What is the Monkey Forest?

A unique opportunity
Monkey forest is 60 acres of beautiful woodland and meadows where 140 monkeys live in total freedom. You are plunged into the Barbary Macaques fascinating world as you hear rustling in the trees, chattering in a strange language of sounds and mimicry, and chasing of one another through the branches. To your right there is a male carrying a baby on his back, on your left are two females grooming each other, and in the trees are young monkeys doing acrobatics between the branches. Walking along the path you are transported into a different world of animal magic!

A beautiful site, a protected area
A 3/4 of a mile forest path, cleared and laid out for visitors, takes you through the splendid forest of Trentham Estate woodlands where the monkeys live. The monkeys roam freely, and you might even see one of them walk across the path in front of you on its way to explore another part of its home range!

An enriching experience
Whether you are a fan of information boards, video documentaries, or prefer pure observation, you will find the level of information you seek in the park. Guides are situated along the path to explain the monkey's behaviour you are seeing before you; Why is this baby being carried by a male? What are they picking up from the ground? Where do the monkeys spend the winter? The guides have all the answers so please ask.




Group Bookings

For information on group rates please click on the following link

www.monkey-forest.com/doc_dyn/58.pdf

Booking is not essential however if you would like to please download the booking form which you will find under SCHOOLS




        
2008

Summer Opening Times

Monkey Forest is now open until 6.00 pm in July and August with the last entrance at 5.00 pm.  We look forward to seeing you. 

Bundles of Baby joy arrive at Trentham Monkey Forest.  It's birthing season at Monkey Forest and we are proud to announce the first 2008 arrivals at the park.  This is a spectacular time of the year where every walk in the park brings excitement and surprise for the staff, visitors and monkeys alike! 

Watch video of the babies on the Stoke on Trent local newspaper the "Sentinel" website, type Monkey Forest into the search.   

NEW for 2008 are our two adventure playgrounds and Monkey Forest souvenir guide at only £3.00.   We look forward to seeing you.

 

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