We had a fantastic reopening week! Thank you to all the visitors that joined us for half term and thank you for sharing your lovely images with us. Monkey Forest is the ideal place for wildlife photography. The monkeys live in freedom within the beautiful woodland setting, with no cages or bars to hinder your […]
1 – Visit Monkey Forest on Valentines weekend We’re reopening our doors on the 17th February, just in time for Valentines weekend. Impress your date with 140 free roaming monkeys! That’s definitely a date to remember – and may earn you lots of brownie points. Buy gift vouchers to use another time or simply turn […]
Staffordshire’s wildest residents are back as the area’s most unique attraction reopens for February half term. Trentham Monkey Forest is home to 140 free-roaming Barbary macaques. The monkeys live just as they would in the wild with no cages or bars, allowing visitors to explore the woodland path and walk amongst the monkeys. The monkeys […]
It’s that time of year again when not only does Trentham Monkey Forest reopen its doors for February half term, but the attraction is on the hunt for new people to join their team for the season ahead. Vacancies for roles throughout the park have recently been posted on the website, as well as on […]
Four bouncy baby Barbary macaques have been born at Trentham Monkey Forest in Staffordshire this year. The babies are often the star of the show and provide hours of entertainment for both our staff and visitors. We are now closed for the year and the team have noted down their top 5 baby […]
12 days of Christmas – Chances to win 2 tickets to Monkey Forest every day of the 12 days of Christmas Trentham Monkey Forest will post each day of the 12 days of Christmas. Every day they want followers to like the post and tag who they’d like to bring to Monkey Forest in […]
60% of all primate species are threatened by extinction or are endangered, according to recent estimates. The decline of these populations is essentially due to loss of favourable habitat but also hunting and the illegal pet trade. Trentham Monkey Forest in Staffordshire is home to 140 endangered Barbary macaques. This year the park has formed […]
Monkey mascot, also known as Billy-Man-Jaro, is back from his charity climb up Kilimanjaro, Africa. Climbing the tallest free-standing mountain in the world, Billy really did have a tough challenge ahead. All for a good cause, Billy jumped and swung his way up the mountain. We documented his trip and thought you’d like to see. […]
Our first baby of 2017 was born on the 27th May. A few months on and 3 bundles later, we now have 4 babies. The babies are now 3-4 months old and are currently the star of the show here at Monkey Forest. Here’s what our little ones have been up to recently… Mastering the […]
1 – Watch the monkeys foraging for acorns At this time of year, the forest is full of berries and acorns, a perfect treat for the monkeys. The forest has a number of large oak trees so acorns are plentiful. The monkeys really enjoy this seasonal treat and the nuts provide them with lots of […]
