Laurel Park Animals
At Laurel Park we love animals... So we created a quiet and secluded campsite with various animals for our guests to enjoy during their stay.
We have two male Mediterranean miniature donkeys: Karma and Prana - both love people and absolutely adore dogs! Prana is the larger and darker of the two and loves his ears being rubbed. Karma is the smaller greyer donkey and is very partial to having his hip / top of his bum scratched!
We have an ever changing variety of Chickens including: Pure Whites, Polish, Brahmen, Frizzle and Bantoms, as well as a mix of hybrids. They are all named after either Star Wars: female characters, ships or planets. They are rescued free-range farm egg-layers or have been re-homed. All our chickens are female.
We have two Rabbits: Rolo is the youngest - a grey male who's father was wild! (But that's a story we will reserve for when you are here!). And Twix, a re-homed female rabbit who has helped to bring Rolo out of his shell by giving him more confidence.
Our Guinea pigs joined the Laurel Park family in mid 2021. We started with 4 females - all sisters from a single litter. We have since bred a number of them with loaned males, meaning we now have 4 generations of the same family. We have also re-homed a couple of extra Guineas who have joined the group.
We have two Dogs - Harley is a German Shepherd / Labrador who LOVES a good fuss and a cuddle with anyone willing. Sadie is a shy but cute Jack Russell / Pomeranian, who enjoys meeting and playing with visiting dogs. When the campsite is open, we request and appreciate all dogs being kept on a lead, including our own - this ensures the safety and enjoyment of all campers and on-site animals.
Our Cat, Lucy (black and white) enjoys time roaming the campsite and surrounding areas in search of field mice and mischief. As far as Lucy is concerned, all campsite buildings, including the yoga barn and communal lounge, have been built just for her to play on!
Our two male Pygmy goats, Fluff and Gizmo - have now been re-homed to a new owner about 20 minutes drive from Laurel Park. We felt that as they got older, they needed to be in a larger group of goats, to help them in their old age. They are very happy in their new home, with lots of new friends, plenty of space and loads of climbing frames and toys to play with.
Our 1 male and 3 female Ducks, Luna, Ellios, Blossom and Daisy, have also been re-homed to new owners in the neighbouring village. They had started to pick on one of the chickens, so we decided that they would all be happier if we separated the ducks and the chickens. Unfortunately we didn't have the space to bae able to do this at Laurel Park and so we found very keen new owners. The ducks are all very happy in their new home.