The monkey forest

A week ago, I went to the Monkey Forest, the only place in the UK where you can walk through the green England and enjoy the company of 140 Barbary macaques roaming free in 60 acres of this amazing Forest.

We went by taxi, it takes 10 -15 minutes from campus and if you decide to go with your friends it can cost 2 pounds each one for an incredible and different day.

We were lucky because we know England it is not a sunny country, but it didn't rain, so we could have a quiet walk. I was really excited to see and touch all the Monkeys.

                                                      The entrance of the monkey forest

Just arrived we went to the entrance to buy our ticket. In my opinion it is a bit expensive even we had special price because we are students but I am still thinking that 7,50 pounds are too. If you are not a student you will have to pay 8 pounds.

Before we went inside the park, a guide talked us about the rules, all we could and we couldn't do. If you are interested to visit it, you have to know you are not be able to touching and feeding the Monkeys. It is strictly prohibited.

It is fast to visit it, it takes like 30 minutes to do it. Then you can spend your time breathing clean air or just enjoying the nature.  It was quite interesting to have explanatory panels around all the park telling you about monkeys’ life and a regular presence of the guides to tell you all about information you can need.

I asked a guide why we could not touch or feeding monkeys, he told us that the monkeys would be returned to their natural environment and the proximity with humans it is not beneficial in their natural environment. The park is an observatory for scientists who study the behaviour and the way of life about these mammals. Despite the disappointment of not being able to touch the monkeys we could be close to them. They were walking and playing a few meters from us.

As I have already mentioned in my "Hanley park" article about a child on a leash, I'm starting to get used to seeing this around all this places.

We spent a full day with a lot of adventures and laughs, and we are looking forward to the next one.

So I just came back with full of memories in my mind and I just thought to relax after the amazing day I spent with the Monkeys and my old and new friends. I will miss all this when we go back at home, but I will be happy to know I am going back with new good friends.