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The Top 5 Things To Look Forward To At Monkey Forest
The winter at Trentham Monkey Forest has absolutely flown by! The team has been hard at work to make sure Monkey Forest is ready for opening on February 18th! We have been putting the graft in, improving areas of the park and we cannot wait to welcome you all back to Monkey Forest again! To […]
Help protect endangered primates across the globe
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 […]
Swinging and climbing to the top of Africa
It’s finally here – this week one of the Trentham Monkey Forest team is setting off to climb the biggest mountain in Africa, Kilimanjaro. A team of people from Staffordshire, Cheshire, and Shropshire will be taking part in the 6-day climb. They will walk through extreme temperatures and a variety of terrains – including an […]
Local couple celebrate monkey anniversary
Local couple and owners of nearby hotel Heywood Hall celebrate their monkey anniversary in Trentham. Alison and Joseph Petitjean met whilst working in France in the early 80s. Joseph, who grew up in the beautiful Alsace region of France, lived extremely close to one of our sister park La Montagne des Singes. This park was […]
#MFReadathon Competition
This September, local attraction Trentham Monkey Forest is teaming up with reading charity ‘Beanstalk’ to bring you the Monkey Forest Readathon on 9th September. Monkey Forest wants to encourage the local community to read and what better way than making the stories monkey related. Beanstalk, who rely on volunteers to help provide their services, do […]