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Our Premium Gift Pack includes a stylish gift box, which holds your personalised gift voucher and your activity voucher guide booklet. The premium choice.
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What's Included
- A meet the ferrets experience
- Welcome, introduction and safety briefing
- Your ranger will introduce you to the ferrets
- Learn about the ferrets and enjoy interacting and playing with them
- Opportunity to take photos
- Free entry to the mini zoo and time to expore it after your experience
- Please allow 20-30 minutes meeting the ferrets
What Can I Expect
Meets the Ferrets in Essex! Spend time with these curious little creatures at their home near Saffron Walden on the edge of Epping Forest.
Within easy reach of London and Essex, ‘Forest Lodge' is a friendly miniature zoo and animal experience centre. It is home to a whole menagerie of animals (mostly adopted and rescued), including these fantastic ferrets.
They are super smart animals and really quite sociable. Ferrets can be lively and mischievous too, as they burrow, dig and chew - hence the expressions ‘to ferret around' when you're being nosy!
During your time at the centre, your ranger host will take you to meet the resident ferrets. You will hear lots about these animals. They can sometimes get bad press for being too naughty and even a little bit stinky, but they are actually very sociable and clever.
Amazingly, ferrets can recognise and acknowledge their own names, so make sure you call out for your ferret and see if they turn to look at you, or even come over!
You also might not know that ferrets are carnivores. Their ideal menu would consist of little rodents and rabbits, which might seem a little like they are eating their distant cousins. In fact, they can't digest anything other than meat, so you have to be really careful what you feed your pet ferret.
After taking lots of selfies with your favourite new ferret friend, you'll still have time to explore the mini zoo and see the other residents at this Essex centre, as your Meet the Ferrets ticket includes general entry.
When Is It Available
- Selected weekdays and weekends throughout the year, subject to availability
- Slots can be booked from 10am to 5pm
- After your experience you are welcome to enjoy the rest of the mini zoo until 6pm
Location
- Epping in Essex
Suitable For
- Minimum age 2, under 16s must be accompanied by an adult
- This experience is not suitable for anyone who is pregnant, has a low/supressed immune system or has cold/flu symptoms
Spectators
- Spectators are welcome for a fee payable direct on the day
Anything Else
- Carers assisting those with disabilities can attend free of charge upon providing proof of DLA (Disabled Living Allowance), a Blue Badge or Freedom Pass or a signed letter from a doctor or GP (Photo ID required)
- Prior to your visit you will need to complete an animal handling consent form
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