Week four of Safari School 2017 done, and what a fun week! Thanks to all those who attended. One more (fully booked) week to go in October and then we'll be thinking about dates for the 2018 season! Are you 14 to 17 years old and want to work in a zoo, vets, the animal care or conservation field? Safari School is for you! Find out more here: https://www.blairdrummond.com/news/safari-school-2017

Are you visiting us this Wednesday 2nd Aug? In our marquee between 12-1pm, young musicians will be playing a mix of traditional and contemporary Scottish music for your enjoyment – all included in the entrance fee. Performing under the name of Fèis Fhoirt Ceilidh Trail, a registered charity, they are on tour during July and August at various locations.

Thank you to all who came and took part in this years Tiger Weekend! We hope you all had a great time seeing our female Amur Tiger - Bela, learning lots of amazing new facts about tigers and helping us support of our chosen tiger charity, The Corbett Foundation! Here are some of our best pictures from the weekend! Share your best Tiger Weekend pictures with us by posting them in the comments section below!

Sat 29th & Sun 30th - It's Tiger Weekend! This weekend Blair Drummond will be celebrating all things Tiger! With informative educational talks, our touch table full of amazing animal bio-facts, and fantastic raffle prizes to be won it's sure to be a great day out for the whole family! Come on down and see Bela, our beautiful Amur Tiger. Who knows, maybe you could be the lucky person that wins our Tiger Experience and gets to meet her up close! Fun Tiger Fact - Tigers are solitary animals, however if you ever do see a group of them it's referred to as a streak or an ambush of Tigers!

How many alpacas can have a birthday in one week?!! Ronnie turned one on Tuesday, and today our friendly boy Stanley turns two! Happy Birthday, Stanley! Come and visit him in Pets Farm. Did you know the ancient Incas had no domesticated sheep, pigs, pigs or cows? They domesticated llamas, alpacas and guinea pigs!

Join us this weekend (29th to the 30th of July) for our annual Tiger Weekend. See our gorgeous Amur tiger Bela, have fun with our interactive touch table and be in with a chance to win some grrrreat prizes. Our tiger keepers and education team will be out all day, raising awareness of the threats wild tigers face and championing the work of The Corbett Foundation. Stalk past the tiger viewing platform and earn your stripes for wild tigers. Check out what we're doing to help wild tigers by clicking on this link. www.blairdrummond.com/conservation/corbett-foundation All included in admission price.

Join Julia Donaldson and friends (including the Gruffalo!) here at the Safari Park for an hour of entertainment and a day surrounded by stunning wildlife. Julia will be acting out her stories and singing her songs; the show will include a World Premiere preview of her new book with Axel Scheffler, “The Ugly Five”. Check out our website for more details and tickets. www.blairdrummond.com/events/julia-donaldson%E2%80%99s-story-safari

Happy 1st Birthday to this little cheeky chappy, Ronnie the alpaca!!! Did you know a baby alpaca is known as a cria ?

It's a glorious day here at the Safari Park. Temperatures are set to be in the 20's - come along and enjoy the summer holidays properly with friends, family, a BBQ, and loads of amazing animals!

VULTURE WEEKEND - July 22nd & 23rd Ever seen a slow mo video of a vulture with an 8-foot wingspan fly over visitors heads? Now you have! Meet Alex! Join us this weekend to celebrate all things weird and wonderful about vultures, birds of prey, and the conservation work carried out to protect them! We support VulPro and we want you to too! Win a bird of prey experience, join our Bird team for fun flights and displays, marvel at our spectacular birds of prey, and visit our education team hosting our interactive touch table. More details here: https://www.blairdrummond.com/events/keep-calm-and-carrion

We were delighted to be part of a very special Elephant experience yesterday - a surprise engagement! Jack had arranged with staff to surprise Vicky at the end of the behind the scenes experience. She loves elephants and what better place to propose than right next to our beloved Mondy? Congratulations to the happy couple! We hope we made your day extra special. Find our more about animal experiences here: https://www.myonlinebooking.co.uk/blairdrummond/animal-experiences.aspx

Happy Birthday to our beautiful Ostrich Archie, who turns 2 today! Why not come down during the holidays to visit our group of ostriches, as well as all of the other animals that the park is home to! Fun Ostrich Fact - Ostriches can cover 4 meters in one stride while running, and may reach speeds of over 70kmh!