点评:Visited today with my otter-obsessed teenage daughters (13 & 15) for a keeper experience with the Giant Otters and the Asian Short Clawed Otters.
We had the best day! Ali (our keeper) was so friendly and knowledge. Since it was a quiet day (lots of rain previously), she arrived with fish for the otters, but also food for the ferrets, polecats and deer (this ended up being a favourite as we got to hand feed and stroke the most beautiful fallow deer!)
The park is fantastic. The enclosures really feel like part of the surroundings, and none of the animals seemed stressed (unlike in some zoos!). They do a lot of rehabilitation work, and support rescue organisations with rehoming etc.
Honestly, I wish we’d come sooner! If you have kids that love animals, definitely visit. They have fantastic play areas as well as it being pretty accessible, and unlike some places is family-owned, so every visit matters.
We will definitely return - probably for another keeper experience as we’ve been spoiled now. Thank you to the team there (including the really lovely lady at the entrance!) - you’re a credit to the park 🫶
翻译:今天我带着两个痴迷水獭的十几岁的女儿(13岁和15岁)来这里体验饲养员的乐趣,她们分别是巨獭和亚洲短爪水獭。
我们度过了最美好的一天!我们的饲养员Ali非常友好,知识渊博。由于天气晴朗(之前下了很多雨),她不仅带了鱼给水獭吃,还给雪貂、臭鼬和鹿带了食物(最后,我们最喜欢的还是带了食物,因为我们可以亲手喂食和抚摸最漂亮的黇鹿!)。
这个公园太棒了。围栏真的感觉像是周围环境的一部分,而且动物们看起来一点也不紧张(不像有些动物园!)。他们做了很多康复工作,并支持救援组织进行动物安置等工作。
说实话,真希望我们早点来!如果你有喜欢动物的孩子,一定要来这里。这里有很棒的游乐区,而且交通便利,而且不像有些地方是家庭经营的,所以每次来都意义非凡。
我们一定会再来的——或许是为了再体验一次,因为我们已经被宠坏了。感谢那里的团队(包括入口处那位非常可爱的女士!)——你们为公园增光添彩🫶