New Forest Reptile Centre
The New Forest Reptile Centre (NFRC) is a reptile centre in the New Forest,[1] about two miles east of Lyndhurst, England. It was established in 1969 by Derek Thomson MBE, a forestry commission keeper, who was also involved in establishing the deer viewing platform at nearby Boldrewood.[2] The centre is reached from the A35. It consists of several small enclosures, in which a selection of reptiles can be seen.[3] NFRC has been featured in the Southern Daily Echo[4] and Scientific American.[5] The Daily Mail and the Daily Mirror both named the Centre one of the best places to nature watch in the United Kingdom.
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The reptiles are contained in circular, concrete-sided enclosures. Exhibits include adders, grass snakes, smooth snakes, frogs and toads. A population of endangered sand lizards are also housed at the centre, as part of a captive breeding and reintroduction programme.[6][7]
For several years, the forestry commission, along with the RSPB have installed nest cameras, which can be viewed on a flat screen TV at the visitor centre.[8] Visitors are able to see live images of the nests of nearby birds of prey.[9][10]
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- ↑ Attwooll, Jolyon (3 October 2017). "National Park focus: the New Forest". The Telegraph. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ↑ Cardlidge, Sarah (23 September 2015). "Tributes paid to popular New Forest keeper". Bournemouth Echo.
- ↑ "New Forest Reptile Centre". www.thenewforest.co.uk.
- ↑ "Dominik, 9, is just wild about nature". Southern Daily Echo. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ↑ Naish, Darren (15 August 2012). "The New Forest Reptile Centre". Scientific American Blog Network. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ↑ "New Forest Reptiles". The Real New Forest Guide.[dead link]
- ↑ "A quarter century of saving sand lizards". The Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Trust. 16 May 2017.
- ↑ "New Forest raptors". RSPB.
- ↑ Joseph, Emma (7 April 2019). "Murder, sibling rivalry and even cannibalism: The New Forest's best live soap opera is back!". Bournemouth Echo.
- ↑ "Third egg for rare bird of prey". BBC. 30 March 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
Coordinates: 50°51′47″N 1°37′01″W / 50.8631°N 1.6170°W
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