Zoos & aquariums · South East England
New Forest Wildlife Park
In or near Ashurst.
New Forest Wildlife Park — zoo in Hampshire, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Ashurst New Forest · 2.0 km
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit the New Forest Wildlife Park, the nearest railway station is Ashurst New Forest, located 2 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is SO40 4UH. The park is wheelchair accessible.
About
New Forest Wildlife Park is a zoo, wildlife park, or public aquarium in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1998. Address: SO40 4UH. Wikidata describes it as: "zoo in Hampshire, England". Coordinates: 50.8860°, -1.4983°.
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Summary from the official site
New Forest Wildlife Park offers visitors a chance to explore a variety of animal species, including otters and wallabies, in a conservation-focused environment. The park features expansive grounds where families can enjoy wildlife encounters and learn about animal care and conservation efforts.
Read more on the official property page.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: The New Forest SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: New Forest
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The New Forest Wildlife Park (formerly The New Forest Otter, Owl and Wildlife Conservation Park) is located on the edge of The New Forest close to the towns of Ashurst and Lyndhurst. The park specialises in native and past-native wildlife of Britain and otters and owls from around the globe, housing four species of the former and ten of the latter. The park is recognised as the UK's leading institution in the rescue and rehabilitation of sick, injured and orphaned wild otters, along with the rehabilitation of other wildlife such as owls, deer and foxes in similar situations, and it is involved in several conservation projects, including breeding programmes for endangered native species such as Scottish wildcats, water voles and harvest mice.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The site was opened as The New Forest Butterfly Farm in 1981, and the main glasshouse complex that formed the farm still stands today. That venture was closed in the early 1990s, and it was taken over by entertainment company Vardon Plc. (which also owned the UK's numerous Sea Life Centres), who turned the site into New Forest Nature Quest, a collection specialising in native wildlife. However, when Vardon was taken over by Merlin Entertainments in 1998, the park was put up for sale. Some of the animal collection was taken over by a company called 'Nature Quest' owned by Kenneth West, that eventually was housed at the newly created Wildwood Discovery Park in Kent. The remainder of the…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 50.8860, -1.4983
- County
- Hampshire
- District
- New Forest
- Parish
- Denny Lodge
- Postcode
- SO40 4UH
- Parliamentary constituency
- New Forest East
- Phone
- +44 23 8029 2408
- Established
- 1998
- Nearest railway station
- Ashurst New Forest — 2 km
- Opening
- Daily 10am–5:30pm
- Official site
- www.newforestwildlifepark.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7007642 (CC0)
- wikipedia: New Forest Wildlife Park (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: The New Forest Wildlife Park and The Woodland Bake House cafe (geograph 3700598).jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is New Forest Wildlife Park?
- New Forest Wildlife Park is in Hampshire, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SO40 4UH), in the parish of Denny Lodge.
- What is New Forest Wildlife Park?
- New Forest Wildlife Park — zoo in Hampshire, England.
- How do I get to New Forest Wildlife Park?
- The nearest railway station is Ashurst New Forest, about 2.0 km away. Drivers can use postcode SO40 4UH.
- When was New Forest Wildlife Park built?
- Built or established in 1998.
- Is New Forest Wildlife Park a protected site?
- Yes — New Forest Wildlife Park is part of the The New Forest SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the New Forest Ramsar wetland.
- How do I get to New Forest Wildlife Park?
- The nearest railway station is Ashurst New Forest, about 2.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SO40 4UH.