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May Day Fun at Woburn Safari Park – and new baby monkeys! - 28th April
There is lots of fun for everyone this May Day at Woburn Safari Park. Spring is in the air especially in the African Forest where three of the Patas monkeys have new babies to show off!
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Easter Baby Giraffe at Woburn Safari Park - 20th March
The arrival of a second Rothschild giraffe calf within the past five months is another major success for Woburn Safari Park’s breeding programme for these critically endangered animals.
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Elephant Demonstrations Cancelled - 19th March
The Elephant Demonstrations have been canceled until at least May to give them the optimum opportunity to socialise and breed...
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Easter Fun at Woburn Safari Park - 19th March
There is lots of fun for everyone this Easter at Woburn Safari Park. Spring is in the air as some of the proud Mums show off their new babies that were born in the winter...
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Spring Babies at Woburn! - 4th March
Come and meet some of our proud new mums; there’s Tambi the African lion and her playful cubs getting up to mischief and involving the whole pride in their games.
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Largest Regional Art Sale at Woburn reports brilliant start! - 20th February
Following the very successful first weekend of the Annual Woburn Abbey Art Sale, new stock is being sought to fill the blank spaces on the walls...
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New Garden’s Development at Woburn Abbey - 18th February
The gardens at Woburn Abbey were part of a grand design by Humphrey Repton and other designers in the early 19th century. Known as the Pleasure Grounds, the design was never completed. A plan is now underway to begin the restoration of key areas of the gardens and to implement some other parts of Humphry Repton’s original design, under the direction of the Garden’s Manager, Martin Towsey...
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Local Artists feature at Largest Regional Art Sale at Woburn Abbey - 11th February
The Woburn Abbey Art Sale is now the largest regional art sale and takes place from the 16th – 24th February (10 a.m. – 5 p.m.) in the North Court at Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire.
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Successful Planning Appeal for Center Parc’s Fifth Site at Warren Wood - 6th September
Center Parcs, the UK’s leading short break holiday company is delighted to announce that its planning appeal to build a fifth Centre Parcs village at Warren Wood, near Woburn in Bedfordshire has been successful.
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Baby Boom at Woburn Safari Park! - 3rd September
There has been a real baby boom this summer – look out for them all if you visit the Safari Park.
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Nick’s Big Trip with Vauxhall - 27th August
Nickelodeon is hitting the road this summer with Vauxhall!
Your favorite cartoon stars from the top kids’ TV network, SpongeBob SquarePants, Patrick Star and Dora the Explorer, will be making a special appearance at the ‘Nick’s Big Trip’ event at Woburn Safari Park on Bank Holiday Monday, 27th August 2007 for a fun-filled family day out!
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Woburn Abbey and Woburn Safari Park – reopens with precautionary measures in place against foot and mouth disease - 6th August
Woburn Abbey and Deer Park and Woburn Safari Park have reopened following the latest news on the recent foot and mouth outbreak. Both attractions were closed to the public on Saturday, August 4th. This was to reduce the risk of the foot and mouth virus being brought onto the 3,000 acre estate.
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Nadine Dorries, MP and the `Super Safari’ - 13th July
Nadine has welcomed the generosity of the Duke of Bedford who is providing this day (Thursday 12th July) free of charge for local children who may be disabled or with acute special educational needs.
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All Party Parliamentary Group supporting the conservation and research work of zoos and Safari Parks - 18th June
Nadine Dorries MP launches All Party Parliamentary Group supporting the conservation and research work of zoos and Safari Parks
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Endangered Przewalksi Foal born at Woburn - 15th May
Woburn Safari Park is delighted to announce the safe arrival of a new, endangered Przewalksi foal to its breeding herd.
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NEW FOR 2007 - 29th March
Mammoth play Ark, Red Bellied Lemur and the all new Woburn Passport Ticket...
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Nadine Dorries MP promotes British Tourism Week at Woburn Safari Park - 16th March
On Friday 16th March Nadine Dorries, MP visited one of the UK’s leading tourist destinations, Woburn...
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Highly Endangered Red Bellied Lemur Arrives At Woburn Safari Park for breeding programme - 3rd March
Staff at Woburn Safari Park are delighted at their most recent arrival – the first Red Bellied female lemur to join the three males. It is hoped that they will soon breed.
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The Great Woburn Railway - 15th January
The Great Woburn Railway will be closed for annual maintenance on the following weekends 24th/25th February and 3rd /4th March it will be back open in time for our Main Season Opening on Saturday 10th March.
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Wedding Fair at Woburn Abbey - 8th January
The Woburn Abbey Wedding Fair on Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th January is the place to be to make all your Wedding plans in one place if you have a wedding date coming up next year. Just to get you even more in the mood, it is held in the elegant surroundings of the Sculpture Gallery at Woburn Abbey, one of the most prestigious wedding venues in the region.
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Unique giraffe baby double at Woburn Safari Park - 24th October
The arrival of two Rothschild giraffe calves in the past month is a unique breeding success for Woburn Safari Park – never before in the Park’s history have two calves been born so close together. It is a great boost to the Park’s breeding programme and also to the survival of a critically endangered subspecies of giraffe.
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Tallest and Smallest babies born at Woburn Safari Park - 2nd October
On the night of 24th /25th September, three babies were born at Woburn Safari Park in Bedfordshire - a baby giraffe, which is the tallest of all the land mammals and twin baby marmosets, which is the smallest of all the primates. All babies are doing well and staff are delighted at the triple birth.
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Conservation Centre helps shape the future - 15th September
A new African Ungulate Conservation Centre helps shape the future for Woburn Safari Park...
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Rare Opportunity to see Lion Cubs as if in the Wild at Woburn - 17th February
There is a rare opportunity at Woburn Safari Park to see big cats interacting with each other as if they were in the wild. Four young lion cubs are making their debut this week and visitors will be able to see them enjoying the spring sunshine with their mother Tambi and getting up to mischief with the other lions in the 32 acre reserve.
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Christmas Baby makes New Year debut at Woburn Safari Park - 10th January
A Rothschild giraffe, the most endangered of all the sub-species of giraffe, was born just before Christmas at Woburn Safari Park and is now making her debut into the reserves...
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50 Years On : A celebration of 50 years of visitors to Woburn Abbey 1955 – 2005 - 27th May
Woburn Abbey is celebrating 50 years of welcoming visitors to enjoy this year. Woburn was one of the first historic houses to open to visitors, and opened its doors on Good Friday 1955 with visitors paying 2 shillings each to see the house and its world famous art collection. Woburn Abbey soon became one of the UK’s leading tourist attractions.
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Rare Baby Giraffe born at Woburn Safari Park - 27th May
A Rothschild giraffe, the most endangered of all the sub-species of giraffe, was born in April at Woburn Safari Park – unusually in broad daylight and in front of many surprised visitors who had come for a day out. Most animals tend to give birth at night in the safety of darkness so it was a rare and special experience for the staff – and passing visitors who saw the birth.
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Racing Stripes – Woburn’s orphan zebra is hand reared at Thoroughbred stud - 27th May
In a story with a remarkable similarity to the children’s hit film about a zebra with aspirations to be a racehorse currently showing at cinemas around the country Racing Stripes, a little orphaned zebra foal from Woburn Safari Park has found a new home. The filly foal is being hand reared by the staff at the Bloomsbury stud at Woburn Abbey, alongside her companion another foal called Mercury until she is old enough to be returned to the herd of rare Grevy’s zebra at the Safari Park.
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Shellshocked! - 27th May
Woburn Safari Park has responded to an international crisis to help rescue critically endangered turtles. The recent arrivals are three Malaysian Giant Pond Turtles, who were destined for the dining table in the Far East. They were part of a large consignment of turtles on board a boat which was intercepted by the authorities in Hong Kong.
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The lion cubs are out at Woburn Safari Park! - 26th May
There are five mischievous lion cubs out into reserves enjoying the spring sunshine and causing trouble for their mother Amber.
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Woburn Safari Park top European Fundraiser for Madagascar Campaign - 1st January
At the Annual Conference of the European Association of Zoos and Aquariums (EAZA) last week, Woburn Safari Park was announced as the top fundraiser for the campaign to help the animals and habitat of Madagascar.
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