Are there any nature reserves/ parks with bears/wolves

[connerlake]

As these are truly british animals aswell i'd like to go view them where they have a little free roaming, any idea's?
Thnks

[valleyforge]

The Highland Wildlife Park (Highland Wildlife Park, Kincraig, Kingussie, Inverness-shire, Scotland, UK) near Kingussie has both Scottish and European Wildlife, plus some other examples of endangered species.

[Mike H]

Hi,

Wildwood in Kent Wildwood Trust has wolves and most other British Mammals but no Bears!

Mike

[Kayleigh]

I think they have Bears maybe wolves too at Woburn Safari park MK..

Woburn Safari Park ~ Get closer than in the wild

Don't know what part on the country your looking at.

[eeyore]

Originally Posted by valleyforge

The Highland Wildlife Park (Highland Wildlife Park, Kincraig, Kingussie, Inverness-shire, Scotland, UK) near Kingussie has both Scottish and European Wildlife, plus some other examples of endangered species.

grrr - sore point with me - they had their entire wolfpack put down a couple of years back (including one that i had sponsored since it was a cub) suposedly because they couldnt stop the betas fighting when the alpha male died - but if that were the case why not just remove or even put down one - rather than killing the whole dam lot including the females.

IMO it had more to do with economics - especially as after a decent interval had elapsed they restocked with cute fluffy wolf cubs

I canceled my membership of ZSE (who operate HWP) and havent been back since.

on a happier note - wolfies can be seen at longleat, wildwood, woburn, and the ukwolf trust at beenhams farm near reading. Woburn also has bears in the same enclosure as the wolves.

[pressld2]

I've been waiting for a good excuse to post these - all taken at Wildwood back in April...













Wildwood is well worth a visit (in spite of the absence of bears) and is run as an education and conservation charity. If you do go I would leave it until September when the kids are back at school as it gets very busy this time of year. Unless you have kids of your own to take - they'll love it!

Dave P.

[arvensis]

Fantasic pics Dave, the Adder pic clearly demonstrates the difference between male and female.

Mark

[ron1863]

Cracking shots Dave. There used to be a Bear Park at Loch Lomond but it shut down years ago

[Kayleigh]

Originally Posted by ron1863

Cracking shots Dave. There used to be a Bear Park at Loch Lomond but it shut down years ago

Well, that was a shame....lol..

Lovely shots Dave

[pressld2]

Thanks everyone!

There are quite a few other species there too, e.g. water vole, pine marten, red, roe and fallow deer, dormouse, red squirrel, otter, stoat, eagle and snowy owl and some indigenous goats that I forget the name of. And bee-hives too.

Dave P.