Rope for Wildwood rodents

Wildwood is looking for natural rope to help make the animals lives at the park more interesting.

The enclosures are made as natural as possible so that the inhabitants are comfortable and happy. The keepers change the insides of the enclosures at regular intervals so that the animals are kept amused.

This means that we need a good supply of items to put in the enclosures and we have now run out of rope.

Rodents are very good climbers and rope can be draped around the enclosure in many different ways. Natural fibre rope such as manila, sisal or hemp that hasn't been painted or treated with any chemicals is exactly what Wildwood is looking for.

"Many of the animals love the rope in their enclosures" says Christine Reed, Wildwood Keeper "but with us changing enclosures regularly we are now running short".

Perhaps you have some rope lying around that we could use? If you have please contact the Wildwood Office on 01227 712111.

Rodents are just some of the huge range of British animals that can be seen at the Wildwood Discovery Park near Canterbury. For more information visit our website at www.wildwoodtrust.org or telephone 0871 7820081.

Wildwood's 'Wildlife Conservation Park' is an ideal day out for all the family where you can come 'nose to nose' with British Wildlife. Wildwood offers its members and visitors a truly inspirational way to learn about the natural history of Britain by actually seeing the wildlife that once lived here, like the wolf, beaver, red squirrel, wild boar and many more.

Wildwood is situated close to Canterbury, just off the A291 between Herne Bay and Canterbury.

Rodent Facts

The rodents is the largest of the mammalian orders, with over 2,000 species in it. Familiar rodents include mice, rats and squirrels, but animals such as the porcupine, the beaver and the agouti are also rodents. All rodents have front teeth specialised for gnawing.

Forty percent of mammal species are rodents, and they are found in vast numbers on all continents other than Antarctica. Common rodents include mice, rats, squirrels, chipmunks, gophers, porcupines, beavers, hamsters, gerbils, guinea pigs, degus, chinchillas, prairie dogs, and groundhogs. Rodents have sharp incisors that they use to gnaw wood, break into food, and bite predators. Most eat seeds or plants, though some have more varied diets. Some species have historically been pests, eating seeds stored by people and spreading disease.