Herald - Issue 421

31st March 2022 • The HERALD • Page 33 v F @ heraldpublishing v OUT & ABOUT THIS EASTER EASTER EGG TRAIL AT NEW FOREST WILDLIFE PARK Enjoy a unique day out in the beautiful ancient woodlands of New Forest Wildlife Park where you will find over 260 animals from 40 species including many native species both past and present. Watch the exotic and noisy Giant otters from the Amazon, the rare and beautiful Scottish wildcat, pine martens wolves, lynx, magni cent bison to name but a few. Meet the knowledgeable and friendly keepers as they feed the animals - they do love to chat about the animals in their care. Two impressive playgrounds for all ages which may test everyone’s abilities and burn o some of that extra energy! A good cup of co ee and snack and maybe a visit to the gi shop rounds of a fun and interesting visit to New Forest Wildlife Park. If you are as fascinated by animals as we are you may wish to try a Keeper Experience for a deeper insight into their care and future. roughout the Easter Holidays there will be an Easter Egg Trail around the park and keeper talks throughout the day. What better place to celebrate Easter than at Longdown Activity Farm where you will be surrounded by chicks and Easter bunnies? is year the popular Longdown Golden Egg Hunt is even bigger and better than ever before with nineteen golden eggs to nd every day, plus one very special platinum egg! ere are no clues, and they are very hard to nd. ere will be a prize for those who are fortunate enough to nd a golden egg, and an eggstra special prize awarded to the person who nds the platinum egg! e Great Big Golden Egg Hunt is free of charge and will run from Friday 15th April to Monday 18th April . Running alongside the eggy Easter fun (and throughout the school holidays) will be a full schedule of animal activ- ities each day including bottle-feeding the kid goats and calves, and hand-feed- ing the ducks. Children (and adults too!) can collect real eggs newly laid by the chickens at the farm and, of course, hold u y yellow chicks and cuddle baby bunnies in the Animal Encounter Barn. ere are lots more friendly farm animals to see too. ere’s plenty of playtime fun to keep For more information please visit: www. newforestwildlifepark.co.uk Otters at New Forest Wildlife Park (Photo by www.jasonbrownphotography.co.uk ) Easter Fun at the Farm the children amused including four fabulous trampolines, an outdoor play area, and go-karts. You can put your feet up while the children play in the Piglets Play Barn, and then nd the tractor ride where the whole family will enjoy a brilliantly bumpy experience! (Ground conditions permitting). Come to the Farm for a superb day out at any time of the year, but especially in the spring. Don’t miss the Longdown Farm Shop for a large range of delicious local- ly sourced produce including seasonal springtime goodies and Easter treats. Under 3s are FREE. For more information visit: www.long- downfarm.co.uk Join the Golden Egg Hunt at Longdown this Easter