Ireland – David Twamley

12 Aug 2020

Wild days in Donegal

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I’ve just come back from a family holiday in County Donegal, and now I’ve come to write a review about the two zoos we visited there: Wild Ireland and Tropical World. It was Wednesday, the 5th of August, and my … Continued

31 Aug 2019

Secret Valley Wildlife Park

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I first heard about this wildlife park in Co. Wexford from looking on the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquaria’s (BIAZA) website and seeing all of their member zoos and aquaria in Ireland. BIAZA also published an article … Continued

15 Nov 2016

The Otter

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Here is my first wildlife blog post! Anyway, I was at the East Coast Nature Reserve in Newcastle, Co. Wicklow on Saturday. The weather was good for November, not windy. It was the end of the afternoon just before sunset, … Continued

31 Mar 2016

Fota Wildlife Park

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I first visited Fota wildlife park in Cork when I was 5, and continued to visit every 1-2 years since. Perhaps the largest zoo in Ireland at 100 acres, the park has very spacious enclosures for its animals compared to … Continued