Shepreth Wildlife Park Shepreth wildlife park
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Shepreth is a nice little collection. Their residents are rescues and they have the most wonderful Puma in the whole world ever, his name is Tige, if you go would you take a pick of him for me? They have 2 wolves, tigers, Lynx,did I mention Puma?! Various other species. Its a nice place, they were building a new nocturnal house last time i visited. By the way, they have this male Puma, he is fab!!!!
Shepreth species list Jan 2008
REPTILES
SNAKE-NECKED TURTLE Chelodina
COMMON SNAPPING TURTLE Chelydra serpentina
RED-EARED SLIDER Trachyemys scripta elegans
SPUR-THIGHED TORTOISE Testudo graeca
CHINESE SOFT-SHELLED TURTLE Pelodiscus sinensis
CUVIER'S DWARF CAIMAN Palpebrosus palpebrosus
LEOPARD GECKO Eublepharis macularis
DABB LIZARD Uromastyx acanthinura
GREEN IGUANA Iguana iguana
TEGU Tupinambis
COMMON TEGU Tupinambis teguixin
COMMON BOA Boa constrictor
ROYAL PYTHON Python regius
CORN SNAKE Elaphe guttata
GREY RATSNAKE Elaphe obsoleta spiloides
CALIFORNIAN KING SNAKE Lampropeltis getulus californiae
BRITISH GRASS SNAKE Natrix natrix helvetica
BIRDS
EMU Dromaius novaehollandiae
WALDRAPP IBIS Geronticus eremita
BLACK SWAN Cygnus atratus
GREYLAG GOOSE Anser anser
BARNACLE GOOSE Branta leucopsis
DOMESTIC MUSCOVY DUCK Cairina moschata
CAROLINA DUCK Aix sponsa
CALL DUCK Anas platyrhynchos
CAYUGA DUCK Anas platyrhynchos
COMMON BUZZARD Buteo buteo
DOMESTIC CHICKEN Gallus gallus
POLISH CHICKEN Gallus gallus
BLUE PEAFOWL Pavo cristatus
GOFFIN'S COCKATOO Cacatua goffini
COCKATIEL Nymphicus hollandicus
BLUE AND YELLOW MACAW Ara ararauna
BLUE-FRONTED AMAZON PARROT Amazona aestiva
MEXICAN YELLOW-HEADED AMAZON PARROT Amazona ochrocephala oratrix
BARN OWL Tyto alba
INDIAN EAGLE OWL Bubo bengalensis
SNOIWY OWL Nyctea scandiaca
TAWNY OWL Strix aluco
MAMMALS
RED-NECKED WALLABY Macropus rufogriseus
EGYPTIAN FRUIT BAT Rousettus aegypticus
RING-TAILED LEMUR Lemur catta
BLACK AND WHITE RUFFED LEMUR Varecia variegata variegata
GREEN SQUIRREL MONKEY Saimiri sciureus
WHITE-LIPPED TAMARIN Saguinus labiatus
COMMON MARMOSET Callithrix jacchus
GRIVET MONKEY Chlorocebus aethiops
CRAB-EATING MACAQUE Macaca fascicularis
RED FOX Vulpes vulpes
GREY WOLF Canis lupus
NORTH AMERICAN RACCOON Procyon lotor
RING-TAILED COATI Nasua nasua
FERRET Mustela putorius
PINE MARTEN Martes martes
ASIAN SMALL-CLAWED OTTER Aonyx cinereus
MEERKAT Suricata suricatta
NORTHERN LYNX Lynx lynx
HYBRID TIGER Panthera tigris
DARTMOOR PONY Equus caballus
FALABELLA PONY Equus caballus
SHETLAND PONY Equus caballus
MULE Equus caballus x Equus asinus
KUNE KUNE PIG Sus scrofa
GUANACO Lama guanicoe
LLAMA Lama glama
WESTERN FALLOW DEER Dama dama
RED DEER Cervus elephas
GOAT Capra hircus
WEST AFRICAN PYGMY GOAT Capra hircus
SHETLAND SHEEP Ovis aries
EASTERN CHIPMUNK Tamias striatus
EURASIAN RED SQUIRREL Sciurus vulgaris
ARABIAN SPINY MOUSE Acomys dimidiatus
CAPE CRESTED PORCUPINE Hystrix africaeaustralis
LONG-TAILED CHINCHILLA Chinchilla lanigera
DOMESTIC GUINEA PIG Cavia porcellus
MARA Dolichotus patagonum
CAPYBARA Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris
DOMESTIC RABBIT Oryctolagus cuniculus
REX RABBIT Oryctolagus cuniculus
REPTILES
SNAKE-NECKED TURTLE Chelodina
COMMON SNAPPING TURTLE Chelydra serpentina
RED-EARED SLIDER Trachyemys scripta elegans
SPUR-THIGHED TORTOISE Testudo graeca
CHINESE SOFT-SHELLED TURTLE Pelodiscus sinensis
CUVIER'S DWARF CAIMAN Palpebrosus palpebrosus
LEOPARD GECKO Eublepharis macularis
DABB LIZARD Uromastyx acanthinura
GREEN IGUANA Iguana iguana
TEGU Tupinambis
COMMON TEGU Tupinambis teguixin
COMMON BOA Boa constrictor
ROYAL PYTHON Python regius
CORN SNAKE Elaphe guttata
GREY RATSNAKE Elaphe obsoleta spiloides
CALIFORNIAN KING SNAKE Lampropeltis getulus californiae
BRITISH GRASS SNAKE Natrix natrix helvetica
BIRDS
EMU Dromaius novaehollandiae
WALDRAPP IBIS Geronticus eremita
BLACK SWAN Cygnus atratus
GREYLAG GOOSE Anser anser
BARNACLE GOOSE Branta leucopsis
DOMESTIC MUSCOVY DUCK Cairina moschata
CAROLINA DUCK Aix sponsa
CALL DUCK Anas platyrhynchos
CAYUGA DUCK Anas platyrhynchos
COMMON BUZZARD Buteo buteo
DOMESTIC CHICKEN Gallus gallus
POLISH CHICKEN Gallus gallus
BLUE PEAFOWL Pavo cristatus
GOFFIN'S COCKATOO Cacatua goffini
COCKATIEL Nymphicus hollandicus
BLUE AND YELLOW MACAW Ara ararauna
BLUE-FRONTED AMAZON PARROT Amazona aestiva
MEXICAN YELLOW-HEADED AMAZON PARROT Amazona ochrocephala oratrix
BARN OWL Tyto alba
INDIAN EAGLE OWL Bubo bengalensis
SNOIWY OWL Nyctea scandiaca
TAWNY OWL Strix aluco
MAMMALS
RED-NECKED WALLABY Macropus rufogriseus
EGYPTIAN FRUIT BAT Rousettus aegypticus
RING-TAILED LEMUR Lemur catta
BLACK AND WHITE RUFFED LEMUR Varecia variegata variegata
GREEN SQUIRREL MONKEY Saimiri sciureus
WHITE-LIPPED TAMARIN Saguinus labiatus
COMMON MARMOSET Callithrix jacchus
GRIVET MONKEY Chlorocebus aethiops
CRAB-EATING MACAQUE Macaca fascicularis
RED FOX Vulpes vulpes
GREY WOLF Canis lupus
NORTH AMERICAN RACCOON Procyon lotor
RING-TAILED COATI Nasua nasua
FERRET Mustela putorius
PINE MARTEN Martes martes
ASIAN SMALL-CLAWED OTTER Aonyx cinereus
MEERKAT Suricata suricatta
NORTHERN LYNX Lynx lynx
HYBRID TIGER Panthera tigris
DARTMOOR PONY Equus caballus
FALABELLA PONY Equus caballus
SHETLAND PONY Equus caballus
MULE Equus caballus x Equus asinus
KUNE KUNE PIG Sus scrofa
GUANACO Lama guanicoe
LLAMA Lama glama
WESTERN FALLOW DEER Dama dama
RED DEER Cervus elephas
GOAT Capra hircus
WEST AFRICAN PYGMY GOAT Capra hircus
SHETLAND SHEEP Ovis aries
EASTERN CHIPMUNK Tamias striatus
EURASIAN RED SQUIRREL Sciurus vulgaris
ARABIAN SPINY MOUSE Acomys dimidiatus
CAPE CRESTED PORCUPINE Hystrix africaeaustralis
LONG-TAILED CHINCHILLA Chinchilla lanigera
DOMESTIC GUINEA PIG Cavia porcellus
MARA Dolichotus patagonum
CAPYBARA Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris
DOMESTIC RABBIT Oryctolagus cuniculus
REX RABBIT Oryctolagus cuniculus
zoogiraffe
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They now have a pair of Pygmy Slow Loris in the nocturnal house,its a great little collection vastly improved from the first time i visited with some very nice exhibits.
zoogiraffe
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Also forgot to add they also have Long-nosed Potaroo as well.
I visited Shepreth about a year ago and its one of the only times I've ever seen North American Raccoons that were fully awake and lively. I now live in the USA and the only raccoons I ever see are dead by the roadside or fast asleep in zoos. I think its ironic the only place I've seen them awake is at Shepreth.
make a weekend of it Whipsnade, Colchester and Linton are all within easy travelling distance.
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Thanks for all the info. I took a trip down to Shepreth Wildlife Park the weekend before last and I was pleasantly suprised with what I saw. Considering I'd never heard of the place until about a fortnight before my visit I thought it had quite an interesting and varied collection.
You can tell it's roots are in rescued animals and they take great pride in that, but the enclosures and the layout of the park prove that it's more than a run of the mill sanctuary. As you enter the park through the shop/cafe you see a paddock of domestic animals, a few aviaries, a greenhouse (the tropical House) and a play area off in the distance and it seems abit farm park. But once you explore a little you find all kinds of little gems - a nocturnal house with walk through bat display, tigers,lynx, puma, wolves, several islands with monkeys, lemurs and meerkats. The tropical house has a south American theme with reptiles and mammals.
The park has an elevated Discovery Centre where we spent almost an hour. The staff there are knowledgable and enthusiastic and have a wealth of resources available to them. My son was able to handle a corn snake and a giant millipead and had a great time.
I'm pleased that we visited Shepreth and if we're heading that way again I will certainly call in for an ejoyable few hours.
You can tell it's roots are in rescued animals and they take great pride in that, but the enclosures and the layout of the park prove that it's more than a run of the mill sanctuary. As you enter the park through the shop/cafe you see a paddock of domestic animals, a few aviaries, a greenhouse (the tropical House) and a play area off in the distance and it seems abit farm park. But once you explore a little you find all kinds of little gems - a nocturnal house with walk through bat display, tigers,lynx, puma, wolves, several islands with monkeys, lemurs and meerkats. The tropical house has a south American theme with reptiles and mammals.
The park has an elevated Discovery Centre where we spent almost an hour. The staff there are knowledgable and enthusiastic and have a wealth of resources available to them. My son was able to handle a corn snake and a giant millipead and had a great time.
I'm pleased that we visited Shepreth and if we're heading that way again I will certainly call in for an ejoyable few hours.
My Hubby took me for a surprise visit yesterday as a birthday treat to see Tige (The Puma). I cannot believe how big he has got!! I haven’t been for about 18months. As usual the staff were fab, I was able to say hi to Tige, and they took us in to fuss the wolves and then we went and fed their new troop of ringtail Lemurs, bit of a bus mans holiday but didn't have to clean out! The have done a lot of work, The nocturnal house is great although there were no signs of the Loris. Also saw a sign saying they are working on a new reptile house. The have some more Coatis, a couple of new owl aviaries and are currently working on an indoor play barn for kids. Such a pleasant place to visit, will post some picks on the gallery (Mainly of the puma!).