Tatton Park Farm
Tucked away on the Tatton Park Estate close to Knutsford, the Tatton Park farm is a 40-acre working farm open to visitors during the warmer months. With a commitment to supporting conservation, breeding and promotion of rare breeds, the farm is a great place to see some more unusual farm animals including the Leicester Longwool sheep and Tamworth pig. As well as animal talks and demonstrations, the farm has a woodland trail, den building, and has an all-weather play area for little ones to enjoy.
Walton Hall & Gardens Children’s Zoo
A firm family favourite, the popular zoo at Walton Hall & Gardens, Higher Walton, Warrington, has been entertaining children of all ages since it first opened its gates in the early 1960s. Adjacent to an impressive play area and newly opened Jungle Parc high-ropes course, the Children’s Zoo is free to enter and includes six bird aviaries, wandering peacocks, rescue animals a-plenty and three alpacas, Jim, Mally and Topaz, who
A string of vandalism incidents in several public areas of South Burlington have some residents concerned and, in one case, heartbroken.
The city has seen an increase in destruction in Farrell Park and along the recreation path near the former Wheelock Farm in recent months, South Burlington police said. Police Chief Shawn Burke called the activities senseless. I can’t say the acts are definitively the same person, but given the proximity and similarity, I wouldn’t be surprised, Burke said.
One resident, Jacques-Paul J.P. Marton, says he is trying not to take the destruction of cairns he has built along the recreation path personally. For almost a decade, he has built the cairns from rocks and other objects he s discovered while tending the land now owned by the University of Vermont. He has stopped rebuilding the destroyed cairns, at least for a little while.