Gentleshaw Wildlife Centre visitor report

[bongorob]

This link is from the Sentinel newspaper

Gentleshaw Wildlife Centre at Fletcher's Garden Centre in Eccleshall: Days Out

I'v only been once about 15 years ago. I'll have to go again, if only to see a gyrfalcon.

 

[zoogiraffe]

Its well worth a visit when you go say hello to Trigger.

 

[Trigger]

This link is from the Sentinel newspaper

Gentleshaw Wildlife Centre at Fletcher's Garden Centre in Eccleshall: Days Out

I'v only been once about 15 years ago. I'll have to go again, if only to see a gyrfalcon.

Sorry to dissapoint but we don't have a Gyr falcon, he is a Gyr / saker hybrid!! Still handsome though.


http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k156/gentleshaw/Birds/Archer_3482.jpg

 

[bongorob]

Oh well, half a gyr falcon is better than none. I agree, he's a lovely bird.

 

[zoogiraffe]

Just an update they now have a family group of 7 Commomn Marmosets,that arrived in December 2010.
So they now have the following primate species as well Rhesus Monkey,Stump-tailed Macaque and Tufted Capuchin.
They also have Northern Lynx,Common Raccoon,Coati,Scottish Wildcat and Egyptian Fruit Bats,they also have most of the types of Birds of Prey you would expect to see in a small falconry centre.

 

[Nisha]

Another Staffordshire park in finacial trouble... fingers crossed they can dig themselves out of it
Gentleshaw Wildlife Centre facing closure « Express & Star

 

[zoogiraffe]

Another Staffordshire park in finacial trouble... fingers crossed they can dig themselves out of it
Gentleshaw Wildlife Centre facing closure « Express & Star

The latest update on there facebook page is alot more upbeat than this article!

 

[OrangePerson]

Never heard of this place until it just turned up on Groupon! £6 for 2 adults & 2 kids.

 

[karoocheetah]

I saw that too - planning a trip out in the near future though - THEY HAVE LYNX AND KINKAJOUS - sorry, got a little excited there!

 

[zoogiraffe]

I saw that too - planning a trip out in the near future though - THEY HAVE LYNX AND KINKAJOUS - sorry, got a little excited there!

Good luck seeing the Kinkajous I have been 3 times this year and still not seen them,I also went 5 times last year and didn't see them once,despite the fact they have atleast 4!!

 

[OrangePerson]

The 2012.5 Zoochat challenge, get photos of these Kinkajous

 

[TeaLovingDave]

Good luck seeing the Kinkajous I have been 3 times this year and still not seen them,I also went 5 times last year and didn't see them once,despite the fact they have atleast 4!!

The 2012.5 Zoochat challenge, get photos of these Kinkajous

The challenge should be to get photos of a Kinkajou full stop!

Five Sisters - offshow
Gentleshaw - evidently a bugger to spot
London - onshow but in a highly illuminated area, so unlikely to emerge at all during the day.
Newquay - No clue.
Glasgow Amazonia - Vaguely recall hearing a similar case to London.
Porfell - No clue.

 

[zoogiraffe]

The challenge should be to get photos of a Kinkajou full stop!

Five Sisters - offshow
Gentleshaw - evidently a bugger to spot
London - onshow but in a highly illuminated area, so unlikely to emerge at all during the day.
Newquay - No clue.
Glasgow Amazonia - Vaguely recall hearing a similar case to London.
Porfell - No clue.

Newquays are on-show in their nocturnal house and have always been very showy,when ever I have visited.

 

[Shorts]

Newquays are on-show in their nocturnal house and have always been very showy,when ever I have visited.

I'll second that re Newquay, but I've got say I've only seen Gentleshaw's once in many visits (and that was only because a keeper was feeding them and purposely tempted them out for us).

 

[Nisha]

Buster, the parks last remaining Northern Lynx has left today for Five Sisters

 

[TeaLovingDave]

Newquays are on-show in their nocturnal house and have always been very showy,when ever I have visited.

Tomorrow, I put this to the test