Education Opening - VIP Tours

Leading tours at the official opening last month gave me the opportunity to show off our fantastic educational facility.   It is thanks to funding from CJ Wildlife and Wild Aid and much hard work from staff and volunteers that the new facility was made possible.  I had time out from the feeding and cleaning to help out on our big day and to welcome guests as they arrived…even Gavin Grant (our CEO) made it up from Horsham which was appreciated by staff.

Our tour behind the scenes started in the woodland classroom where we have new CCTV installed, which links into the hospital.  We then moved out to the garden and I pointed out our new funky information boards and our newly revamped pond.  I then spent time talking to visitors about the orphan care room where we look after 100’s of orphaned animals each year.  We got to test out the intercom system which linked visitors to staff inside the hospital which was very cool and then moved on past the oiled bird washroom where staff usually get soaked as much as the birds they are washing.

                        

Next we quietly peered through wooden slats at the pool viewing areas - they had no idea they were being spied on!  And then into the forested area to see how groups will be surrounded by the environment they will learn about.

I wish this had been one of my school trips!  Its proof education can be fun and I was the teacher!

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