Planning a School Trip
For an interactive learning experience...
...come along to South Lakes Wild Animal Park , Cumbria, where education, conservation and fun go hand in hand!
FREE Full day of keeper led conservation and animal feeding talks. (all tailored to meet NC requirements see the talks programme below)
FREE Teacher places (we ask for 1 adult for every 5 children with these adults free. Additional adults above the ratio receive a discount of £1 off full admission price.)
FREE Teacher pre-visit for booked parties (Contact us to check out the park’s facilities and to plan your day in advance.)
FREE Return Visits* (conditions apply contact us for details)
FREE Back at school resources. South Lakes Wild Animal Park is an active conservation park with conservation & community projects in Peru, Madagascar, Colombia, Niger and Sumatra that your children can actively get involved with. *
FREE Coach parking
FREE helpful confirmation pack -to help you plan your day
FREE Web based material
FREE Extended outdoor & Indoor seating areas for picnics
ALL INCLUDED IN THE SPECIAL EDUCATION PRICE OF
£4.60* per pupil
download a booking form here
*these prices include a 10 pence donation to our conservation charity The Wildlife Protection Foundation (reg no 1113166) for more information on the work the charity does visit www.wildlifeprotection.info
To benefit from educational rates groups must be booked in advance contact 01229 466086
Stay all day there's plenty to do including......
Animal feeding and conservation talks
Easter - November 1st 2008
11.30 pm Hand feed Giraffes - on the walkway - inside if wet
12.00 pm Meet a snake and cure any fears
12.30 pm Apes and Monkeys feeding
1.00 pm Rhino conservation talk
1.30 pm Spectacled Bears
2.00 pm Lemurs - you can help us feed them
2.30 pm Tiger feeding - unique in Europe
3.00 pm Penguin Feeding
3.20 pm Vulture feeding
3.45 pm Giraffe conservation talk followed by
4.00 pm Hand feed giraffes
4.25 pm Lions attack there food up 6m high trees
All day Hand feed the largest collection of kangaroo species outside Australia.
A WHOLE LOAD OF TOPICS
The park is a stimulating learning resource for a number of cross-curricula subjects. Check out our downloadable worksheets.
- Conservation
- Numeracy
- Literacy
- Art
- Adaptations
- Classification
- Habitats
- Endangered
- Geography
- Marketing
- Business studies
- Life process
FACILITIES
- Outdoor picnic area
- Indoor picnic area
- Safari train rides
- Cafe serving hot and cold meals including snacks
- gift shop
SPECIAL NEEDS
Specially designed enclosures enable individuals to experience the sights, sounds, and a few smells, of our animals close up. Wander through the Australian Bush where Lemurs, kangaroos, Wallabies, Emus, Muntjac deer roam free. Hand feed the largest collection of kangaroo species outside Australia Monkeys in Europe roam free, Hand feed the largest groups of Lemur monkeys in Europe (supervised), and not forgetting our ducks. Escorted tours are available at certain times of the year ring for details.
INFORMATION FOR GROUP ORGANISERS
We require a 1 adult to 5 children ratio. 1 adult is admitted free with every 5 paying children/pupils/students.
- under 3's are free
- FREE pre-visits for the group organiser. Please phone to arrange
- Click here for further health and safety information [pdf]
- Download your booking form [pdf]
- For a hassle free day talk to us about booking your ice-creams, kangaroo/duck food we can even put together goody bags for you - just tell us how much you want to spend.
- One person should be responsible for the group's entrance fee
- No advance payment is required - payment on the day of the visit can be by cheque, cash, Visa/Mastercard/Switch.
FREE PRE-VISITS FOR TEACHERS
Please contact us if you would like to visit the park this will give you the perfect chance to see our facilities first-hand and to chat to members of the team about your requirements. It is strongly recommended that all teachers make a pre-visit to South Lakes Wild Animal Park to carry out their own risk assessment before undertaking an outing with children. Please contact us to book your visit so that you can plan your day in advance.
VISITS FOR ALL AGES
Read reports from teachers and students on their experience of using the park as a learning day out...
Applied animal studies: feedback report HERE
