Writhedhornbill
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Cannon Hall Open Farm
Last visit:- 1st January 2008
This is the type of place where most young children will first decide they love animals. Cannon Hall Open Farm is an amazing place. There are no particularly rare species, but there are so many opportunities to interact with animals that people of all ages will find this an exceptionally entertaining place.
When you enter, there is an opportunity to buy food for some of the animals when you get down into the farm.
The first section of the farm is houses chickens, turkeys, Pheasants (golden, silver, lady Amherst's and Reeve's are all on exhibit) wallabies and mara. The pheasants live in heavily planted aviaries and are normally very easy to observe. There is a small group of guinea-fowl in a central paddock which they share with Khaki Campells, Turkeys and doves.
Before you get down to the farm, there are several guinea pig rooms. These rooms have many little 'bays' in which large groups of guinea pigs can be seen frolicking and squeaking. In a few of these bays are rabbits of which dwarf lops are the most common.
When you get down to the main farm the first species you see are the pigs. There is always a big boar and a group of sows, but these are kept separately to prevent too many young being born.
There is one section of this farm that is more popular than all of the others; the piglet house. This house always has piglets and they are kept under heat lamps, but with access to their mother, if they're hungry!
Some other notable species at the farm are Kune kune pigs, Alpaca, zebu and Cameroon sheep.
There are many sections of the park that have been specially adapted for people who want to feed animals. There are gaps in the railings where goats can stick their heads through when they're hungry, and troughs for the Llamas to get food that people may drop by accident.
Overall it is well worth a day out, and although it is not zoo orientated, it is still a lot of fun and a great treat for anyone who loves animals.
Exhibits: 2
Surroundings: 4
Guest facilities: 4
Education: 3
Total score: 11 out of 20
Last visit:- 1st January 2008
This is the type of place where most young children will first decide they love animals. Cannon Hall Open Farm is an amazing place. There are no particularly rare species, but there are so many opportunities to interact with animals that people of all ages will find this an exceptionally entertaining place.
When you enter, there is an opportunity to buy food for some of the animals when you get down into the farm.
The first section of the farm is houses chickens, turkeys, Pheasants (golden, silver, lady Amherst's and Reeve's are all on exhibit) wallabies and mara. The pheasants live in heavily planted aviaries and are normally very easy to observe. There is a small group of guinea-fowl in a central paddock which they share with Khaki Campells, Turkeys and doves.
Before you get down to the farm, there are several guinea pig rooms. These rooms have many little 'bays' in which large groups of guinea pigs can be seen frolicking and squeaking. In a few of these bays are rabbits of which dwarf lops are the most common.
When you get down to the main farm the first species you see are the pigs. There is always a big boar and a group of sows, but these are kept separately to prevent too many young being born.
There is one section of this farm that is more popular than all of the others; the piglet house. This house always has piglets and they are kept under heat lamps, but with access to their mother, if they're hungry!
Some other notable species at the farm are Kune kune pigs, Alpaca, zebu and Cameroon sheep.
There are many sections of the park that have been specially adapted for people who want to feed animals. There are gaps in the railings where goats can stick their heads through when they're hungry, and troughs for the Llamas to get food that people may drop by accident.
Overall it is well worth a day out, and although it is not zoo orientated, it is still a lot of fun and a great treat for anyone who loves animals.
Exhibits: 2
Surroundings: 4
Guest facilities: 4
Education: 3
Total score: 11 out of 20