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FEBRUARY 2010
Studley Grange Otter Home Nearing Completion
Work is progressing well with the new otter enclosure, which will be home to our newest members of the family, three male otters.
Due to be completed by the end of February, the otters will be moving in to the brand new enclosure in early March.
With two ponds, a large area for running around and a specially-built house to shelter them from bad weather, our new residents can't wait to move in!
Visitors will be able to see them in their new living area all year round, and can even watch them being fed!
The enclosure has been designed by Liquid Landscapes of Blunsdon, and is the first of two new additions at Studley Grange - the second being the introduction of meerkats, which will hopefully be with us by the summer.
JULY 2009
Rare new arrivals at Studley Grange!
Visitors to our animal paddock this summer can enjoy two rare sights - our golden pheasant and his chicks, plus zebra finches in our new avery.
The golden pheasant chicks are all doing well and growing very quickly, so please visit us soon if you want to see them at their delightful best with mum and dad. You can't miss our golden pheasant if you see him, with his very brightly coloured plummage, yellow crown and lower back - but he is a shy soul!
And in our new avery you can see young zebra finch chicks flying around alongside canaries, quail and sparrows.
And that's not all, our new baby guinea pigs and ducklings are also too cute to miss.
JUNE 2009
Five Stars for Butterfly Café!
The Butterfly Café at Studley Grange was recently awarded 5 stars for its excellent hygiene after an inspection by Wiltshire County Council.
A 5 Star Rating is the top award where excellent hygiene conditions are found and where there is a high standard of compliance with food legislation.
Our café offers full menu includes a wide range of main meals, all day breakfasts, sandwiches, baguettes and jacket potatoes, as well as additional speciality dishes on our ‘Daily Specials’ board.
MARCH 2009
Meet Iggy Our New Arrival!
Meet Iggy our new arrival. Iggy is a green iguana and is 13 years old. She is free to wander around the tropical house, but can often be seen in her high rise accommodation, either eating, people watching or having a siesta. She is 39 inches ( 100 cm ) long.
Although called green iguanas, these animals are actually variable in colour. They originate from Central and South America, Mexico, south to the Tropic of Capricorn in Paraguay and South East Brazil. Green Iguanas are arboreal lizards that live high in the tree canopy. This tree dwelling habit allows them to bask in the sunshine, rarely coming down except when females dig burrows to lay eggs. No matter where they inhabit, they prefer to be around water as they are excellent swimmers and will dive beneath the surface to avoid predators.
Iguanas can live up to 20 years in captivity. In the wild they are thought to live only to around 8 years of age.
They are mainly herbivorous, eating green leafy plants and ripe fruits. But will occasionally eat a small amount of carrion and invertebrates. Iguanas are exothermic. Their body temperature is mainly dependent upon the environmental temperature. Low temperatures can inhibit their appetite and digestion.
DECEMBER 2008
Chernobyl Children visit Butterfly World!
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Studley Grange played host to a special group of guests over the Christmas period as 16 children from Chernobyl enjoyed an afternoon at Butterfly World.
Visiting on the 27th December, the children enjoyed a free tour of the Butterfly sanctuary itself and got a chance to see the wonderful variety of tropical insects and creatures currently on show.
The group also enjoyed a brief visit to Pop in and Paint, situated in the Studley Grange Craft Village, as well as a buffet in the Studley Grange Party Room.
"It's been wonderful to welcome them," said Studley Grange owner Tony Miller, "they all seemed to really enjoy their time here, which is fantastic."
The visit was organised by Gin McGiffin, who three years ago set up a swindon group to help children who have suffered the after effects of the Chernobyl disaster.
Approximately 15 families in Swindon host 40 children a year from Belarus.
The children chosen are the most impoverished and often neglected as parents struggle with deprivation.
For more information on the Chernobyl Children Lifeline charity is available via the link below.
Chernobyl Children Lifeline - website
NOVEMBER 2008
Longleat comes to Butterfly World!
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Studley Grange were delighted to welcome some new friends this month - 100 butterflies from Longleat Safari Park!
Kim Tucker (pictured) and Ian Turner from Longleat visited us last week to release their butterflies into our greenhouse, because their butterfly house closes for winter.
We, of course, we're all too happy to say hello to some spectactular new species including Caligo (owls), Papilio (swallowtails), Gretas (glasswings) which visitors visitors have been watching flying around our butterfy enclosure since they arrived.
The safari park also sent over 50 assorted pupae for us to keep, which will soon be hatching into butterflies.
So come and visit us soon to see them!
SEPTEMBER 2008
Two of our banana plants now have large hands of bananas on them!
JULY 2008
Studley Grange are pleased to announce the launch of their new website, which you are now on!
Providing up-to-date information on all that the Craft Village and Butterfly World offer, we hope you are enjoying using it, and we hope you can pay us a visit very soon.
JUNE 2008
Our Golden Pheasant and White Golden Pheasant have hatched chicks this week. Have so far counted four chicks. Also some new babies in in the guinea pig enclosure.
OCTOBER 2007
The animal paddock cricket team was out for a duck today. Well 10 ducks to be more precise. Come and see the latest members to arrive at the small animal paddock.
SEPTEMBER 2007
Have you ever seen bananas growing on a tree? Well nows your chance. A "hand" of bananas can be seen in our main flight area.