Zoo virtual tours: Meet our tortoises
We’re back at Kirkley Hall Zoo for more virtual animal antics! Learn more about the zoo’s tortoises with Emma who shares some tips on how to look after your own at home!
We’re back at Kirkley Hall Zoo for more virtual animal antics! Learn more about the zoo’s tortoises with Emma who shares some tips on how to look after your own at home!
Join Emma and our meerkats for breakfast and learn more about these amazing creatures from the comfort of your home!
Zookeepers at Kirkley Hall Zoo in Northumberland are living in self-isolation for three months to care for the animals. Mark Tabone and Loren Elliott decided to move away from their families and into student accommodation to ensure the animals are well looked after during the COVID-19 crisis. Following the outbreak of Coronavirus, senior staff at … Continued
Secondary school pupils from across the North East have been given a unique insight into possible future careers at Northumberland College. More than 30 Year 9 and 10 pupils visited the college’s campuses at Ashington and Kirkley Hall for two days of practical taster sessions in brickwork, joinery, plastering, countryside management, agriculture and animal care. … Continued
Students from Northumberland College’s Kirkley Hall Campus recently experienced the trip of a lifetime. 29 Animal Management students visited Shamwari Game Reserve in South Africa’s Eastern Cape Province and gained an insight into wildlife observation, maintenance of ecosystems, eradication of invasive plant species and also attended seminars and lectures. The aim of the trip was … Continued
A group students studying Animal Management at Northumberland College’s Kirkley Hall Campus have just returned from Italy where they have been learning about the marine environment and why it is important to protect it for a sustainable future. On the trip the students took part in a variety of activities including surveying dolphins, turtle rescues … Continued