So, you like it wild? Well it won't get any wilder than this list of sites for Wildlife Parks featuring animals in as near to natural surroundings as possible.
Comment: Whipsnade Wild Animal Park just north of London in Dunstable is one of Europe's largest wildlife conservation parks. Whipsnade is home to over 2,500 animals, many of which are endangered in the wild. There are also a whole host of the family's favourites - elephants, giraffes, bears, tigers, rhinos, hippos and lots more.
Comment: Set amongst the woodland of Dorset lays 65 acres of sanctuary for over 150 primates. Monkey World was set up in 1987 by Jim and Alison Cronin to provide abused Spanish beach chimps with a permanent, stable home. Today Monkey World works to stop the illegal smuggling of apes out of Africa and Asia. At the park visitors can see more than 150 primates of 15 different species.
Comment: At Paradise Wildlife Park Hertfordshire you can touch and feed our paddock animals, including zebras and camels. Visit our adventure playground to burn off some energy, and then catch your breath in the jungle theatre.Take a virtual tour today, and do the real thing tomorrow.
Comment: Woburn Safari Park is a quality value for money day out for families providing fun, entertainment and a relevant educational message and by making a real contribution to conservation. Woburn Safari Park is approximately one hours drive from London, Oxford, Cambridge, Stratford, Birmingham and Leicester.
Comment: Welsh Mountain Zoo's aim is to enhance appreciation and understanding of the earth's natural heritage through public education and recreation. To support the maintenance of the earth's biodiversity through participation in conservation breeding programmes,
assistance for conservation in the wild and the advancement of biological study.
Comment: The Wildlife Parks' aim is to create environments in which animals can behave as naturally as possible. New exhibits are designed to allow the animals to express as much natural behaviour as possible. On this site you will find information about the park and areas that give animal information on the wildlife they care for.
Comment: You can go along and experience all the excitement of seeing wild animals, watch the sea lion show, talk to the animals in the Pets' Farm or take a trip to Chimpanzee island at Blair Drummond Safari and Adventure Park near Stirling Scotland.
Comment: West Midlands Safari and Leisure Park offers its visitors a drive-through safari, seal aquarium and a reptile house, among other attractions. It covers a range of almost 200 acres and is the ideal place to spend the day with your family. There are also enough restaurants and refreshments to keep you going.
Comment: Twycross Zoo opened in 1963 on a site in Leicestershire. Initially a comparatively modest collection, it has grown into one of the major British zoos, attracting over 450,000 visitors a year. It is famous for its collection of primates. The zoo occupies over 40 acres and is set in open countryside.