Latest news

27/11/2012 Wind Turbine Installation

Check on the 'Conservation' section for a series of photos showing the installation of our new Endurance Wind Turbines. Read more

25/11/2012 Turbine Installation Finished

Hallmark Green Power have completed the installation of our 2 new Endurance Wind Turbines during the week of 19th to 23rd November. A little disruption inevitably with road works due to cable laying ... Read more

04/11/2012 New Cheetah litter

Female Cheetah 'Talli' herself born at Hamerton Zoo Park, has a litter of six cubs. A short piece of video taken from her keepers mobile phone can be seen on 'Facebook' and is posted on 'YouTube'. T... Read more

18/10/2012 Europe's Greenest Zoo?

Following the successful installation of our two Gaia Wind turbines early in 2011, these machines produced 65,000 kwa of electricity during their first year - considerably more than expected. They ge... Read more

18/07/2012 Donkeys on the move

Our Poitou and American Mammoth jennies, along with two new foals born earlier in 2012, have been moved to grass fields we rent in Hamerton village, just half a mile south of the Park. This rotation ... Read more

17/07/2012 Zebra Paddock Completed

The cold wet spring of 2012 has held up a lot of building work at the Park, but we are progressing now. A break in the weather has allowed the 2 acre Zebra paddock to be finished along with alteratio... Read more

01/06/2012 Baby Tayra

A new development is underway for small carnivores, to include Oncilla and Rusty-spotted Cats, and a pair of Tayra. This was due to open for June 2012, but work has been delayed due to the birth of a... Read more

18/07/2011 Zebras Arrive

Work has almost completed on the doubling of the stable block by the overflow car-parks, plus extra fencing to house our new herd of Zebras. The paddock will form part of a new extension which runs u... Read more

05/05/2011 E News

Part of the re-vamp of our web-site last year allowed the on-going formation of a database with the intention of sending out regular new-letters by e-mail providing up-to-date information about develo... Read more

21/03/2011 Open now till 6pm

As the clocks change to British Summer Time this weekend, we are open until 6pm from Saturday 26th March onwards. Read more

16/01/2011 New Developments Get Started

Now we are into the New Year and the really cold temperatures of Christmas time have abated and it is now wet and mild. 14 degrees centigrade must be something of a record for January! Work is now u... Read more

01/01/2011 Happy New Year

Wishing all our supporters and friends a Happy New Year for 2011. Lots of developments are planned along with a few changes to the web-site. A new promotional offer of 10% OFF your entry tickets is ... Read more

24/12/2010 Merry Christmas to all

Winter is here, and there is lots of news about snow and frost; most seems to be 'spun' to make the stories more dramatic. Luckily this part of Cambridgeshire is pretty well placed and seems to avoid... Read more

07/11/2010 Christmas Shopping?

Looking for something a little different this year? Why not check out our on-line shop for a range of easily posted gifts, themed around the Park and our animals. From season tickets and animal spon... Read more

02/10/2010 New Bird Additions

Autumn is the time of year when young birds hatched during the summer move to new areas. Residents often disperse gradually, and migratory species perform spectacular migrations sometimes in huge flo... Read more

28/09/2010 Not 'Coals to Newcastle', but 'BdP to France'

We are delighted that our young male Poitou Donkey, 'Vagabond d'Hamerton' is soon to head to France to join the consevation programme for this endangered animal. The French breed association, la SABA... Read more

24/08/2010 Planning permission granted for Wind Turbines

We have just received news that our recent planning application to erect a pair of wind-turbines has been approved by Huntingdonshire District Council. These will be installed in the field to the nor... Read more

03/08/2010 Giant Anteater Studies in northern Brazil

Lydia Mocklinghoff from the Zoological Research Museum in Bonn, Germany is starting a study on the only stable population of the amazing Giant Anteater, which has already become extinct in Uruguay and... Read more

02/03/2010 Animal-Contact-Scheme

Get up-close and personal with one of our hundreds of animals. This new scheme helps fund some of our vital conservation work, and a link can be found on the main 'Home' page. Read more

10/06/2009 Helping the Poitou Donkey.

Our Poitou Donkey project got of to a shaky start a few years ago, but a major milestone has just been reached with the import of a stallion (or Etalon) from a leading breeder in France. 'Sans Souci'... Read more