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Farms,
Wildlife & Animal Sanctuaries In
Cornwall
There
are many interesting Farms and Animal & Wildlife
sanctuaries to visit whilst on holiday. We
have provided a list of just some of them
below.
The
Monkey Sanctuary
is situated in beautiful woodlands overlooking
Looe Bay and for nearly 40 years the Victorian
House & Gardens have been home to a colony
of woolly monkeys. Porfell
Animal Land with it’s children’s farm
is also an animal sanctuary, home to zebras,
snakes, porcupines, wallabies, lemurs,
meerkats as well as rabbits, guinea-pigs,
goats, sheep, donkeys, and many more of your
favourite animals.
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Colliford
Lake, Bodmin
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Colliford
Lake Park is a farm based
attraction with 8 acres of woodland,
30 acres of farm stock with sheep,
goats, red deer and other animals
and 20 acres of parkland set aside
for Family Entertainments, including
a protected wetlands area.
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Gunnislake
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The
Tamar
Valley Donkey Park has
loads of donkeys with lots of other
animals such as guinea pigs,
chipmunks, rabbits, goats and an
aviary. Children’s play area, shop
and café.
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Gweek,
Helston
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The
National Seal Sanctuary provides
a much-needed haven for Grey and
Common Seals, Californian and
Patagonian Sea Lions and for a
variety of other animals, such as
Otters, Ponies and Goats.
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Hayle
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Paradise
Park Wildlife Sanctuary is
home to around 400 species of birds,
a Parrot Jungle, a Fun Farm, miniature
railway,
walled gardens as well as
Glanmor House.
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Looe
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Porfell
Animal Land
with it’s
children’s farm is also an animal
sanctuary, home to zebras, snakes,
porcupines, wallabies, lemurs,
meerkats as well as rabbits,
guinea-pigs, goats, sheep, donkeys,
and many more of your favourite
animals
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Looe
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The
Monkey Sanctuary is
situated in beautiful woodlands
overlooking Looe Bay and for nearly
40 years the Victorian House &
Gardens have been home to a colony
of woolly monkeys.
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The
Tortoise Garden

Lower
Sticker, St Austell
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The
Tortoise Garden is
a sanctuary
for the rescue, care and
conservation of all breeds of
Tortoises. With over 20 years
experience with these most wonderful
creatures you can guarantee a most
fascinating visit.
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Mousehole
Wirld Bird Hospital & Sanctuary

Mousehole,
Penzance
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Mousehole
Wild Bird Hospital & Sanctuary
is a genuine sanctuary
and hospital for approximately 1500
birds a year needing care with the
aim of returning healed birds to the
wild.
Free admission with donations
kindly accepted.
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Newquay
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Blue
Reef Aquarium will
amaze you with
local marine species from the
Cornish coast to hundreds of
tropical species in the gigantic
ocean display complete with
underwater tunnel. Fresh Water
Turtle displays with alligator
snapping turtles, mud turtles,
fly-river turtles and mata mata
turtles.
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Newquay
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Dairyland
Farm World has
been a
favourite with families for over 30
years, Dairyland Farmworld is a
working diary farm with plenty of
play areas such as the ‘Bull Pen,
a huge undercover play area with
climbing nets and ball pools. There
ia a Heritage Centre, a Tractor
House & Smithy, a Milking
Parlour and a Nature Trail through
the valley with woodlands and lakes.
Also, are pony and tractor rides.
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Newquay
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Newquay
Zoo is
set in lush sub-tropical
gardens and is the home of many
of the world's endangered species.
It has earned a reputation
as one of the best wildlife parks in
the country - and one of the most
exciting days out in the
West-Country.
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Newquay
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The
Cornish Birds of Prey Centre
has over
50 birds of prey, many of which take
part in regular flying displays and
participate in 'hands-on'
experiences. The Centre is set on
open ground with a gentle slope and
stunning views
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The
Tamar Otter Sanctuary

North
Petherwin, Launceston
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The
Tamar Otter Sanctuary is
dedicated to breeding otters for
release into the wild to save the
species from extinction. Visitors
can watch the otters at play and in
their breeding dens and see orphaned
cubs in the rehabilitation centre.
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Old
MacDonalds Farm

Portcothan
Bay, Padstow
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Old
MacDonalds Farm is
the perfect place for kids to
see, feed and hold animals such as
rabbits, lambs and claves.
Trampolines, pony rides, crazy golf
and train rides make this the
perfect day out for the kids
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St
Columb, Newquay
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Screech
Owl Sanctuary provides
care and rehabilitation for wild
sick and injured owls within
Cornwall, and where possible ensures
their safe release back to the wild
when they are fully recovered, and
if permanently disabled a
comfortable home shall be provided
in a suitable environment.
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St
Erth, Hayle
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Cheney
Mill Farm Park is
set in 12 acres and is a family run
business, run with families in mind.
It offers a ‘hands on’
experience - including feeding farm
animals and handling small mammals,
together with a range of other small
animals and birds. Other facilities
include picnic areas, café, outdoor
play area, adventure golf course,
battery bike race track and mini
mechanical diggers
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