Lakeland Wildlife Oasis

13/10/2025

Have you spotted our leopard bush fish?

Whilst Baloo usually steals the show, he shares his tank with 10 of these cool little fish!

10/10/2025

The votes are in.....
... meet Ha"meow"ish Watson the Scottish Wildcat!

Getting more and more confident every day, dont forget to swing past our Wildcat enclosure on your next visit to spot Heather and Hamish!

08/10/2025

Our Halloween Rangers Club is back again for kids aged 7-11, and is running on the 27th, 28th and 29th of October.

Each day will have Halloween themed activities, fun crafts, feeding, enrichment creation and much more!

Times: 9am - 4pm
Prices: £55 per day, or three days for £130 (Breakfast, lunch and snacks included)

SEND friendly. Drop-off club.

Spaces can only be booked via email to [email protected]

✨ Book soon to avoid disappointment! ✨

07/10/2025

05/10/2025

We would like to invite you to join us in celebrating the life of our amazing Snow Leopard, Pavan, who was peacefully put to sleep surrounded by his devoted animal keepers.

Pav had recently been contending with progressive age-related illnesses, and after extensive consultation between our veterinary and animal care teams, the kindest decision was to put Pav to sleep.

Pavan had lived a full life, at 19.5 years old he lived to be the oldest snow leopard in Europe. Together with his partner, Tara, Pav successfully raised 3 cubs - with a legacy of 8 grandcubs and 3 great-grandcubs all living in zoos across Europe. Together, they created a legacy of a major bloodline for the breeding programme and did their bit to save their species from extinction.

Pav's DNS has been donated to Nature's Safe for cryogenic preservation, further helping to save snow leopards from extinction.

Whilst it hurts to say goodbye, Pav's legacy will live forever. He truly won over the hearts of many, since he first joined us back in 2011 and he will be missed by us all.

We would love you to share any photos or memories of Pav in the comments below, or tag us in your posts/stories.

04/10/2025

Happy International Zookeeper Day!

Let's celebrate the incredible people who work tirelessly 365 days a year, caring for our animals but also aiding vital conservation efforts, educating the thousands of people who come through our doors and dedicating their lives to ensuring our animals recieve enriching lives and the highest standards of welfare.

From working outside through everything the Cumbrian Weather throws at us 🌪, coming home smelly from being used as an animal toilet whilst poo-shovelling 💩, inventing and building new and exciting enrichment devices 🛠, creating specialist diets 🍴, training animals for veterinary care ⚖️, building and renovating enclosures 🪚, studying the latest in animal care for every animal on site 📖, and thats not all! There's a LOT involved in the day to day of zookeeping!

So let's take a moment to celebrate the amazing team here at Lakeland Wildlife Oasis and thank them for all the incredible work they do ❤️

02/10/2025

How stunning is Mango? 🥭

💡 Did you know... Fossa are only found in Madagascar, and are sadly threatened by severe habitat loss - 90% of their native habitat has been destroyed

01/10/2025

Happy 1st October 🎃

01/10/2025

29/09/2025

Have you spotted Chazz since he moved into our Tropical Hall?

Chazz, our Red Crested Turaco, has been loving exploring his new environment and can usually be seen hopping between branches or foraging for figs growing on our trees!