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Animal Experiences Hampshire

April 26, 2024

Animal Experiences Hampshire

Best Animal Parties in Hampshire

Hampshire is a fantastic place for animal lovers, and there are so many unique Animal Experiences Hampshire has to offer. From beautiful countryside landscapes to family-friendly attractions, the county offers many opportunities to connect with nature. However, you do not always need to visit a farm, wildlife park, or zoo to enjoy an unforgettable animal encounter.

At Wild Science, we bring exciting animal experiences directly to schools, birthday parties, community events, care homes, and private functions across Hampshire. Our interactive animal encounters allow children and adults to meet fascinating creatures up close while learning about the natural world in a fun and engaging way.

Authority and Trust

Our Commitment to Animal Welfare and Education

At Wild Science, animal welfare is our highest priority. Our presenters include highly qualified professionals, such as those with Master’s degrees in Bio Veterinary Science, ensuring the highest standards of care. We are fully licensed, DBS-checked, and adhere to strict RSPCA-aligned guidelines for all animal handling. With over 1000+ successful events delivered, our team of experts provides safe, educational, and unforgettable encounters that connect people of all ages with the natural world.

Whether you are looking for animal experiences for children, educational animal encounters, or a unique activity for a special event, our team can create a memorable experience that comes directly to you.

Why Animal Experiences Are So Popular

People naturally enjoy spending time with animals. Meeting animals face-to-face creates a connection that books, videos, and television programmes simply cannot provide.

Children are especially fascinated by animals. They enjoy learning how they live, what they eat, and how they behave. An animal encounter allows them to ask questions, make observations, and discover new things through direct experience.

Many parents, teachers, and event organisers choose animal experiences because they combine education with entertainment. Participants have fun while developing a greater understanding of wildlife, conservation, and animal welfare.

This is one reason why animal experiences in Hampshire continue to grow in popularity.

Animal Handling Experiences in Hampshire

One of the highlights of our events is the opportunity to interact with animals in a safe and supervised environment.

Wild Science provides hands-on animal handling experiences that allow participants to meet a variety of fascinating species. These sessions are designed to be enjoyable, educational, and suitable for different age groups.

For many children, it is the first opportunity they have had to hold a reptile, meet a giant African land snail, or get close to a tortoise.

These experiences often create lasting memories and inspire a lifelong interest in animals and nature.

Meet the Animals

Every event is different, but our animal encounters may include a wide range of friendly and fascinating creatures.

Participants may have the opportunity to meet rabbits, guinea pigs, ferrets, hedgehogs, tortoises, bearded dragons, geckos, snakes, giant African land snails, stick insects, and other amazing animals.

Did You Know? When rabbits are happy, they perform a unique jump called a "binkie," twisting their bodies and flicking their feet in mid-air!

Did You Know? The Giant African Land Snail is one of the largest gastropods in the world and can live up to 10 years in a safe environment.

Children are often excited to discover that many animals have unique adaptations and behaviours. Some move slowly and carefully, while others are fast, curious, and active.

Fun Fact: Unlike humans, reptiles are ectothermic, meaning they rely on external heat sources like the sun or warm rocks to regulate their body temperature.

Meeting these animals in person helps bring learning to life and creates an experience that is both fun and memorable.

Educational Animal Experiences

Animal encounters are not only entertaining. They can also provide valuable educational opportunities.

During our sessions, participants learn about habitats, diets, life cycles, adaptations, and conservation. They can ask questions and gain a deeper understanding of how animals survive in different environments.

Schools often book educational animal experiences because they support classroom learning and encourage curiosity. Children are more likely to remember information when they can see and interact with the animals being discussed.

These experiences can support topics linked to science, geography, environmental studies, and wildlife conservation.

Animal Experiences for Schools in Hampshire

Schools across Hampshire are always looking for new ways to make learning more engaging.

Animal school visits provide an exciting opportunity to bring wildlife directly into the classroom. Instead of travelling to an attraction, pupils can enjoy hands-on animal encounters at school.

These sessions can support curriculum topics while helping children develop confidence, observation skills, and respect for living creatures.

Many teachers find that animal visits encourage participation and inspire questions that continue long after the session has ended.

Animal Birthday Parties and Special Events

Animal encounters are also incredibly popular at birthday parties and family celebrations.

Children love meeting animals and learning interesting facts about them. Unlike traditional party entertainment, an animal experience gives children the opportunity to interact directly with a variety of fascinating species.

Every event is tailored to suit the audience and venue. Whether you are hosting a small gathering or a larger celebration, Wild Science can help create a unique experience that guests will remember.

Our mobile animal experiences are suitable for homes, halls, schools, community centres, and outdoor events.

Wildlife Encounters Without Leaving Hampshire

Many people think they need to travel to a zoo or wildlife park to enjoy an animal encounter.

Wild Science offers a different approach.

We bring the experience directly to you. This allows participants to enjoy wildlife encounters in a familiar and comfortable environment while still benefiting from expert guidance and educational content.

Our goal is to make animal experiences accessible, enjoyable, and memorable for everyone involved.

Safety and Animal Welfare

Animal welfare is at the heart of everything we do.

All of our animals receive excellent care and are handled by experienced professionals who prioritise their wellbeing. Every interaction is supervised to ensure a positive experience for both participants and animals.

Safety is equally important. We provide clear guidance during each session and ensure that everyone understands how to interact with animals respectfully and responsibly.

This commitment helps create a safe environment where learning and enjoyment can take place together.

Why Choose Wild Science?

Wild Science is passionate about education, conservation, and inspiring people to connect with nature.

Our experienced team delivers animal encounters across Hampshire and throughout the UK. We work with schools, families, community groups, Care Home Visits, and organisations to create meaningful experiences that people genuinely enjoy.

In addition to animal encounters, we also offer Science Workshops, reptile experiences, mini beast workshops, and educational events designed to engage learners of all ages.

Every session is tailored to suit the audience, ensuring that participants receive an experience that is both informative and enjoyable.

Book Your Animal Parties in Hampshire

If you are looking for animal party experiences in Hampshire, Wild Science is ready to help.

Whether you are organising a school visit, birthday party, educational event, wedding event or community activity, our team can create an animal encounter that suits your needs.

From furry mammals to fascinating reptiles and amazing mini beasts, our animals help bring learning and excitement together in a truly memorable way.

Contact Wild Science today and discover how our animal experiences can make your next event one to remember.


Expert Spotlight

Meet Our Expert: Char
We are proud to have experts like Char on our team. With a Master’s degree in Bio Veterinary Science, Char brings deep scientific knowledge to our animal encounters. She is particularly passionate about reptiles and loves dispelling myths. As Char says: "Reptiles, such as lizards and snakes, can be just as affectionate and playful as more traditionally cuddly pets." Her expertise ensures every session is both educational and safe.

Testimonials

Warm thanks from our amazing clients

Mrs O'Shea

Mrs O'Shea

This experience is absolutely perfect for introducing young children to science! It’s amazing for teaching topics like vertebrate classifications or different types of species, even for children as young as 3! Harriet and her animals are wonderful! They are so calm, friendly, and engaging. You can really see how much she cares about both the animals and the children’s learning. Thank you for such a fantastic and educational experience! Highly recommended! 🦎 🐇 🐹

Fantasea Factory

Fantasea Factory

Location Sheffield, UK

We were delighted to have both Shannon & Amy attend our free family event at Crystal Peaks shopping centre this Friday.
Their communication on the run-up to our event was great. On the day, the head office called us to check everything was ready & the hosts arrived in plenty of time.
We had a lot of very excited guests that got to enjoy a range of fascinating creatures throughout the day.
The team were great with the public & very knowledgeable about their little critters.
We can't recommend Wild Science enough.
Thank you for making our day so good.
🐌🐍🦎🐀🐛😍

Lizeth Colorado

Lizeth Colorado

Amazing experience with harriet, we had a birthday party for a 22year old and she was so lovely and explained everything very well. She gave us all enough time with each animal and even let us have mango the snake around our necks while we held other creatures!!
Everyone had an amazing time and the pictures came out wicked!! Even got a picture with carlos the crested gecko on the birthday boys head😆Thank you so much wild science and a big thank you to Harriet for being a great host☺️

Jake Horn

Jake Horn

What an incredible experience! Booked for my sister’s 31st birthday, we couldn’t have had a better time! Jess immediately made everyone feel at ease and relaxed, was incredibly attentive to my sister’s energy levels (she has severe M.E.), asking if she wanted to take breaks or lay quietly with a Guinea pig.
Jess shared her wealth of knowledge with us in a very humour filled way, answering any questions we had. The animals she brought with her were amazing and all seemed incredibly happy and healthy. Such a range of different animals, a lesser tenrec, a tree frog, two Guinea pigs, a tortoise, a scorpion, a giant snail and a python!
Thank you Jess for such a special birthday treat for my sister, and incredible memories for our whole family to cherish!

You won’t be disappointed!

You won’t be disappointed!

George Brown was booked for our granddaughter's birthday party. He and his wonderful animal friends enthralled everyone there from 2 years old to 70 somethings. George has a wonderful gift for communicating his knowledge and love of the animals he generously shared with us. Book him! You won't be disappointed.

Mrs O'Shea

Mrs O'Shea

This experience is absolutely perfect for introducing young children to science! It’s amazing for teaching topics like vertebrate classifications or different types of species, even for children as young as 3! Harriet and her animals are wonderful! They are so calm, friendly, and engaging. You can really see how much she cares about both the animals and the children’s learning. Thank you for such a fantastic and educational experience! Highly recommended! 🦎 🐇 🐹

Lizeth Colorado

Lizeth Colorado

Amazing experience with Harriet, we had a birthday party for a 22-year-old, and she was so lovely and explained everything very well. She gave us all enough time with each animal and even let us have Mango, the snake, around our necks while we held other creatures!
Everyone had an amazing time, and the pictures came out wicked!! Even got a picture with Carlos the crested gecko on the birthday boy's head😆
Thank you so much, Wild Science, and a big thank you to Harriet for being a great host☺️

Cheryl Raithby

Cheryl Raithby

Wholly recommended the experience with Wild Science. From the telephone call through to the day itself, the team are professional and very communicative. Harriet was amazing with the animals and children. Our birthday girl and friends had such a great time petting the animals (as much or as little as they wanted to). Harriet had some wonderful facts to share and responded so sensitively and helpfully to answer all questions the children had. Thanks so much- it was a delight to have you for our daughter’s birthday party.

Ola Kiraga

Ola Kiraga

We really enjoyed our experience with the reptiles, they were so calm and settled, just amazing and great ❤️

Joanna Jeffries

Joanna Jeffries

Location Edinburgh

An unforgettable experience. Your kids will love it! We had Susie in Edinburgh, she was exceptionally good - with the animals and the kids, and the grown-ups too! We all had an amazing time. I highly recommend booking Susie for Wild Science if you're in Scotland. So many memories made!

Chloe Robson

Chloe Robson

Location Sandylands

Suzie held an event in Sandylands holiday park today and we had a ball! every animal is well cared for and beautiful. very versed on each animals needs and nature, took the time to explain certain facts and even sat down at the end of her time to talk more on her other animals! cannot recommend suzie enough!!

Ajay Syal

Ajay Syal

We booked a corporate animal therapy session as part of Mental Health Awareness week, and it was truly loved by everyone. [...] Harriet was absolutely fantastic - super knowledgable, engaging and clearly passionate about every animal she introduced us to. [...] Harriet created such a calm environment that even our more hesitant colleagues were soon happily holding the snake. We can't recommend Wild Science highly enough - if you're looking to boost morale, reduce stress or just do something a little bit different for your team.

Martin McMullen

Martin McMullen

Location Saltcoats

Susie was at Parkdean in Saltcoats and it was a fantastic experience. Very knowledgeable and chatted and answered questions from children and adults. Loved it.

Made my child's summer holding a royal python!

Shannagh Aitken

Shannagh Aitken

Attended a group with my husband & kids. Youngest being 1 & it was incredible. Different kinds of animals, was able to hold what we could & pet the rest.
Thanks again for the incredible experience! Fidget was amazing & we are now thinking if adding ferrets to the family. I hope fidget enjoys his chicken 🐔

Tasha Lawson

Tasha Lawson

Location Private Hire

Kids had a total blast at Wild Science. So did mum!
We got to meet a cockroach, a snake, 2 geckos, a bearded dragon, a ferret, a mexican tarantula, and a bunny!
The lady was going to name a cockroach 🪳 after my son Leon 🤣 poor kid was peed and pooped on, it was sooo funny! Everyone had such a great time. Thanks for entertaining us. 😆

Patricia Hastie

Patricia Hastie

Location Summer Fair Gilmerton Community Centre

Animal visit (Summer Fair Gilmerton Community Centre)
The management committee would like to thank Susie and trainee Amy for bringing the animals to the Community Centres Summer Fair. Once again, they were very popular with adults and children. Those attending said they enjoyed meeting and learning about the animals up close.

Fantasea Factory

Fantasea Factory

Location Crystal Peaks Shopping Centre

We were delighted to have both Shannon & Amy attend our free family event at Crystal Peaks shopping centre this Friday. Their communication on the run-up to our event was great. On the day, the head office called us to check everything was ready & the hosts arrived in plenty of time. We had a lot of very excited guests that got to enjoy a range of fascinating creatures throughout the day. The team were great with the public & very knowledgeable about their little critters. We can't recommend Wild Science enough. Thank you for making our day so good.

Des Best

Des Best

The animal expert we were lucky enough to have from wild science was excellent. She even managed to keep the kids at a 7 year old birthday party relatively quiet and very interested. Would highly recommend.

Leah Lorentson

Leah Lorentson

We have used Wild Science for 3 years at our school. Each year they deliver wonderful sessions to Nursery and Reception children. We have never had any issues and would recommend them to everyone. The children love the experience and the animals and staff are amazing!

Jason Ewart

Jason Ewart

Thank you Wild Science for such an amazing party! Amy was super professional and had the kids eating out of the palm of her hand. My son absolutely loved the animals she brought and we were so impressed with how she handled the group (of 3-5 year olds) and gave them interesting and fun facts about each animal which kept all the kids interested and engaged. It was so much fun, we would highly recommend it!!!

Jasmine Pierce

Jasmine Pierce

Ross was absolutely amazing. So patient, kind and knowledgeable of the animals and the slime workshop. We had a party of 20 and with the madness that ensued he was always calm and reassuring for each child if they were apprehensive of holding any animal - big or small. Would 100% book Wild Science again, especially Ross.
Thank you for making our animal lovers birthday so special!

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