The UK's No.1 Walkthrough Wildlife Adventure
Description
At the award-winning Yorkshire Wildlife Park, you can get as close to nature as possible. As educators, we want to encourage a curiosity about wildlife, a respect and awe of nature, and the desire to contribute to our planet as a whole. YWP is the only place in England to see polar bears roaming in one of the biggest polar bear reserves in the world!
YWP offers the perfect learning environment for students of all ages. The award winning Education sessions at the park are sure to enhance your students knowledge and appreciation of wildlife. Education sessions are available to pre-book in the purpose built Discovery Forest Classrooms and are available for all levels and abilities with a choice of different topics. Expedition walking tours are also available if you would prefer to keep your learning outside the classroom.
You can also bring the excitement of Yorkshire Wildlife Park into your classroom through Skype.Virtual sessions are available to book for both pre & post visits or as stand alone sessions. Ideal to use as an introduction to new topics and a great way to engage your students.. The education team will call your class live from the park to answer all of their questions. An outreach programme is also available.
School groups can explore the park as they wish, attend feeding times and ranger talks giving students a fantastic opportunity to talk to our experienced and qualified staff.
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Used as reward trip for attendance. (July 2024 - Primary School)
Excellent venue for all ages (July 2024 - Secondary School)
Prior to the visit, contact with the park was excellent, whether by phone or e-mails. We were greeted upon arrival by a member of staff and everything was well-organised. We had booked a classification workshop which perfectly matched our Science curriculum (as planned) We had also linked the visit to our English unit, planning and writing a balanced argument about whether animals should be kept at Yorkshire Wildlife Park. The children greatly enjoyed their visit and there is a great variety of animals to view. The park is well laid-out with plenty of outdoor picnic areas. We have visited before and will most definitely return in the future.
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It was a great trip and the students enjoyed themselves.
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what a fabulous venue. We were only sorry that we ran out of time to see everything. (June 2024 - Secondary School)
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You really do need a full school day for this trip, if not longer. The children enjoyed being in the outdoors and seeing real animals. (June 2024 - Primary School)
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An incredible day. The lesson in the classroom was well delivered and resourced. (May 2024 - Primary School)
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Fully recommend the workshops - absolutely brilliant! (March 2024 - Primary School)
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Exccellent Bear Necessities Workshop which enriched our work on polar climates. (February 2024 - Primary School)
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(December 2023 - Secondary School)
Pupils in Y10 loved the experience of the park, they were able to use the park facilities on a quiet midweek day without the crowds of people on a weekend and asked lots of questions about the animals (December 2023 - Secondary School)
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We went to support out BTEC Travel and Tourism course. It was superb and linked directly with the specification. (November 2023 - Secondary School)
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A lovely day out (July 2023)
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We had a great time, learning about the animals and exploring their habitats. (July 2023 - Primary School)
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The education sessions were excellent.
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A very large wildlife park, with a lot of walking required. YWP offers an opportunity to observe an array of animals from countries all around the world. The on-site classrooms provide a gripping learning environment to discuss various topics with the very knowledgeable staff. (May 2023 - Primary School)
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A fantastic park with lots of animals. It is very big so planning a longer day allows you to get more out of the park. The workshops are great. They were very interactive and hands on. (May 2023 - Primary School)
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The workshops were a useful link to our science topic. (April 2023 - Primary School)
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We had a really nice day there. We have deducted a point because lots of the eating places were closed which made it a bit annoying. When we booked, we were unable to have a talk because they were all fully booked however when we were at the park, the educational team called us to say that they had a cancellation so they were then able to fit us in which was lovely.
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YWP were really welcoming and accommodating of students completing the ASDAN programme of study. (March 2023 - Secondary School)
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Need a full day here to be able to experience everything the park has to offer (December 2022 - Primary School)
Great workshops designed around the KS1 Science curriculum (November 2022 - Primary School)
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Excellent Artist input well organised and engaged ALL the pupils. (October 2022 - Secondary School)
We (Year 6) visited the Wildlife adventure park as part of our Science/Geography theme to learn about animal clasification and how living things are affected by environmental impact. We did the classification workshop, which was great handling a snake, hissing coackroach and a giant snail. The children loved this trip, especially the polar bears, giraffes and meerkats. They also loved the adventure play areas which were suitable for this age group. (October 2022 - Primary School)
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Workshop short (July 2022 - Primary School)
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Very difficult during heavy rain. Difficult under foot and very open. (July 2022 - Primary School)
An excellent venue that is growing with size in terms of outdoor space, activities and provision. Not busy, safe and allowed our students to have an amazing time whilst learning about ecosystems. (July 2022 - Secondary School)
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On weekdays, it did seem that only about 1/3 of the cafes/drink stops/icecream parlours were open... (June 2022 - Secondary School)
Educational and informative. Animals were great (June 2022)
Fantastic trip. Really helpful staff and great facilities. (June 2022 - Primary School)
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The workshops were brilliant. Definitely great value for money.
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This was the first trip in 2 years and the children had an excellent experience. They completed a workshop where they learned about a range of habitats, looked at artefacts and had the opportunity to hold a range of animals. (March 2022 - Primary School)
Great day, lots of varied animals to see in the park and friendly and knowledgeable staff ran an excellent classroom session which supported our work in school. (March 2022 - Primary School)
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The children had a fabulous day out and had the chance to learn about all the amazing animals at the park. They were able to see some of the world's most endangered animals such as Amur Leopards and Tigers. Children had the opportunity to learn about animal adaptations, their habitat and the threats they face. (February 2022 - Primary School)
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Great day out. Would be helpful to have an indoor designated school area for lunches although plenty of cover. We struggled with finding water points. (November 2021 - Primary School)
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Excellent day - lots of fun had by all! (November 2021 - Primary School)
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Due to Covid, the children needed to wash their hands more frequently and for longer. Unfortunately, the sinks across the park were too high for the children to reach. (November 2021 - Primary School)
The park was fantastic. It was very easy to get around and see each animal enclosure. There were also plenty of toilets, seating areas for lunch and very friendly and helpful staff.
The session we booked was also very good. The children really enjoyed being able physically interact with the different creatures. (October 2021 - Primary School)
An excellent day out and very informative (October 2021 - Secondary School)
An excellent day out and very informative (October 2021 - Secondary School)
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Booking process a bit complex and no invoices are sent to you. However the park is great. (September 2021 - Primary School)
Excellent venue, easily accessible. (September 2021 - Primary School)
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Excellent venue, staff where supportive of our students and helped them feel comfortable and answered any questions they had about the animals. (August 2021 - Primary School)
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Really lovely venue for our group of SEND pupils (July 2021 - Primary School)
A fantastic experience for children of all primary ages to observe wild animals and discuss what would be their natural habitat, continents of the worlds they are native to and how they have adapted to differing climates. (July 2021 - Primary School)
Excellent facilities. (July 2021 - Secondary School)
An excellent experience for all ages. (July 2021 - Primary School)
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Due to a change in entrance and issues around google maps we arrived late. Other than that staff where great and very helpful and overall a very enjoyable day. We covered all the set learning objectives and more. (July 2021 - Secondary School)
The Wildlife Park is absolutely fantastic. On this particularly occasion however, I felt too many school visits were permitted onsite and this meant toileting the children and maintaining a social distance was a little tricky sometimes. (July 2021 - Primary School)
Great place to visit with special Needs children, although some of oaths not that whellchaor friendly. Great range of animals to see in different habitats. Ample of places to eat picnic lunch and good changing facilities. Staff all really friendly and good one way systems in place,. (July 2021 - Secondary School)
Fab place (July 2021 - Secondary School)
Well planned with COVID. Children thoroughly enjoyed the trip! (June 2021 - Primary School)
A very enjoyable day. (June 2021 - Primary School)
The park was running at a reduced visitor capacity which made the day more accessible to the children. Facilities were clean and tidy. Staff who we spoke to about the animals were knowledgeable, friendly and helpful. (June 2021 - Primary School)
Fantastic trip, enjoyed by all. Covid regulations were in place and explained prior to visit, along with one way systems highlighted around the park. All staff were friendly and helpful and responded to queries promptly. (June 2021 - Primary School)
Fantastic venue - really well organised. Teachers' open day definitely worth attending, the staff were excellent. (March 2020 - Primary School)
Staff were knowledgeable and helpful. The animal habitat workshops were fantastic. The leader was engaging and clear in her explanations. Lots of opportunities for learning about animals however due to the weather lots of animals were inside and not available to see. (February 2020 - Primary School)
Another successful family trip, everyone had a lovely day out. (January 2020 - Primary School & Secondary School)
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Fantastic day out, great facilities and contact with the park was brilliant. (June 2019 - Primary School)
Good variety of wild animals. A great place to visit. Only downside, not enough under shelter seating on a rainy day (May 2019 - Primary School)
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Workshops are a great enhancement to a visit. (January 2019 - Primary School)
awesome day out would recommend to anyone (January 2019 - Primary School & Secondary School)
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Fantastic venue for our educational aims for the Year 7 trip. Very helpful staff and engaging throughout. (September 2018 - Secondary School)
Perfect for our students a great day (August 2018 - Secondary School)
Very good and well thought out for groups and adjustments that naturally occur and they give groups a cheque refund for non attending group members (July 2018 - Secondary School)
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Venue would benefit from providing a place to store bag packs so children do not have to carry them around all day. (June 2018 - Primary School)
A lovely day out. There was lots of information about the animals to collate for future lessons. It is a big park, so timings are essential. (June 2018 - Primary School)
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An amazing place with so much cross-curricular learning available. Children had the opportunity for independent learning and exploration as well as more structured learning with their workshop. The workshops were engaging, interactive and exciting for all involved. (May 2018 - Primary School)
Absolutely wonderful day had by both children and staff. Creepy crawly talk was eventful. Children loved holding the critters. (May 2018 - Primary School)
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