Latest news

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

11/04/2011 Hamerton Donkey Show 2011

On Saturday 11th June 2011 we are holding our very first open Donkey Show at Hamerton. The resident donkeys are always here of course, Potou, Mammoth and Miniature, including several new foals born i... 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