Wildwood Trust: February Newsletter

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February Newsletter

Prehistoric Week at Wildwood

Join us for a trip back in time this February half-term with our Prehistoric Week at Wildwood Kent. Discover which dinosaurs once roamed across Kent, hold real fossils millions of years old and even learn how to hunt a mammoth!

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Top Forest Development

With the help of a generous donation of £49,739 from 'Viridor Credits Environmental Company', supported by further donations from visitors and members, Wildwood Kent is transforming a large area of our Kent wildlife park, in particular the area containing our boar, bison and Konik horses. This transformation will enhance the standards of our conservation work and improve the park's woodland habitats with hundreds of native species being planted to regenerate the area and replace dead/non-native trees.

New Piglets

Our wild boar, Ash and Sid, have just given birth to adorable piglets. They're already quite active and you can be sure to spot them this half-term holiday!

New Red Squirrels

We have two new squirrels at the park born this month, who will both be resident in Wildwood's Red Squirrel Walkthrough as soon as they are ready to make the move.

Our Young Lynx

After a short quarantine period in their holding area, our young lynx brother and sister are now enjoying the rest of their woodland home. They're both quite adventurous and playful.

Our two older lynx sisters, Cara and Shria, are just next door!

Beaver Enclosure

After lots of hard work, our Ranger Team have completed the new Beaver Enclosure. We've added a new pathway and upgraded the ponds ready for February half-term and it looks fantastic. We hope that you enjoy it!

Rewilding Courses

Our own Vicki from Wildwood and Amanda from Kent Wildlife Trust presented at the BIAZA native species conference in Chester this month on our collaborative upcoming project in the Blean. It's an honour to share our vision of reintroducing native species back into the Kent countryside with conservationists from all over the country.

Bear Experiences

Our Bear Experiences for 2020 are now available to book online.

Wildwood Bear Experiences are a unique opportunity to meet and learn all about Wildwood's two rescued bears with exclusive behind the scenes access. Walk through the bears' large enclosure to scatter a feed, before meeting the bears and giving them a treat in their smaller enclosure. Then let them out into their large enclosure, where they will sniff out and hunt down the scattered food.

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Valentine Adoptions

With Valentine's Day fast approaching, show your love with a Wildwood Animal Adoption. All of our adoptions are available to purchase digitally...just pick your animal, enter your details and then download your digital adoption pack.

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Get Your Reward Card Now

If you like tea and coffee as much as we do, then make sure to pick up a reward card from our cafe! For every six drinks you purchase, we'll give you a free tea or coffee. Just ask for a card next time you have a drink at Wildwood Kent.

Competition Time

We're giving away one copy of this fascinating new book written by Katherine May.

In Wintering, Katherine May recounts her own year-long journey through winter, sparked by a sudden illness in her family that plunged her into a time of uncertainty and seclusion. When life felt at is most frozen, she managed to find strength and inspiration from the incredible wintering experiences of others as well as from the remarkable transformations that nature makes to survive the cold.

For a chance to win, just email us at help@wildwoodtrust.org and include 'Wintering' in the subject line. We'll randomly pick a winner on Monday 17th February. Good luck!

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