Oct
7

Autumn Mushroom Event in Collaboration with WotPots and the British Mycological Society


In conjunction with Wot Pots and the British Mycological Society, Westbury Wildlife Park is delighted to offer visitors a chance to explore the life of fungi in their beautiful setting at a special event on UK Fungus Day on 7th October 2023. 

Visit: https://fb.me/e/38Aygrd45 for more details.

Book here:

https://westburywildlifeparkfoundation.nuwebgroup.com/events/53589?fbclid=IwAR3bgmph_9suSN4fj7PaiTkFCcCY3c2D7Mmwb4WLqWQnTdJS9-Yt5WJtJDo

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Sep
2

Family open day

Come and along and support us in raising money for Westbury Wildlife Park Foundation.

🍃Kids activities with the Nature Makers https://www.nature-makers.co.uk/bristol-north
🍁Gift shop with local nature themed crafts
🍃Café serving homemade cakes, coffee, Marshfield ice cream and paninis.
🍁Live music from the Reynard Collective and Andy Luton
🍃BBQ serving delicious meat and vegetarian options

Free to enter, no need to book. Just turn up!

Apologies no dogs allowed apart from guide/assitance dogs

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Aug
5

Family open day

🌞Live music

🌞BBQ with delicious meat and vegetarian options

🌞Gift shop with local handmade crafts

🌞Kids activities

🌞Cafe serving homemade cakes, coffee and paninis

No need to book, just show up!

Sorry no dogs apart from guide/assistance dogs 🚫🐾

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Jul
1

Family open day

Come and along and support us in raising money for Westbury Wildlife Park Foundation

Kids acitivities
Gift shop with local nature themed crafts
Cafe serving homemade cakes, coffee, ice cream and paninis
more to be announced!

Free to enter, no need to book. Just turn up!

Apologies no dogs allowed apart from guide/assitance dogs



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Spring Thing
Apr
22

Spring Thing

Tickets available at the gate:

£5 per adult

£5 per child

Under 4s come for free.

“Thing” - Old Norse for a Parliament or an assembly.

Join us for a celebration of spring

The WWPF is hosting its first of 4 special events based around the seasons. These new series of events are aimed at expanding your knowledge about the seasons and having a some fun in the process with talks from the wide world of conservation and wildlife crafters and lovers.

With Talks from:

Alasdair Cameron From the Somerset Wildlands Trust talking about ReWilding

Steve England Talking and demonstrating Foraging and the Delights of Spring

Jonothon Ashby about the history of the WWPF

Tim Higgs about Spring Migratory Birds

Adam Jeffries about Woodlands and the impact of Ash Dieback

There will be World Foods and a cultural exchange from Displaced People from war torn countries.

Workshops from the local scout groups

An introduction to wood whittling and poster making.

Local Crafts in our brand new gift shop

And of course Coffee and Tea and Cake from our Cafe.

More to come as well

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Family Open Day
Sep
3

Family Open Day

Come and soak up a slice of Westbury on Trym’s natural beauty, and enjoy a day of family fun. There will be Kid’s activities, Coffee and Cakes, give-aways, and more to be announced!

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Family Open Day
Aug
6

Family Open Day

Come and soak up a slice of Westbury on Trym’s natural beauty, and enjoy a day of family fun. There will be Kid’s activities, Coffee and Cakes, give-aways, and more to be announced!

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Family Open Day
Jul
2

Family Open Day

Come and soak up a slice of Westbury on Trym’s natural beauty, and enjoy a day of family fun. There will be Kid’s activities, Coffee and Cakes, give-aways, and more to be announced!

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Family Open Day
Jun
4

Family Open Day

Come and soak up a slice of Westbury on Trym’s natural beauty, and enjoy a day of family fun. There will be Kid’s activities, Coffee and Cakes, give-aways, and more to be announced!

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Family Open Day
May
7

Family Open Day

Come and soak up a slice of Westbury on Trym’s natural beauty, and enjoy a day of family fun. There will be Kid’s activities, Coffee and Cakes, give-aways, and more to be announced!

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Launch of Divide by Anna Jones
Apr
30

Launch of Divide by Anna Jones

On Saturday 21st May, Max Minerva’s bookshop will be hosting writer and journalist Anna Jones, as she introduce her gground-breaking book about the urban and rural cultural division - Divide.


About the book

This book is a plea and a call to action. It warns that unless we learn to accept and respect our social, cultural and political differences as town and country people, we are never going to solve the chronic problems present in our food system and environment.

As we stare down the barrel of climate change, only farmers - who manage two thirds of the UK’s landscape - working together with conservation groups can create a healthier food system and bring back nature in diverse abundance. But this fledgling progress is hindered and hamstrung by simplistic debates that still stoke conflict between conservative rural communities and the liberal green movement.

Each chapter, from Home and Work, Politics and Diversity to Animals and Food, Environment and Community, explores a different aspect of the urban/rural disconnect, weaving case studies and research with Anna’s personal stories of growing up on a small, upland farm.

About the author

Anna Jones is a journalist, broadcaster, blogger and Nuffield Farming Scholar. She has been heard on BBC Radio 4’s Farming Today, On Your Farm, Costing the Earth and BBC World Service, and is an occasional freelance producer/director on BBC One’s Countryfile. She has also written for the Guardian and the farming trade press.

Growing up on the Welsh Borders, from at least five generations of farmers on her father’s side and a long line of butchers and farm labourers on her mother’s, Anna’s heritage is deeply rooted in working class, conservative, rural values.

About the event

We intend for the event to take place in the park's outdoor auditorium, with your ticket booking a seat within the auditorium. In the event of bad weather we will move into the park's indoor event space.

The park is open to the public during the event so other people may watch from a standing position outside of the auditorium. We would appreciate it if you would buy a ticket rather than watching for free from outside the auditorium, to show support for the work of both Anna and the park. 

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Easter Egg Hunt
Apr
17

Easter Egg Hunt

Free to enter. No need to book, just come along.

The great Easter Egg hunt organised by Jay Bowering is coming to the Wildlife park this year. Jay is also holding a raffle with some brilliant prizes to be won, including a round of golf for 4 people at Henbury Golf Course, Meal for two at The Victoria, Sound Healing treatment, plus many more great treats to be won.

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Family Open Day
Apr
2

Family Open Day

Come and soak up a slice of Westbury on Trym’s natural beauty, and enjoy a day of family fun. There will be Kid’s activities, Coffee and Cakes, give-aways, and more to be announced!

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