Keeper Experience

Cambridgeshires Wildlife Breeding Centre

Animal Sponsorship

Our Keeper experience days are perfect for the animal mad person. With the main focus on Lemurs they are designed specifically to give you a zoo keeper experience and enable you the opportunity to not only get close to some of the zoo animals but to understand more about the important role that modern day zoos play in the conservation and protection of some of the worlds most endangered creatures.

   

Your experience will be very 'hands on' and will include activities such as helping with the presentation of educational talks, cleaning enclosures, preparing diets and feeding, preparing enrichment feeds.

You may also have the opportunity of helping with the care of some of the other zoo animals which may include tapir, wallabies, snakes and invertebrates, marabou storks, owls or giant tortoises. Rebekah Carrington meets a Great Grey owl

 

Adult Package (14 yrs+) £110

2 hour experience 10.45am - 12.45pm

Meet the Lemurs and help the keepers with their daily routine of cleaning, feeding and presentation of any scheduled educational talks.

Also included; annual sponsorship of your favourite lemur; disposable camera; certificate of participation; donation to wild lemur conservation projects, and admission to the zoo.

Time and circumstances permitting you may be able to help the keepers with some of our other animals. While we will try to accommodate your preferences we cannot guarantee your specified choice.

After your experience you are free to wander around the zoo for the rest of the day.

 

Children's Package (8-13 yrs) £120 for one child and an accompanying adult. Up to two extra children can accompany the primary nominated child £30 each.

One and a half hour experience 11.00 am - 12.30 pm

Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times, the adult will be expected to participate in some of the activities too!

Meet the Lemurs and help the keepers with their daily routine of cleaning, feeding and presentation of any scheduled educational talks.

Also included in the primary package; annual sponsorship of your favourite lemur; disposable camera; certificate of participation; donation to wild lemur conservation projects, goodie bag and admission to the zoo. Accompanying children will receive admission to the zoo and a goodie bag.

Time and circumstances permitting you may be able to help the keepers with some of our other animals. While we will try to accommodate your preferences we cannot guarantee your specified choice.

After your experience you are free to wander around the zoo for the rest of the day.

Experiences from 2008

Edward Brooks

Edward Brooks

03/01/08

Kara Murphy

Kara Murphy

05/01/08

Simon Thomas

Simon Thomas

07/01/08

Sean Teague-Brown

Sean Teague-Brown

11/01/08

Thomas Gibbs

Thomas Gibbs

12/01/08

Zach Sadler

Zach Saddler

19/01/08

Ellie Pritchard

Ellie Pritchard

20/01/08

Henrietta Williams

Henrietta Williams

26/01/08

Georgia Dargan

Georgia Dargan

27/01/08

Eleanor Lovejoy

Eleanor Lovejoy

09/02/08

Kasia Tabecka

Kasia Tabecka

10/02/08

Elliot Harrison

Elliot Harrison

11/02/08

Charlie Hall

Charlie Hall

14/02/08

Laura Wilson

Laura Wilson

17/02/08

Maisie Bruce

Maisie Bruce

23/02/08

Chloe Squire

Chloe Squire

24/02/08

Callum Bruce

Callum Bruce

01/03/08

Caris Jaffe

Caris Jaffe

09/03/08

Isobel Phelps

Isobel Phelps

19/03/08

Anna Blakeborough

Anna Blakeborough

17/03/08

Jack Sheppard

Jack Sheppard and friends

28/03/08

Daniel Norman

Daniel Norman

02/04/08

Matthew Ivey

Matthew Ivey

05/04/08

Amber

Amber

06/04/08

Joel Barratt

Joel Barratt

07/04/08

Ruby Collins

Ruby Collins

11/04/08

Megan Cahill

Megan Cahil

12/04/08

Catherine Oxley

Catherine Oxley

13/04/08

Katie Lockwood

Katie Lockwood

19/04/08

Victoria Middleton

Victoria Middleton

20/04/08

Marcel Woutersen

Marcel Woutersen

26/04/08

Gemma Lake

Gemma Lake

03/05/08

Emma Cross

Emma Cross

04/05/08

Tilly Leeman

Tilly Leeman

05/05/08

Emily Smith

Emily Smith

10/05/08

Sam Douglas

Sam Douglas

11/05/08

Sasha O'Neill

Sasha O'Neill

17/05/08

Bethany Elliott

Bethany Elliott

18/05/08

Ben Smethurst

Ben Smethurst and friends

28/05/08

Harry Ball

Harry Ball

31/05/08

Harry Bailey

Harry Bailey

31/05/08

Nathaniel Pruden

Nathaniel Pruden

14/06/08

Danny Wilson

Danny Wilson

15/06/08

Polly Dunn

Polly Dunn and friends meet Zara lion cub

21/06/08

Daniel Carne

Daniel Carne

22/06/08

David Thomas

David Thomas

28/06/08

John Broomfield

John Broomfield

29/06/08

Alexandra Robinson

Alexandra Robinson

09/07/08

Thomas Gent

Thomas Gent

13/07/08

Daniel Wallis

Daniel Wallis 18/07/08

Jonathan Gibbs

Jonathan Gibbs

19/07/08

Laura Strong

Laura Strong

20/07/08

Jenna Blackaby

Jenna Blackaby

27/07/08

Claire Evans

Claire Evans

29/07/08

Jessica Goodman

Jessica Goodman

02/08/08

Annabelle Fage

Annabelle Fage

05/08/08

Alex Wright

Alex Wright

09/08/08

Tia Jackson

Tia Jackson

14/08/08

Charlotte Curtis

Charlotte Curtis 15/08/08

Hazel Newman

Hazel Newman

19/08/08

Emily Furlong

Emily Furlong

21/08/08

Alice meets a giant tortoise

Alice Drake-Brockman

27/08/08

William Moore

William Moore

28/08/08

Ellie Smith

Ellie Smith

06/09/08

Luke MacWilliam

Luke MacWilliam

21/09/08

Natural High

Natural High

22/09/08

 

Rebekah Carrington

Rebekah Carrington

04/10/08

Grace O'Neill

Grace O'Neill

12/10/08

Will Carey

Will Carey

18/10/08

Alex meets Akama the White Collared lemur

Alex Norman

02/11/08

 

Guaranteed to be an experience of a lifetime!

Activities may be subject to change on the day due to welfare or operational factors. The programme of activities is dependent on the capability of the participants, however, where it is possible, reasonable adjustment will be made to try to ensure that the experience is open to all.

We want you to have a safe and enjoyable experience, all participants must abide by the health and safety regulations of Linton Zoo.

It may be necessary to share some activities with other participants.

A reasonable level of fitness is required to take part in this programme.

Booking your Experience

Please phone to discuss available dates and request a booking form 01223 891308