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Cotswold Wildlife Park in Oxfordshire has announced the winners of its 2017 Photography Competition which features stunning images of the park’s wildlife collection. This year’s theme was ‘Natural Instincts’ and the winning image beat over 1,000 other entries to win top prize. Taken by Wayne Bailey from Wiltshire, who wins first place for the second year … Read more
World Penguin Day is celebrated every year on 25th April and was created to promote the health and conservation of these amazing flightless birds. To celebrate we have created a round up of our favourite penguin species and where you can see them. Rockhopper penguins are one of the smallest penguins standing at just 20 … Read more
Cotswold Wildlife Park, Oxfordshire, is celebrating the birth of one of its most iconic and rare lemur species – the crowned sifaka. The baby male, named Yousstwo, is the first breeding success for new parents Bafana and Tahina and is the first sifaka birth in the park’s history. Cotswold Wildlife Park is the only mainland … Read more
It’s been over eight years since Cotswold Wildlife Park‘s striking Chilean Flamingo colony last produced eggs. Despite plenty of displaying, nest-building and mating, no chicks appeared. Flamingo eggs were donated to the collection (as part of the European Breeding Programme) and after twenty-six days in incubation, Mambo and Ringo eventually hatched. Keepers tended to the tiny fluffy chicks around-the-clock. Watch … Read more
To celebrate National Tree Week taking place from 28 November – 6 December 2015, conservation charity World Land Trust has launched a new Kites Hill Guide, encouraging locals to visit and enjoy this ancient beech woodland. Established in 1975 and now in its 40th year, National Tree Week is one of the UK’s largest annual … Read more
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