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5 ways that Trentham Monkey Forest can help with your mental health…
As it is Mental Health Awareness Week and the theme to raise awareness about is loneliness, we here at Trentham Monkey Forest would like to remind you that our forest can be the perfect place to help reduce loneliness. Walking amongst 140 free roaming Barbary macaques and having a chat with our knowledgeable park guides […]
Happy Staffordshire Day: Introducing the world’s first Bottle Kiln Bug Hotel at Monkey Forest
To celebrate Staffordshire Day 2022, Monkey Forest has erected the world’s first bottle kiln bug hotel, in a respectful nod to Staffordshire culture on this momentous day. On May 1st, over 260 years ago, Josiah Wedgwood set up his now world-famous pottery company in 1759, helping to transform Staffordshire into the centre of the […]
Welcome to Monkey Forest Researcher Rachel!
Did you know that here at Monkey Forest, we welcome primatologists in to observe and research our Barbary macaques, to use for their educational publications? Monkey Forest is the only place in the UK with free roaming Barbary macaque monkeys – with no cages or bars. This unique characteristic provides researchers with the […]
‘Flossie’ could be the first monkey mum in 2022!
Trentham Monkey Forest are pleased to announce that ‘Flossie’ is likely to be the first female to have fallen pregnant this year at the 60-acre Staffordshire monkey sanctuary. After weeks of monitoring the female monkeys the team at the park have noticed that 20-year-old monkey, who goes by the nickname ‘Flossie’, has been developing […]
Team at Monkey Forest hang ‘legacy leaves’ on brand-new Conservation Tree to inspire a brighter future
To mark the first week of the 2022 season, team members at Trentham Monkey Forest hung their very own ‘legacy leaf’ onto the park’s new ‘Conservation Tree’ to help encourage others to look after the environment and its inhabitants. Geraldine O’Connor (Shop Supervisor), Anna Smith (Head Guide) and Diane Floyd (Park Guide) were included […]