Wildwood (Herne Bay)

We've just come back from a spontaneous visit to Wildwood not knowing really what to expect. We were there for a good few hours and really enjoyed our day. We saw lots of animals that you just dont get the chance to see even though they live in the wild. We listened to 2 talks which were fascinating; 1 about wild boars, and 1 about badgers. The badgers are twice as old as they normally live and are so tame that I hugely recommend seeing them soon as you will rarely get such friendly ones! I thought the prices were a bit steep but we found a 2 for 1 voucher at www.amazingdaysout.com which made it ok. There is a lot to see and we could have spent more time there but ...  Read the complete review

Although Wildwood Discovery Park is only located about a 20 minute drive from me, I only got round to visiting the park a couple of weeks ago. Wildwood Discovery Park Wildwood Discovery Park is located on the edge of the Forest of Blean near Canterbury in Kent. It opened in 1999 and the idea was to create a centre of excellence for the conservation of British Wildlife. After three years of being open, Wildwood received charitable status and the Wildwood Trust formally took over the management of the park in 2002. Wildwood is designed to tell the story of the changing wildlife of a Kentish woodland over the last 1000 years. Wildwood is set across 42 ...  Read the complete review

On paper, a wildlife park in Kent and an animated movie by Japanese genius Hayao Miyazaki about giant wolves may not have much in common. What I found on an overcast autumn day in late 2008 was, however, no less wonderful and I have a tale to tell that's also about a magical forest, majestic animals and a beautiful girl. To prevent the similes becoming too silly, I'll reveal early on that the beautiful girl was my lovely girlfriend, who was just as excited at the prospect of seeing a range of fascinating creatures in a semi-natural environment as I was. Getting to the park was fairly tricky for us, as it involved travelling from Bromley to Herne Bay by train ...  Read the complete review