DOUBLE DISCOUNT BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND
Weather is looking great for the next two days, so why not take advantage of this discount voucher and bring the family down to the Park for a fun day out!! Talks, feeding times and flying shows through the day.
Click here for voucher
Sunday 28 August 2011
Peregrine Falcon receives TLC at Paradise Park in Hayle
An injured Peregrine Falcon was recently taken into Rosevean Vets in Penzance. Steve Otty assessed and treated the bird then asked keepers at Paradise Park if they would take it in for recuperation.
Curator David Woolcock explains “This falcon is a very young bird and was in a bad way with a broken leg and wing. It had been fitted with a leg ring, so we asked Dale Jackson if he could identify it. Dale was a bird keeper at Paradise Park for many years and is also a volunteer for the BTO (British Trust for Ornithology), and he was able to tell us the exact nest near the coast of Cornwall where it was hatched.”
Leg rings are fitted by licensed volunteers when chicks are still in the nest to monitor the species, which is on the Amber List of UK birds of conservation concern.
“The good news is that our vet Steve is confident the bird will make a full recovery, and we should be able to release it back into the wild in another 4 to 6 weeks time. The bird has adapted well to being in an enclosure and is eating well. Once healed it should be perfectly capable of flying as strongly as it did before.”
Keepers believe it is female and she is being kept off show to the public to allow her to recover. At Paradise Park a Lanner Falcon called Cleo, displays her amazing flying skills in the Park’s daily ‘Eagles of Paradise’ show.
Thursday 25 August 2011
Double Discount offer this August Bank Holiday weekend at Paradise Park, Hayle, Cornwall
Paradise Park, the award-winning wildlife sanctuary at Hayle, has a special ‘Double Discount Weekend’ this August bank holiday. As well as a full timetable of feeding and flying events (which get you up-close with parrots, penguins, eagles, owls and even kookaburras) there is a great indoor play centre ideal for energetic kids.For more information on the special discount, and news about the Park’s conservation projects you can become a facebook friend, follow us on twitter or visit the official Paradise Park website www.paradisepark.org.uk.
Wednesday 24 August 2011
Caribbean Parrot lover's Cruise - Have you booked your seat yet?
Have you booked your seat yet?
Time is running out to join your fellow parrot enthusiasts on the 3rd annual Parrot Lover's Cruise.
Plus, we have just added another great excursion to the line-up!
Don't Forget Great Value Return Tickets at Paradise Park - Just £3.50
GREAT VALUE RETURN TICKETS
On your first visit to Paradise Park, you can buy a Return Ticket for your next visit in the same season.
Return Tickets are £3.50 for each person, and allow one more entry before the 30th March 2012.
Best of all, you can buy another Return Ticket when you come back - so you only pay full price once a year!
This is our way of giving regular visitors great value - perfect for animal-lovers, garden-lovers and families with energetic children!
Note: Returns must be purchased on day of visit, and can only be used by the person who originally bought the ticket. Valid until 30th March 2012. Return Tickets are non-transferrable.
Tuesday 23 August 2011
Tuesday 16 August 2011
Daily timetable of events at Paradise Park this August - Meet a penguin!
Here is the timetable of daily events at Paradise Park this August. Something for everyone, where you can buy some nectar and feed wonderful little Lorikeets in the walk-through 'Australian Aviaries' in the walled garden.
If you like penguins then Paradise Park is the place for you as not only is there a talk and feeding time twice a day (11am and 3pm) but at the end of the talk, staff hold a photocall where you can have your photo taken with a friendly penguin!!!
COMING SOON Music classes for babies and pre-school toddlers at Paradise Park, Hayle in Cornwall
'Monkey Music' understands that music is fundamental to a pre-school aged child's development and the mother & toddler group environment promotes a progressive and educational four stage curricula of children's music activities. Free taster session at the Park on Wednesday 14th September!!!! To book in for a taster session phone Alice on 01872 276766 or email truro@monkeymusic.co.uk
Click here to find out more about Monkey Music
More news soon!
Click here to find out more about Monkey Music
More news soon!
Friday 5 August 2011
Discount voucher to Paradise Park available to download
Keep an eye on our website at www.paradisepark.org.uk as we have offers running throughout the year which will save you lots of pennies when you next visit Paradise Park in Hayle, Cornwall.
Here is a direct link to our current discount voucher http://www.paradisepark.org.uk/general/Vouchers/ which is valid until 14th August and is valid for £2 off per person up to 6 people.
See you soon!!
Here is a direct link to our current discount voucher http://www.paradisepark.org.uk/general/Vouchers/ which is valid until 14th August and is valid for £2 off per person up to 6 people.
See you soon!!
Tuesday 2 August 2011
Wildlife Artist Jon Tremaine donates Red Panda drawing to Paradise Park
Wildlife artist Jon Tremaine has donated a pen and ink drawing of Lang Za, the Parks males red Panda, to help raise funds for the Red Panda Network who work with pandas in the wild.
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| From left: Jon Tremaine, Red Panda keeper Donna Chidgey and Director Alison Hales |
Red Panda Project www.redpandanetwork.org
Jon Tremaine http://www.jontremaine.com/shop/original-red-panda/c-landscape-red-panda/
Eat Art www.eatart.co.uk
Monday 1 August 2011
GET CLOSE TO A RED PANDA!! - A fantastic weekend of activities PLUS A CHANCE TO MEET A RED PANDA!
Calling all Red Panda Rangers
Come and join in the fun on Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th August at Paradise Park in Hayle, where you can win a chance to feed a Red Panda, meet and watch wildlife artist Jon Tremaine drawing the Red Pandas, tackle the 'Ranger Trail', get creative by mask making plus join in fun workshops – as well as a full timetable of other wildlife feeding times and displays.
Keeper Donna Chidgey said "This event proved so popular last year that we decided to make it a full weekend this August. We have two Red Pandas, Pandora is 14 years old and Lang Za who is just 5 years old. We do training for several reasons. It brings them down from the trees so the public get a chance to see them but more importantly for husbandry. This means they can do things like ‘high five’ a target so when the vet comes to check claws and feet etc. the pandas trust me and will come down to be examined."
EVENTS OVER THE WEEKEND
- WIN AN AMAZING RARE OPPORTUNITY TO FEED OUR RED PANDAS
On both days staff will be running raffles for two people (one at 1:30 and one at 4:30 – the draws take place 30mins before each event) to be able to join keeper Donna Chidgey to feed and help train Lang Za and Pandora the Red Pandas.
- Meet and watch wildlife artist Jon Tremaine - Wildlife artist Jon Tremaine will be at Paradise Park on Saturday afternoon and during the day on Sunday where visitors can meet him and watch him drawing the pandas plus see more of his work on display and available for purchase.
- Become a Red Panda Ranger and collect your certificate and badge and Have fun in our brilliant workshops - get creative and make a Red Panda mask (small extra fee)
- Have your face painted like a red Panda (please note there is an extra charge for this)
- Try some special home-made Red Panda cakes in the Otter Pool Cafe.
Wildlife Artist Jon Tremaine has donated a beautiful drawing to help raise much needed funds for the Red Panda Project www.redpandanetwork.org. Prints of the drawing are for sale in the gift shop. Jon said “As a regular visitor at Paradise Park I was pleased to be asked by Donna the Red Panda keeper to create an original pen and ink drawing of Lang Za to raise funds for Red Panda conservation. I had a wonderful afternoon getting to know and photographing Lang Za, it was a great opportunity for me to get close to such a wonderful species and help with such an important cause”
It promises to be a fun filled weekend, plus there will be all the daily events including penguin photocall, help feed the Lorikeets, the Eagles of Paradise display, Carrot Time on the Fun Farm and much more.
So much to see and do this August in the Fun Farm at Paradise Park
Paradise Park is an award winning attraction with over 650 birds and animals set in beautiful gardens and overlooking Hayle estuary. And Carrot Time in the Fun Farm has just got a lot more FUN with the arrival of ten very cute and adorable piglets and two baby miniature donkeys.
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| Ten new piglets on the farm |
At 11:30am every day throughout the summer you can feed these wonderful animals on the farm including the two new baby donkeys called Sweet Pea and Rosie and ten mischievous little piglets. And that’s not all. There are three baby Bagot goat kids, some very loud Ouessant sheep, plus a great play tractor and trailer for mini farmers, rabbits and guinea pigs in the farm barn and so much more.
The farm is also the location for the amazing Eagles of Paradise Flying Display which takes place every day at noon, featuring Archie the Bald Eagle, Dino the Seriema, a Barn Owl, Kookaburra and other exotic birds.
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| Archie the Bald Eagle |
With over 650 birds, plus otters, Red Squirrels, Red Pandas, the amazing indoor JungleBarn activity centre, Paradise Island outdoor play area and the beautiful gardens, this is a perfect day out for all the family. Close encounters, talks and feeding times every day.
For all the latest news and information call the 24 hour infoline (01736 751020), join us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter or visit www.paradisepark.org.uk
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