May Half Term Camp

Thank you for your interest in booking a holiday camp session with us- we are a self-funded department so appreciate the support from our customers that have chosen to book with a small not-for-profit. Our holiday camps run as follows:

Camps are priced at £40 a day.

The day runs 9am – 3pm

We have a wide range of animals at The ASU including:

• Rabbits
• guinea pigs
• Ferrets
• Chinchillas
• Degu
• Snakes
• Lizards
• Invertebrates
• Tortoise
• Sheep
• Pigs
• Goats
• Donkeys
• and chickens.

We start the day by meeting staff and the animals we will be working with. The morning session involves husbandry of our animals, allowing children to get to know how to look after a wide range of species. Please note this will include cleaning out the animals, which does involve animal faeces. After a quick break we do fun, creative educational activities such as making insect or hedgehog houses.

Our afternoon will consist of animal based activities, all activities are dependent on animal health and welfare at the time of the camp. These may include but are not limited to:

• Ferret walking
• Ferret agility course
• Rabbit and guinea pig handling
• Enrichment building for all species
• Goat grooming
• Goat walking
• Animal painting
• Donkey walking
• Donkey grooming
• Meet and greet the reptiles
• Handle the invertebrates
• Egg collecting from the chickens
• Digestive systems
• Making animal diets
• Chicken and frog life cycle activity
• Meet the lambs and kids (season dependent)

There are hand washing stations available and we often have hand sanitisers available. Due to the nature of the activities children will be expected to wash their hands several times, and so if any children have allergies or sensitivities please bring your own hand wash.

Please be aware that we are a working farm, and that sensible clothing and footwear should be worn at all times. Some of the activities we can do outside, and some will be inside.

Please advise us of any additional information we may require about your child on the form when booking holiday camps including (but not limited to): allergies, phobias, medical conditions and additional learning needs.

Payments for bookings are non-refundable unless the event is cancelled by The Agricultural Science Unit. There is a £4 admin fee for any changes that need to be made to bookings.

By paying the payment of £40 per day you are agreeing to the above terms and conditions outlined by The ASU.