Cambridgeshire Trip

[gulogulogulo]

I am planning a trip in early June to cover the 4 zoos of Cambridgeshire, and was after any tips, particularly on seeing the rarities in the collections. This is the order I am planning to do it in: -

Thurs pm - Shepreth WP
Fri am - Johnsons of Old Hurst
Fri pm - Hamerton Zoo
Sat am - Linton Zoo

I am travelling from Devon hence only have Shepreth down for the afternoon. I have put Hamerton down for afternoon as guessing this is best time to see the carnivores like the Greater grison, Black-backed jackals, Slender mongoose, Oncilla, Aardwolf and Brown hyenas. Linton is only open on Saturdays - any tips for the Eastern quoll? Thanks.

 

[Prochilodus246]

I was at Hamerton just last week and I found the afternoon to be most reliable for the species (par aardwolf & nicola which I did not see) however, I caught my brief 5 minute view of the Brown Hyena during the late morning. I'm sure much more regular zoochatters will be able to offer more sound and reliable advice.

 

[pipaluk]

The quoll at Linton can be variable, but generally the best times are early morning or late afternoon, but sometimes they are fed earlier in the afternoon which makes a difference. Unfortunately there is no feed and talk for them currently, which was always a certain chance to see them in the past

 

[gulogulogulo]

The quoll at Linton can be variable, but generally the best times are early morning or late afternoon, but sometimes they are fed earlier in the afternoon which makes a difference. Unfortunately there is no feed and talk for them currently, which was always a certain chance to see them in the past

Thank you, will try to visit their enclosure first as going in morning

 

[gulogulogulo]

I was at Hamerton just last week and I found the afternoon to be most reliable for the species (par aardwolf & nicola which I did not see) however, I caught my brief 5 minute view of the Brown Hyena during the late morning. I'm sure much more regular zoochatters will be able to offer more sound and reliable advice.

Thank you, I did think afternoon would be better for the carnivores