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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 […]
No Monkey Business for NOW! BUT WE WILL BE BACK… February 2022
Monkey Forest is now CLOSED until February 2022. We are already missing our beloved visitors. Another year, another season ends. WOW. How quick has that gone? What a 2021 we have had. 9 new baby monkeys, a brand-new play area and thousands of joyful faces watching our fascinating monkeys roam FREE in a […]
Can I still have fun at Monkey Forest as we enter the colder months?
OF COURSE, YOU CAN! One of the most frequently asked questions we get asked here at the Monkey Forest is whether the experience is the same when it is cold or wet. We are here to tell you that you can still have an amazing experience rain or shine! So get them wellies […]
It‘s SPOOKY how fast they grow up at Monkey Forest!
We have found it absolutely FRIGHTENING how quick our babies have grown up this season– with the 9 babies born in summer 2021 already starting to grow their first thick winter coat ready for the colder temperatures. So, on Halloween this year (31st October), We are treating your cheeky monkeys by allowing them to […]
Monkey Forest have a latté time for Macmillan Cancer Support
This week, the team hosted a coffee morning, in amongst the monkeys, in aide of Macmillan’s national campaign to raise vital funds for people living with cancer. The team raised their mugs for Macmillan and due to being surrounded by cheeky monkeys, decided to save the cake for another time – in the office […]