Welcome

Creature Encounters offers interactive animal experiences on-site at Wildwood Pets in Stamford and external events in surrounding areas - including Peterborough, Bourne, Oakham, Melton Mowbray and Market Deeping. Encounters focus on education but are fun, engaging and inspiring. Suitable for ages 4 and up, an experience anyone can enjoy and will remember for a long time!

Book An On-Site Encounter

On-Site Encounters

Creature Encounters provides fun, educational, interactive animal encounters with a whole host of exciting creatures including snakes, lizards, tortoises, mammals and invertebrates.

Regular weekend sessions are held at Wildwood Pets Stamford. Click the "Book" button above for further information and to book you or your family on for something a bit different!

Educational Outreach

Creature Encounters is available to hire for outreach visits including schools, Scouts/Cubs/Beavers/Guides and care homes. We are passionate about education and what better way to learn than to bring science to life with real live animals!

Learn about different species, their habitat, diet and behaviours whilst having the chance to interact with them up close.

Please send us an email if you're interested in hiring us for your organisation:

support@wildwoodpets.co.uk

Parties & Events

Invite Creature Encounters to your party or fun day to bring something a little bit different to your event. We can host parties on site at Wildwood Pets or we can bring the zoo to you! Parties last one hour and will feature 6 or more different animals.

Parties are suitable for children (and adults) aged 5 and up.

Please send us an email to enquire:

support@wildwoodpets.co.uk

Social Media

Follow us on social media for more updates, photos and videos.

https://www.facebook.com/creatureencountersstamford

https://www.instagram.com/creatureencountersstamford/

Upcoming Encounter Sessions

Current upcoming encounter sessions held at Wildwood Pets, Stamford.

FAQs

Who can attend an encounter sesson?

Ages 4 and up can attend on-site encounter sessions.

Younger siblings are welcome as spectators. We have a play kitchen and books to keep them busy. Please be aware access to the room is via a set of stairs so babies need to be in carriers.

Can I hold all the animals?

Interaction with all animals is encouraged but not forced. This involves asking questions, looking, stroking, feeling and sometimes holding.

Some of our animals are for looking only, some prefer just a stroke, and others are happy to be held.

Can I pick the animals that attend my event?

We welcome requests and we will do our best to accomodate, but we cannot guarantee anything.

Do you have insurance?

Yes. We have full public liability insurance and are fully licensed by South Kesteven District Council.

How accessible is the on-site room?

Our on-site room is accessed via a set of stairs.

If you have mobility issues and would like to be innvolved, please contact us and we can arrange another space.