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Giant Otter

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Ranked 5 of 7 facilties in ranked in Derbyshire

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Chestnut Centre Owl, Otter and Wildlife Park

Directions: Located within the Peak District National Park just off the A625 east of Chapel-en-le-Frith from the A6. Follow the brown tourist signs.
Accessibility: Wheelchair access is manageable with fit helpers only. Remember that this is the Peak District!
Costs: Adults - £6.50, Children (between 2 and 15 years) - £4.50
Best time to visit: All year round
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A Wildlife Park that is unique in the UK because it has Europe's largest groups of multi-specied otters, owls and other indigenous wildlife. Although the emphasis is on otters and owls, you can see a wide variety of animals including pine martens, polecats, red foxes, Scottish wildcats and deer.

Venue Verdict: Great place for photographing otters in well laid out, natural surroundings.

Rating: 4

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    veggiesosage

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    Went here not long ago, wasn't really very impressed. I don't approve of zoos but I got the impression that the CC was nothing of the sort and, while it is significantly better than a zoo in that at least as all the animals are at least suited to our climate it hardly provides 'natural surroundings'. I felt the cages for the owls could have been much larger, its not as if there is a lack of room and the space for the otters was very limited too, they only had a small pond which was certainly not sufficient to swim in. Although you can get shots of the otters, their enclosures being open, it is difficult with the rest of the creatures because of the mesh cages.

    (Written by: veggiesosage)

    17 August 2008 17:02

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