Hale, Milnthorpe, LA7 7FE
Animal interaction experience with snow leopards
Due to public demand, we are now offering an animal interaction experience for adults (18 plus) where, among other things, you can join in a clicker training session with the fossa, provide environmental enrichment for some of the animals and, the highlight, get up close and feed the stunningly beautiful snow leopards.
This is a one on one experience with a senior keeper so the price is £79 for one person, or, if two people choose to do it together the price will be £150
This session will run from 2 until 3.30pm.
Keeper for the Day
We are pleased to be able to offer a rare opportunity to be a keeper for the day. This is exactly what is says, a chance to work with a regular keeper looking after a whole range of exotic animals many of which you can actually go in with - an unforgettable experience.
Keeper for the Day Experiences are offered any day of the week, but we only take one booking per day (excepting joint bookings), so you get a really personal experience!
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Keeper Experience £59
10.30am - 1.00pm
Ages 16+
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Junior Keeper £59 10.30am - 1.00pm Ages 7-15 with an accompanying adult Keen Junior keepers can have the authentic zoo keeper experience and we will do our best to include interaction with any favorite animals. There will only be one junior keeper at any time working directly with one of our keepers. You will get to do real work with a range of animals including some you can go in with. This would make a brilliant present for any animal mad youngster aged from 7 to 15 years.
Junior keepers need practical clothing that is not too valued and some sort of coat/jacket (Wellingtons not necessary).
You will be given a free T-shirt to wear on the day, which can be picked up on the day or sent out beforehand (extra cost to post t-shirt out).
Please bring a camera to record the highlights. You will be presented with a certificate at the end of your experience.
The session is for the Junior Keeper and accompanying adult only. Participants have full entry to the Lakeland Wildlife Oasis for the rest of the day (though not restricted areas). Any other family or friends will be charged usual price and will not be allowed in staff areas.
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Add an extra child for a joint booking at just £99!
Please phone the Lakeland Wildlife Oasis on 015395 63027
from 9.30am to 4.30pm any day (including weekends) to make a booking
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New baby squirrel
The first peep at the big wide world was captured on camera when the latest baby squirrel looked out of its nest box. We knew we had babies, because the female squirrel was obviously nursing, but how many and how developed there were, that was a mystery. Like most small mammals, squirrels do not appreciate any disturbance with their nest, so you just have to let mum get on with it. As you can see, junior is not that much smaller than an adult as he contemplates his first foray into the great out-doors. Now we just have to wait and see if any brothers or sisters pop out.
Thanks to Mr Birtwistle for the lovely picture.
Rides to riches.
All grown up!
Its official, as of the 11th of April, the Lakeland Wildlife Oasis is 21 years old and has come of age. There have been many changes over that time, lots of development and many creatures been born here and sadly, more than a few have died. Though there are creatures which are direct descendents of some of those original animals, there are some that were here in person, if not on our opening day, in our first few months. The lung fish is certainly one of those early residents and 21 years later, he is still going strong. Some of the tin foil barb were mere hatchlings in the community tank in our first summer, and are now venerable fish in the pool.
Some of the original people are still here too, though the centre is now a registered charity and no longer a private business. There will be many new and exciting changes ahead.
Here’s to the next 21 years!
BBC at the Wildlife Oasis
The BBC has just filmed footage for a major new animal drama series at the Lakeland Wildlife Oasis.
They worked with our tree shrews, an active intelligent little creature that at first glance appear quite squirrel like – though they are no relation. They are not related to shrews either, in spite of the name, but are in a family all of their own.
Naturally wary, tree shrews are suspicious of changes, so, to enable the camera man to film them behaving normally, someone spent the best part of a month in the shrew enclosure feeding them titbits (crickets and mealworms are favourite) or just sitting still and becoming part of the furniture.
All this time spent in the tree shrew's enclosure paid dividends because the shrews behaved like stars, quite un fazed by the cameras, and enjoyed themselves exploring the various mini rainforest sets built in their greatly enlarged enclosure.
As there may be further filming in the near future, we have left the tree shrews in the larger space for the time being.
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