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Aston Springs Farm
Aston Springs Farm has been created from a love of animals and the outdoors as well as a desire to provide good quality fresh products to the local community by two sisters, Sam and Emily Swain. Aston Springs Farm Trail provides the perfect opportunity to get out and about experiencing nature as well as life on the farm. Take a stroll around our...
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Cannon Hall Farm - Barnsley
he perfect family day out in the Pennine hills with hundreds of animals, and adventure playgrounds. We are a working family-run farm, and you may have seen us on TV on Springtime on the Farm, Winter on the Farm, The Yorkshire Vet and more! Suitable for children and adults of all ages, there’s plenty to see and do at the farm. Your...
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Chestnut Centre - Otter Haven & Owl Sanctuary
Welcome to the Chestnut Centre Conservation & Wildlife Park: Our Conservation and Wildlife Park, located in scenic Peak District National Park of Derbyshire, is set in 50 acres of landscaped grounds and is home, not only to a unique collection of birds and animals, but to many wild birds and mammals. As you walk about the Wildlife Park...
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Graves Park Animal Farm - Sheffield
Graves Park Animal Farm provides a popular home to some of the rarest breeds of farm animals in the country. You can get up close and personal with Tamworth pigs; Highland cattle and Jacob sheep, plus goats, donkeys,waterfowl and many more. Opening Times The Animal Farm is open every day between 9.00am and 4.00pm (except Christmas Day). Entry is...
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Heeley City Farm - Sheffield
Welcome to Heeley City Farm - a friendly farm and environmental visitor centre in Heeley, in the heart of Sheffield, South Yorkshire. We're open every day from 9.30 am to 5.00 pm (4.30 pm in the winter) and admission is FREE! Meet our friendly animals, play in our under 8's Playground enjoy our Farm Café serving healthy, farm-cooked...
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Matlock Farm Park
Matlock Farm Park is set in part of a 600 acre working farm with pony trekking, loads of animals to see and interact with and all in all providing a great day out with variety activities for all the family. Here at Matlock Farm Park, we are open all year round and hope to give you a wonderful visit in the fresh air and tranquility of the...
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Mayfield Alpacas - Sheffield
Situated to the North of Ringinglow Village, on the outskirts of Sheffield, Mayfield Alpacas is the centre of excellence for the UK Alpaca industry. Our selective breeding programme concentrates exclusively on the finest quality Peruvian Alpaca stock. Extending for over 45 acres within the beautiful Mayfield Valley, Mayfield Alpacas is a popular...
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Our Cow Molly
We are, a working dairy farm and produce our own ice cream using milk and cream fresh from our cows. We're open for visitors 11-6 Wednesday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday, and every day in the school holidays. We are located in a small village called Dungworth in Sheffield which is just outside the peak district and is classified as an area of...
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Rother Valley Country Park - Sheffield
Located on the borders of Yorkshire and Derbyshire, near the towns of Rotherham, Chesterfield and Worksop and the city of Sheffield. The 750 acre park hosts a number of walking and cycling routes which link to the Trans Pennine Trail and Route 6 Sustrans.There are 5 lakes of which the main lake is 1 mile in length and...
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Tropical Butterfly House, Wildlife & Falconry - North Anston
When the centre first opened in the summer of 1994, it consisted of the Tropical house, some gardens and the start of the nature trail. Over the past 11 years the centre has evolved to included a wide range of animals. The centre currently is home to the Tropical House, Bird of prey centre, baby animal nursery, Pets corner and a mature nature...
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Wentworth Family Farm - Rotherham
Wentworth Family Farm: Home to a range of rare breed such as Soay sheep, Jacobs sheep, Shetland cattle, middle white pigs, Saannen, Pygmy and Bagot goats. View red squirrels, British barn, snowy and tawny owls, horses and ponies. Also a bunny barn with rabbits, guinea pigs and other baby animals.Situated in sixteen acres of historic walled...
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Wetlands Waterfowl Reserve - Retford
Wetlands primary objective is to enable people of all ages to view and get close to animals they wouldn’t normally have the chance to see. Our 23-acre parkland also provides a fantastic location for a relaxing stroll in the countryside. Wetlands is an animal park set in purely natural surroundings. Leave the school and bus timetables...
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Yorkshire Wildlife Park
Walk through natural habitats and encounter animals from all over the world. Also a woodlands nature trail. See marsupials, antelopes, zebra, ostrich and lemurs, anteater. There's family fun all day long with our walkthrough safari animal areas, a full programme of ranger talks and feeding time, indoor and outdoor play areas, cafes and shops in...
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This section lists zoos wildlife parks near to Sheffield so if you would like to take the little monkeys to the zoo please see our list below. Some of the zoos listed maybe farms, or petting farms, these zoos have a varied selection of animals for viewing.
there are lions and you can sometimes drive through the paddocks and view them from the comfort of your car. there are also baboons and monkeys which can be fun to watch. Or there are elephants, giraffes and other African and Indian animals.A lot of zoos have collections of insects and birds and also water creatures, all in all a trip out to the zoo is an educational experience for your children.
If you live in the Sheffield vicinity and you are searching for a perfect outing then why not take your family to your nearest zoo. With a great deal to discover and do, a trip to the zoo will be the great day trip for kids of all age groups. From Grandma to boys and girls, aunts and uncles, a visit to the zoo is superb fun time for all of the friends and family. The day trip to your nearby zoo near Sheffield is equally educational and also beneficial, and also will leave you having a lasting impact. The creatures on show will consist of a lot of species of very rare, unique and endangered animals. Getting close up to one of the larger animals such as rhinoceros or even lions is an unforgettable experience. You will find a large number of distinct types of wild birds to discover at a zoo for instance vultures and also pelicans. Many zoos will have a reptile building so you view creatures such as highly dangerous snakes like rattlesnakes. The diverse assortment of mammals is going to be on exhibit for instance monkeys not to mention dolphins. From the streams and seas of our earth you will find a lot of remarkable fish to see including clown fish. Varied and vibrant underwater life such as coral are always fantastic to see. Amphibians for example newts are always fascinating for young children of all ages to study. The zoo is actually a location in which living creatures are housed to be exhibited and studied. The actual title is actually a popular variety of zoological garden, and many zoos are landscapes or parks that contains buildings and also other enclosures. Zoos normally look after only untamed creatures, many of these coming from distant nations around the world. However, a number of zoos house domestic creatures such as cattle and lambs to display to city kids that have no chance to go see farms. Children's zoos are occasionally incorporated in zoological gardens. They may possibly have areas where children can observe young creatures, and at times have got areas where kids can pet as well as feed tame creatures. Zoos are additionally crucial centres of wildlife preservation. Many zoos breed endangered animals, some of that are no longer found in the wild.