Days Out

St Tiggywinkles Wildlife Hospital

Following the recent opening of the visitor's centre, you can enjoy an educational walk around the grounds to meet some of the injured and disabled residents. You can also learn how to help prevent injuries to wildlife near where you live.

For more details & directions call: 01844 292292.

The Bucks Goat Centre

This open farm has dozens of breeds of goat and other animals that you can meet and feed. There's also a toddler's play area, a plant nursery, pet food store and a café.

For more details & directions call: 01296 612983

Oak Farm Rare Breeds Park

A small traditional working farm with animals who can be seen in close quarters and fed by hand. There's also a pets corner, picnic area, refreshments and a countryside walk.

For more details & directions call: 01296 415709

Mead Open Farm

A family farm with a large range of traditional farm animals and rare breeds. You can also feed the lambs and groom the ponies and there's pedal tractors, log play equipment and an indoor play barn.

For more details & directions call: 01525 852954

Odds Farm Park

As one of the 20 approved rare breed centres in the country you can feed the animals by hand, bottle feed a lamb or kid and milk a goat by hand. There's also a tea room, gift shop, fitness trail and picnic area.

For more details & directions call: 01628 520188

Woburn Safari Park

Britain's largest drive through safari park, you can see lions, tigers, giraffes, rhinos, monkeys and many more. Open daily from March to October.

For more details & directions call: 01525 290407