In this issue:
Formal Garden opening soon
From 10 July visit our Formal Garden just behind Marwell Hall and travel in time with our ancient tree trail.
Volunteer this summer
With a host of special events coming up this summer there are plenty of ways to get involved at Marwell. Lend a hand to some of our craft activities, talk to visitors as they walk around the park or help run some of our out of park events. To find out more please contact David or Julie in our volunteers office.
Picnic in the park
Friday 9 July is your once a year opportunity to make the most of our wonderful park after hours. Bring a picnic and your Annual Pass to enter from 6.30pm to 9.30pm.
Przewalski's horse foals!
Our herd has grown again! The first new born foal arrived on 19 April. We’ve named him Doloo, meaning seven, which follows our tradition of naming our horses with Mongolian numbers. Number eight, Naim, a female, followed on 27 May and Es, a male, was born on 14 June.
Planning your summer
Be sure to plan your visit by checking our fantastic events line up including: FLIGHT weeks, Wood is Good, Mother Africa, Recycling week and the Worlds largest Annual Wildlife Art Fair! |
Our photographer of the year is...
After judging nearly 2,500 entries in our inaugural Photographer of the Year competition we have found our winners and runners up. Enjoy the top images in our FLIGHT, native, Marwell and funnies categories and find out who might be a photographer of the year in years to come. Don't forget you can see the winning photos on display at the Winchester Discovery Centre this summer.
Vote for us!
We are one of nine UK wildlife attractions selected for factual TV channel Eden's Wildlife Attraction of the Year competition. Show your support and vote for us. Pick up more information next time you drop in. Follow The Nature of Britain - a new series with Alan Titchmarsh on Sky channel 532 or Virgin Media 208 from 19 - 28 July.
Enrichment week coming soon
Find out what we do to keep our residents fit and healthy during enrichment week 24 July - 1 August. Watch as they discover food in the most unusual of places. There'll be craft activities for children too.
Thank you for your fantastic support
With your help we've raised over £10,000 as part of the Marwell Wildlife 10k and an additional £3,000 as part of our Annual Pass fundraising evening. We'd like to thank you for your support. To find out more about specific projects like FLIGHT and our Grevy's zebra campaign please continue to
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Get up close and personal
We've just added rhinos and gibbons to our fabulous selection of Face to Face Experiences. Find out more and book your animal encounter!
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