Fox cub (May 2007)
This year our vixen, Honey, has had just one cub, reflecting her elderly years (she's now 11), but this cub is now appearing regularly for visitors.

Mark Carwardine Lecture (May 2007)
On Tuesday 22 May at 7.30pm we host Mark Carwardine for a fascinating talk entitled Travel & Tribulations of a Zoologist.

Tod and Molly (April 2007)
A young fox cub, orphaned when its mother got trapped in a fence was rescued and brought here to recover. He has since gone to live with Sam, one of our keepers and has been 'adopted' by her dog, Molly.

Tod, named after the character in Disney's The Fox and The Hound, will live with Sam and Molly until old enough to come to the Centre where we hope to introduce him to our resident fox family. At the moment he's just a bundle of playful energy and dotes on Molly, chasing and jumping on her and pulling her tail...

'Name the Badgers' Competition (April 2007)
Two new badgers have arrived here and need names, so we're having a competition to name them. Simply place your entry in the competition box when you visit over the Easter holidays.

The winning entry will be chosen on 23 April, with a year's free Family Membership for the winner.

School Art Competition 2007 (January 2007)
We are running our successful School Art Competition again this year. Entries are open to primary age children visiting the Centre on an organised school visit. For full details visit our Education pages.

Homes for Otters (October 06)
Back in May, Surrey Wildlife Trust constructed an experimental recycled plastic otter 'holt' here at the Centre. Minnie is trialling it to see if this new design can be put to use in the wild to create homes for wild otters as they re-colonise territories in the south-east.

Minnie has been using the holt since the day it was installed and BBC TV London News featured the story last Thursday. See the BBC web site to watch the film.

Pine Martens on display (October 06)
Following refurbishment of their enclosures, we now have two pine martens on display. Buttons, who came to us last year, and Bonnie, a new arrival in late summer.

Pine martens are large, tree-living members of the weasel family. In Britain they are mostly found in the highlands of Scotland. Small populations remain in Wales and parts of northern England, but they are rarely seen in the wild.

Orkney Voles on display (September 06)
We now have a group of these on display in the Hedgerow section. Only found on some of the islands of Orkney, these voles are much larger than the field vole or bank vole found on mainland Britain.

Wetland Boardwalk now open (September 06)
The wetland boardwalk is now open, giving visitors access to a wetland area with some wonderful views of our developing nature reserve. Wildlife is already moving in - a variety of wild flowers, insects and birds are now resident. The reserve will mature further over future years, and next spring will be a very interesting time with all works completed and nature left to her own devices!

Wildlife pond (July 06)
Gardens can be valuable habitats for wildlife and a small pond can the best thing you can add to your garden.

We've shown how easy it can be by creating a small wildlife pond from scratch in just a weekend and for very little expense.

Fallow deer (June 06)
Two more new arrivals are the deer Bambi and Thumper. Bambi is a tame adult female fallow deer who came to us when her owners moved to Spain. Bambi is a young fawn that Bambi has since adopted as her own. They are both very friendly and come right up to visitors!

Weasels (May 06)
Teasel the weasel has given birth to a litter of kits (fathered by Buzz). They are very small, just growing their fur, but still with their eyes closed. It will be a couple more weeks before they come out.

Fox cubs (May 06)
The fox cubs emerged for the first time on 4 May and are now getting bolder every day. Honey has had just three cubs this year, but this is still remarkable considering she is now 10 years old - far older than any fox would live in the wild.