Courses & Clubs

Throughout the year The Sanctuary offers children a choice of various courses where they can come to The Sanctuary to learn about animals and how we care for them. We also run a wildlife club aimed at teaching children about wildlife where they can actually meet the wildlife they are learning about.

We are also regularly contacted by students requesting the possibility of learning more about working in a wildlife environment and so we are offering a training opportunity especially for students.

Scroll down for details of each individual course.

A Unique BirthdayExperience

We are offering young people a rare a birthday treat to spend time, up close, to many species of British wildlife and other more exotic animals and become a real animal carer for the day!

The birthday child will spend the day working alongside the owner and main animal carer at The Sanctuary and see what the it is like “behind the scenes” at an animal sanctuary.

Activities will include feeding all the wildlife and farm animals, spending time with our tame fox Donut, handling some of our more exotic animals, mucking out stables, grooming the ponies & donkeys and walking our goats back into their stalls for the night.

He/She will also spend some time in our intensive care (which is not open to the public) where there may be young animals or birds in care And after a hard day’s work, then finish off with a pony ride in the paddock! (up to age 10 only)

Animals the birthday child is likely to meet are :

Fox Tortoise Barn/Tawny Owl

Badger Snake Tarantula

Hedgehog Squirrel Orphans & Fledgling Birds

There will also be some time for play too on the trampolines and in our play area!

Disclaimers and contact details must be received by The Sanctuary before a child can be left in our care.

Cost £70 - Suitable for children age 9 – 15 only

A picnic lunch, ‘goody bag’ with some mementoes of the day and a Certificate of Achievement can be included for an extra £10.

For further information or to book 01670 791778

Wildlife Training

Due to the high demand of students contacting The Sanctuary requesting the possibility of learning more about working in a wildlife environment, we are pleased to now offer the following training opportunities. Students will be working alongside the owner and main animal carer at The Sanctuary.

Cost £60/day, 9:00am - 4:00pm

	Wildlife feeding		Feed Preparation
	Diets & Food Preparation		Housing needs in captivity
	Intensive Care & Hygine		Farm Animal feeding

£280/week - 5 days 9:00am - 4:00pm above and including:

	Basic first aid for wildlife		Equipment
	Animal handling		Animal behaviour
	Orphans & Fledglings		When to rescue
	Where and when to release		2 days working as an animal carer (supervised)
	Fact and worksheets available		Written appraisal on completion

We are also happy to supply references to any student who has completed the full week, if required in the future.

This course must be booked and paid for in advance due to limited spaces available. In the event of a cancellation less than two weeks prior to the commencement of the course, no refund will be offered.

To book a place

For further information 01670 791778

Pony Care & Stable Management - 2006

The Pony Care & Stable Management Course held on Saturday 30^th September, 2006 was attended by 12 children. They learned all aspects of looking after their own pony from Laurie, a British Horse Society Assistant Instructor.

The children all had a wonderful day and appeared to enjoy every moment. Strangely enough the mucking-out was especially popular and they threw themselves into that task with great enthusiasm!

They also enjoyed a picnic lunch and left clutching a Certificate of Attendance and a horsey 'goody bag' - the perfect end to an enjoyable and educational day.

We intend to run more courses like this next year, so keep an eye on this page for further information.