As the rain keeps on falling here I thought I'd bring a little sunshine to my blog and upload the pics from our trip to the Yorkshire Wildlife Park a couple of weeks ago (whilst my mum was visiting). It's only a few miles away (cycling distance if I had a bike) but I'd not been before.
We were able to walk through the wallaby enclosure, getting right up close.
We were also able to walk through the lemur enclosure (which was one of my favourite parts - the Black & White Ruffneck lemurs were *very* friendly)
There were also some Ringtailed Lemurs
The African Hunting Dogs had a rather nice enclosure with trees and ferns for them to skulk in, but they were more interested in lazing in the sun (naturally that was one enclosure people weren't allowed in ;) )
One very snoozy Raccoon Dog and possibly my favourite of the day - Meercats!
They were so very friendly, coming right up to the walls of their enclosure (I think given half the chance they would've much preferred to have been sitting on the walls getting as much attention as possible!)
It's a small place, but the perfect size for little ones as it's quick to get around so they're not overloaded with things to see and do. There's also a little playground there and a cafe. I think older ones might get a little bored, but Nin and Ted thought it was fantastic. The other useful information I found was that the Park accepts volunteers from 16 years which means that R could volunteer there from next year (he really likes animals and would be able to cycle there) - so that's some fab news for him.
And also, in the meantime we've had another birthday. Erk turned 13. Where does the time go?
He insisted on 13 candles placed on the cake in the shape of the number 13 (he did that himself - the candles, not the cake).
Now back to watching the rain fall outside.
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