ANIMALS / ZOOS

East Kilbride

Calderglen Country Park Zoo
Torrance House
EAST KILBRIDE
Tel. 01355 236644

Free admission for children. Open all year round. Small zoo with Vietnamese pot-bellied pigs, Shetland ponies, goats, guinea pigs, owls, duck pond. Conservatory with stick insects and other creepy crawlies. In "Hidden World", above the gift shop, there are harvest mice, fish etc. Beehive in the summer. Animal handling sessions available.

Edinburgh Area

Edinburgh Zoo
134 Corstorphine Road
EDINBURGH
Tel. 0131 334 9171
www.edinburghzoo.org

10 minutes from city centre. Open daily, all year round. Over 1000 animals, including the biggest penguin pool in the world. African landscapes etc.

Edinburgh Butterfly and Insect World
Off the Edinburgh City Bypass at Gilmerton Junction – head for Dalkeith!
Tel. 0131 663 4932

Free flying exotic butterflies in a large, covered rainforest environment. Daily "Visit the Insects" tours. Reptile room. Gift shop, garden centre, restaurant, play and picnic areas. Free parking. Open all year round.

Deep Sea World
North Queensferry
(Junction 1 M90)
Tel. 01383 411880
www.deepseaworld.com

The shark capital of Scotland, is also the world's longest underwater safari.

Hamilton

Amazing Ponds and Gardens
Chatelherault Country Park
HAMILTON
Tel. 01698 457700

Animal Haven Rescue Centre

Chatelherault Country Park
HAMILTON

Tropical fish; birds of prey displays. Lanark

Scottish Wildlife Trust Falls of Clyde NEW LANARK Peregrine falcon watching, badger watch.