Keepers and staff at Howletts Wild Animal Park, one of the County’s most popular visitor attractions, are celebrating the birth of a critically endangered baby western lowland gorilla.
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13/05/2016
Beautiful Baby Gorilla Born at Howletts

05/05/2016
Update on the Howletts Elephant Herd
This has been a really interesting year for our elephant herd, with some big changes and huge welfare improvements.
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02/05/2016
Port Lympne Bootfairs are back for 2016
The Port Lympne Boot Fairs are back for another year, whether you are keen to sell your unwanted goods, or are looking for a bargain. The boot fairs are in association with The Aspinall Foundation, and your support will help the future of...

15/04/2016
Recycle, Recycle, Recycle!
DONATE YOUR OLD JEWELLERY
We have lots of other ways you can support The Aspinall Foundation - many of which includes recycling items you no longer need or use!
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29/02/2016
Real Birthday Fun at Howletts This Easter
Cillian and Settanta are doing very well here at Port Lympne Reserve. As we near the end of the summer months for now the giraffes are still out on the African Experience exhibit here at the park during the day. This means they have around 100...

29/02/2016
Enjoy an Epic Easter at Port Lympne
Visitors to Port Lympne Reserve, Kent’s largest wild animal park, this Easter holiday are guaranteed a cracking day out of Jurassic proportions, as the long awaited Dinosaur Forest at the Reserve, opens to the public.
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12/02/2016
All Gifts Great and Small
We set up our Amazon Wish Lists around 18 months ago as a different way for supporters to give. It is a great way to buy a gift for one of our animals at Port Lympne Reserve, Howletts Wild Animal Park and The Aspinall Foundation overseas projects....

10/02/2016
Port Lympne Hosts The Black Mambas
Port Lympne Reserve, Kent’s largest wild animal park, will host members of the Black Mambas on Monday 22nd February 2016, as part of the anti poaching team’s UK visit.
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18/01/2016
Cute Baby Gibbon Makes Public Debut
Primate Keepers at Port Lympne Reserve, Kent’s award winning wild animal park, are celebrating as the first Javan gibbon to be born at the park in six years, makes its public debut.
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The 20 Western Lowland gorillas here at Port Lympne are fed up to 6 times a day but we start their day with a warm jug of fruit tea. We give them fruit tea as it’s a nice healthy way of getting them to come indoors and closer to us first thing in...
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