pieces of armour, how they dispatched enemies and the chivalrous code of honour. Medieval Medicine Experience weird and wonderful cures from the middle ages, some effective and some lethal. * All talks take place at the animals' enclosures, apart from the owl talk which takes place at the outdoor flying ground (next to the raven enclosure). Talks, meet an animal and activities may vary, please check the noticeboard on entry to the park for daily details. Medieval Bushcraft Our resident bushcraft expert, Steve Kirk, will be running FREE events throughout the park on Tuesdays and Wednesdays over the holiday period. Tuesdays Morning - Robin Hood Day * Afternoon - Robin Hood Day * Wednesdays Morning - Atlatl Spear Throwing Afternoon - Nature Walk * Robin Hood Day must be booked in advance (speak to our shop staff on 01227 209621 or email help@wildwoodtrust.org). Limited Spaces. Min Age 8. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Shield Quest Help your little ones find eight shields hung throughout the park, fill out the trail card with the correct answers and then enter into our prize draw for a chance to win vouchers.

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