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Penscynor Wildlife Park, like many zoos, ran a successful ‘Adopt an animal’ scheme. Adopters received an information sheet about their favourite animal, a certificate, a plaque at the entrance and on the animal’s enclosure, three free visits a year and, at the end of their year, a news sheet updating them with all the latest gossip about their animal.
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A range of teacher’s guides was produced that addressed the KS2/3 curriculum to the animals in the zoo. These allowed teachers to prepare in advance for their visit and ensure that the day at Penscynor linked in with their topic or follow-up lessons.
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The Penscynor news was an occasional publication, the regularity of which depended to a great deal on how busy key staff were on other projects.
The first Penscynor fact pack ‘Monkey matters‘, produced in the mid-eighties, was followed, towards the end of the decade, by seven more.
The seven new, beautifully illustrated, packs were written and drawn by Education Officer Denise Cox. They were popular with children, families, and teachers and were constantly being reprinted.
Wild woods and craggy slopes, plunging waterfalls and rushing streams; the combination draws ever more people to West Glamorgan’s Vale of Neath. Add Wales’ premier collection of exotic wildlife, mature shrub gardens and colourful flower beds, and the famous ‘Alpine Slide’, and it is easy to see why 250,000 people a year find the unique mix of family entertainment and natural beauty at Penscynor Wildlife Park an irresistible attraction.
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