Natureland is dedicated to treating and returning seals to their natural habitat. Every year, particularly during the breeding season, seal pups are washed up on the beaches around Skegness, abandoned or separated from their mothers. The lucky ones are bought to Natureland where they are cared for until they are fit enough to be returned to the sea. Today there were four baby seals in the rearing pool.
As well as the baby seals, Natureland also has a small group of older seals which for one reason or another can't be released back in the wild. One was particularly interested in Lara.
There were various reptiles ans lizards in the tropical house.
As it was late in the season, there were fewer tropical butterflies than would normally be seen in the walk through greenhouse of Mediterranean plants, but we still spotted quite a few.
The Penguins were sunning themselves.
.... and Alpacas were happy to be fed.
For the record, Alpacas spit! Luckily they didn't spit at us but that was only because we anticipated what was about to happen and got out of the way in time!
As well as visiting Natureland today, we also had TWO games of Crazy Golf. We discovered there are at least three Crazy Golf courses in Skegness and felt it only right that we should try them all.
Course No 1 was only 9 holes long - Lara one this game.
Course No 2 was 18 holes long - Wayne and I jointly won this game.
We still have to play Course No 3 to see who is this weeks outright winner.
2 comments:
Brings back happy memories of the 1970's
That sign for Natureland looks very familiar although I guess it has been renewed at some point in the last 30 or so years! Cute seals.
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