AL0174_Timeline_size adjust_FINAL
1
Longleat’s Safari Park 1964 The 6th Marquess and Jimmy Chipperfield meet to discuss the creation of a safari park 21st March 1966 The lions are released into their enclosure for the first time 5th April 1966 The Safari Park opens to the public as ‘The Lions of Longleat’ with 50 lions 1968 East African reserve opens with giraffes, zebras, antelope, ostriches and cranes 1969 Monkey Jungle opens with over 200 baboons! 1971 A herd of white rhino are the new attraction 1976 The tiger reserve opens in Easter to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Safari Park 2015 Longleat holds its biggest-ever Festival of Light to sellout crowds 1978 Gorillas replace chimpanzees on ‘Ape Island’ 1978 The Hedge Maze opens to the public 1985 The butterfly house opens to the public 2010 Lord Bath opens Animal Adventure with the help of Ben Fogle and Kate Humble 2011 Lord Bath cuts the ribbon, launching Jungle Kingdom and Monkey Temple 2011 Nico, the oldest silverback gorilla in Europe, turns 50! 1981 Wolf Wood opens with a pack of Canadian timber wolves 1977 The baboon colony is replaced with rhesus macaques 1975 The Railway is expanded and now runs alongside the lake 1970 Cheetah reserve opens 1968 Californian sea lions released into the lake 2013 Penguin Island launched 22nd March 1967 First boat trip launched on lake by Lady Silvy, aged 8. Hippos released into lake enclosure and chimpanzees onto ‘Ape Island’ 1964 2016
-
Upload
jennifer-bull -
Category
Documents
-
view
3 -
download
0
Transcript of AL0174_Timeline_size adjust_FINAL
Longleat’sSafari Park
1964The 6th Marquess and
Jimmy Chipperfieldmeet to discuss the
creation of a safari park
21st March 1966 The lions are released
into their enclosure forthe first time
5th April 1966The Safari Park opens tothe public as ‘The Lionsof Longleat’ with 50 lions
1968East African reserve opens with giraffes,zebras, antelope,ostriches and cranes
1969Monkey Jungleopens with over200 baboons!
1971A herd of white rhinoare the new attraction
1976The tiger reserve opens in Easterto celebrate the 10th anniversary
of the Safari Park2015Longleat holds its biggest-everFestival of Light to sellout crowds
1978Gorillas replace
chimpanzees on‘Ape Island’ 1978
The Hedge Mazeopens to thepublic
1985The butterflyhouse opensto the public
2010Lord Bath opensAnimal Adventurewith the help ofBen Fogle andKate Humble
2011Lord Bath cutsthe ribbon, launching Jungle Kingdom and Monkey Temple
2011Nico, the oldestsilverback gorilla inEurope, turns 50!
1981Wolf Wood openswith a pack of Canadiantimber wolves
1977The baboon colony is replacedwith rhesus macaques
1975The Railway is expanded andnow runs alongside the lake
1970Cheetah reserveopens
1968Californian sea lionsreleased into the lake
2013Penguin Islandlaunched
22nd March 1967First boat trip launched onlake by Lady Silvy, aged 8.Hippos released into lakeenclosure and chimpanzeesonto ‘Ape Island’
1964 2016
