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Hale

This tiny village surrounded by woodland and close to the Lancashire border is home to the Lakeland Wildlife Oasis where a wide range of animals and birds can be seen and a hands-on exhibition tells the evolutionary story. Visitors can drape a snake around their neck, exchange inquisitive glances with a ruffled lemur or a meerkat squatting on its haunches, and admire creatures rarely seen
in captivity, such as flying foxes and poison arrow frogs. The tropical hall is the home of numerous free-flying birds, bats and butterflies, and other exhibits range from leaf-cutter ants to pygmy marmosets. The Oasis was established in 1991 by Dave and Jo Marsden, who were keepers at Chester Zoo before setting up this popular family attraction, which is open throughout the year.