Do you love baby pigs and baby ducks?.. I thought so! Then you would love this cute lil day out from Wellington:
Staglands: Wildlife Reserve
It was my birthday last week and Lucas and I went away to Martinborough in the Wairarapa for a night and if you feel inclined you can read about the lovely Bed & Breakfast we stayed at, in my post about The Old Manse HERE. On the way back to Wellington we dropped in at Staglands, a farm and wildlife reserve in the Upper Hutt and I felt it was worthy of its own post, so here we are.
The animals were so damn cute. Annoyingly my camera battery died halfway thought so I didn’t get to photograph the amazing giant ginger Highland Cow and some other beauties, but there are some cute ones anyway. I need a proper camera!
My favourite animals at Staglands were definitely the baby pigs and baby ducks; sooooo cute! There were also these crazy giant pigs with huge teeth that were so ugly but cute at the same time. Fallow Deer run free in a large paddock amongst ducks and sheep and a goat that was way too friendly, and tried to eat the food out of Lucas’ pocket.
The animals are supposedly only in the pens for a few visiting hours a day and they are all roaming round pretty free so I think its safe to say Staglands is an ethical animal farm. This place maybe geared towards kids but we were totally into it as well.
Staglands costs $22 for entry for adults and you can buy food to feed the animals. There is also a cafe and feeding times you can join in with. This is a super fun day out from Wellington: If you like cute animals, CHECK IT OUT! The address is 2362 Akatarawa Rd, Akatarawa Valley, Upper Hutt 5372, its around a 45 minute drive from Welly.
Will I ever eat bacon again after this? Undecided.
Heres some pics:
Thanks for reading!
Let me know if you have been to Staglands or have any good tips for days out from Wellington? I would love to hear from you!
And, you can read more of my posts about life in Wellington by clicking HERE
Peace
Josie x