Woodside Wildlife Park | Lincoln's Zoo Reviews Summary

Admission and Value

Pros:

• "Entrance fee is very reasonable."
• "Good prices as well. Not expensive."
• "Value for money, well worth the entrance fee."
• "A lot of places like this you have to book in advance or pay via card only which can be a pain however here we were pleased that it can be good old fashioned cash on the gate."
• "Reasonably priced and great that you could leave you picnic in your car then nip out to get it and return to park to eat it."
• "Great price for family of five."
• "Tickets are very well priced and food and drinks decent price."

Cons:

• "Cafe overpriced, for a slice of cake and not much choice on the menu."
• "A bit expensive but providing you spend several hours there it’s worth it."
• "The tea room is quite expensive but very nice quality."
• "Gift shop was way too expensive."
• "The ticket prices are a little eye watering but I understand that the animals need to be looked after so happy to pay the prices."
• "The cafe is expensive and the entry tickets are also dearer."
• "A little too expensive for entry for what was on offer."

Animal Welfare and Exhibits

Pros:

• "The animals look really well cared for, and as happy as caged animals can be."
• "Lovely little selection of animals, which all look content, happy and well taken care of."
• "The animals are very well cared for and the park as a whole is well kept."
• "ANIMALS ALL SEEM VERY HEALTHY AND HAPPY."
• "You can get great views of the animals, their talks are very informative and they are very well looked after."
• "The animals were so well looked after, the whole place is really well cared for."
• "Animals seem very relaxed and happy and great conditions."

Cons:

• "Where it let itself down was suggesting repeatedly you wash your hands but didn't provide the facilities other than walking back to the toilets."
• "Penguin enclosure pool needs to be thoroughly cleaned as filtration system doesn't do well."
• "Quite a few cages are empty with no animals or birds inside."
• "Lots of animals not let out or visible due to the weather."
• "Some of the enclosures looked pretty small, and I wondered if a few (the owls, crocodiles and primates especially) had enough space to not experience stress."
• "Far too many animals with not enough space. Very sad to see."
• "Nothing for the animals to stimulate themselves and most enclosures lacked the animals basic environmental needs."

Facilities and Cleanliness

Pros:

• "Everything is clean and tidy (including the toilets)."
• "The toilet facilities were excellent."
• "A good one way system in force, masks being worn in indoor parts, people keeping their distance and plenty of hand sanitizer stations."
• "The place is very clean and tidy, it's well thought out and the animals look to be on good health."
• "Fantastic clean environment for all the animals."
• "Very clean throughout, within the animal cages and general, including toilets."
• "Whole place is kept really clean and well maintained."

Cons:

• "Only thing I couldn't find was a baby change but that might be me looking in wrong place."
• "Not brilliant access around for my granddaughter in a wheelchair, especially to see the wolves, had to turn around as difficult to push wheelchair over rough pathway."
• "The tiger enclosure was really muddy and swampy when we went, bit sad."
• "Lovely place, great staff. Would have had 5* but the disabled toilets didn't fully cater to our needs."
• "The cafe is a bit basic and quite small but has a fair range of light meals, snacks and drinks."
• "Cafe choice limited and quite a long wait at times."
• "It wasn't signed very well and a lot of time I wasn't sure if I was able to enter the area or not."

Staff and Education

Pros:

• "The staff were all pleasant and we much enjoyed the interesting hourly presentation."
• "The wolves and reptile talks done by the Rangers was also quite informative and intriguing."
• "The staff were lovely and very informative - I learnt a lot."
• "The keepers especially Toby were brilliant and very knowledgeable."
• "Staff excellent and couldn't do enough to make sure the visit was successful and enjoyable."
• "The enthusiastic staff are keen to empathize the importance of conserving the beautiful creatures in their care."
• "Staff were amazing and took time to explain how they cared for the birds and animals."

Cons:

• "Lady who took our money for admission was not friendly."
• "Generally staff could be a bit warmer when interacting with customers."
• "We tried to book Birthday party, reception staff give us office email, but they not communicating with us at all."
• "The cafe needs more staff, you had to wait 20 minutes or more just to get served!"
• "The Staff were all receptive to my lad and his many questions."
• "The staff were entertaining and helpful and demonstrated their love for the animals."
• "The staff was really nice and helpful."

Overall Experience

Pros:

• "The park its self isn't huge but we got there at 10:30 am and left at 4:45 pm so a full day was had."
• "A great family day out highly recommended."
• "It would benefit from a rout guide around the park so things don't get missed as we spent a lot of time doubling back so not to miss anything."
• "Excellent wildlife park with plenty of animals to see."
• "It has quite a good variety of animals."
• "Woodside Wildlife park has an excellent range of animals and exhibits that children will love."
• "Fantastic range of exotic animals with informative talks & demonstrations."

Cons:

• "Not very big at all. Think took less than an hour to walk around."
• "Handy if you need something to do one afternoon, you'll only need a couple of hours at most to see everything."
• "Don't expect to be able to go and wander round for hours because you can do the whole park in less than 30 minutes."
• "It's okay for an hour or so, quite a few animals and a nice cafe - the play area doesn't have much for younger children."
• "It's mid-sized, so only takes an hour or so to see everything and it's not overwhelming like bigger places."
• "It isn't the biggest collection of animals but the feeding times etc are really good for the young children to learn about the animals."
• "I don’t think you will feel like visiting it again."