A Christmas Surprise

Earlier today the keepers made the discovery of this adorable little yellow duckling!



Normally we expect ducklings to be hatching at Easter not Christmas so he is either very late or really early!

With no sign of his family, the keepers will be taking care of this little chap until he is big enough to live out in the park with all the other ducks!

Push out the boat and have a little vote

 

Welcome to the myisleofwight.com Awards 2014.

These are the Isle of Wight’s only visitor-voted awards for tourism businesses and services, providing you with the opportunity to pick out your star performers who have helped make your visit a truly fantastic and unforgettable experience.

We have provided the key categories and a few suggestions but the rest is down to you. You can vote in all or just the categories where you feel the experience was exceptional and you can make your own suggestions to be added to the short lists.

We want to know where you love hanging out, what you love doing, where your fave paces to stay are and where you go when you want to eat something delicious!

So get voting – your opinion is king!

http://www.redfunnel.co.uk/my-isle-of-wight/the-awards-2014/

 

WINTER NEWSLETTER from Dippy and friends!

Happy Winter time from all of us at Seaview Wildlife Encounter! Although the Park is now closed for the winter, there is lots of exciting goings on in preparation for opening again in the spring…we won’t ruin the surprises we have in store just yet! It has been a very exciting year for the birth of new animal life here at the Park including ducklings, Guinea Fowl chicks, Chilean Flamingo chicks and of course our Wallaby Joey, Coco! New arrivals to the Park this season included two rare and very adorable woolly Southdown Baby Doll Sheep, Daisy and Maisy. They arrived at the end of March and are settled in and loved by everyone… … PLUS, to the Keepers surprise in the mealworm delivery, a very cute baby stowaway Dumbo Rat, who we have named Alfie and has been taken home by Tara, Head Keeper, to look after over the cold winter months! The 2014 season proved to be a very busy one with thanks to the fantastic news from trip advisor that were rated number one best attraction on the Island!

As well as with visitors, Keepers were busy hosting the Parks Interactive Wildlife Experiences and bookings are already coming in for the 2015 season! In addition we were very excited to have hosted our very first Seaview Wildlife wedding! Clive and Dawn came to the Park six years ago on their very first date and it must have been a memorable one as they decided they wanted to get married and celebrate here at the Park alongside our Wallabies! Dippy our oldest and dearest Humboldt Penguin continues to enjoy his adventures on the Isle of Wight. You can follow Dippy on his adventures by visiting his very own website…. Http://dippytheisleofwightpenguin.com …..And finally we would all like to take the opportunity to wish you a very MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR! Don’t forget you can also receive up to date information about the Park by becoming Dippy’s friend on Facebook “Dippy Seaview” and follow our blog on www.seaviewwildlife.blogspot.com

DIPPY AND HIS FRIENDS LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING YOU BACK TO THE PARK IN 2015!

Fabulous Photos from Jim Gandhi

This week we were sent in some wonderful photos of our animals from visitor Jim Gandhi:
 

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Dippys Christmas Gift suggestions

Who better to assist you in your search for present perfection than our very own expert gift finder Dippy the Penguin..

So many choices ……

1.  Top of your bucket list should be a personal Penguin Encounter with me DIPPY…. http://www.seaviewwildlife.com/wildlife_encounters/Penguin_Encounters/

 

2.  Meerkat Encounter ~ Meet our mob of mischievous Meerkats  http://www.seaviewwildlife.com/wildlife_encounters/Meerkat_Encounters/

 

3.  Combo Encounter ~ Spend special penguin and meerkat time with all of the above!  http://www.seaviewwildlife.com/wildlife_encounters/Combo_Encounters/

 

4.  Keeper For A Day ~ the ultimate up close and personal experience with our array of Wildlife  http://www.seaviewwildlife.com/wildlife_encounters/Keeper_for_a_day/

 

5.  Junior Wildlife Experience ~  A mini Zoo Keeper experience for the little ones .. http://www.seaviewwildlife.com/wildlife_encounters/Junior_Wildlife_Experience/

 

6.  Wildest Place For A Special Date ~  A fantastic champagne and wildlife treat

http://www.seaviewwildlife.com/wildlife_encounters/Wildest_date/

Each Christmas Wildlife Encounter booking includes a fabulous animal voucher card to give as a present with dates to be arranged in the opening season from March 21 – November 1st.   

Letter of the Week from Ex Keeper Holly

Hi Everyone, 

Glad to hear the season went so well, can't believe how fast the time is going! 

I have some awesome news I passed my exam and assessment drive so I am now officially a qualified FGASA Level 1 nature guide. I start my placement at a place called Cradle of Life on December 1st. It's a Bio Park with a park and reserve area it looks absolutely beautiful. They have Tigers, Lions and other cats there so I am super excited! 

Here is the website so that everyone can have a look at what its like. http://www.cradleoflife.co.za/

Send my love to everyone and give Jacob a cuddle from me, I bet he's grown! 

Here are a few more photos,

Holly

JOHN LEWIS SHOULD HAVE PICKED DIPPY AS THE STAR OF THE NEW XMAS ADVERT

https://www.youtube.com/user/JohnLewisRetail?v=iccscUFY860