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Wee Critters is a mobile & professional interactive animal education service which operates in NI!
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Our mission is to bring the wonder of wildlife straight to your classroom, living room or event with the aim of providing a unique, fun, memorable and educational experience which will inspire a lifelong appreciation for wildlife and a commitment to playing an active role in the protection and conservation of animals and the natural environment. We offer school visits (with a range of curriculum-b

ased school topics available), group visits, birthday parties, animal assisted therapy sessions, events and much more!

29/10/2025

🎥𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗧𝗟𝗘 𝗛𝗢𝗥𝗥𝗢𝗥𝗦 𝗟𝗢𝗢𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗦𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗢 𝗪𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗙 𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗠?!🐍

Last year Severus snake and I made a brief appearance on the Halloween episode of 𝘽𝙍𝙊𝙎 𝙄𝙉 𝘾𝙊𝙉𝙏𝙍𝙊𝙇!

We had a fantastic time filming with Adam, Callum, Joe and the whole production team! You and your little explorers can check out the episode on the BBC Iplayer - just click on 'bros in control', series 3 episode 'a Halloween Howler' and wait for our special guest appearance at the end!

26/10/2025

🐭𝗛𝗜𝗖𝗞𝗢𝗥𝗬 𝗗𝗜𝗖𝗞𝗢𝗥𝗬 𝗗𝗢𝗖𝗞 - 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗢𝗨𝗦𝗘 𝗥𝗔𝗡 𝗨𝗣 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗟𝗢𝗖𝗞...🕰

to remind you that the clocks have gone back an hour!

25/10/2025

🌏🐌𝗜𝘁'𝘀 '𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆' 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗪𝗘𝗘 𝗪𝗔𝗬𝗦 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱!🦜🌎

Here at Wee Critters we believe that there are wee ways that we can all change the world no matter how big or small we are!

All of our interactive animal education sessions include our 'wee ways to change the world' which are simple every day things that we can all do to make the world a better place for ourselves and the wildlife we share it with.

The 'wee ways to change the world' include:

💡Switch off
♻️Reduce, reuse, recycle
🛒Shop smarter
🦔Love your locals
💧Join the refillution
🦧Become a wildlife warrior
🌳Become a habitat hero
🌻Rewild yourself
📣Let’s fundraise for wildlife
💕Be kind

We have even developed our 'wee ways' into a series of educational videos and extended learning activity booklets with worksheets, crafts, discussion points and fun classroom ideas which are all available on the C2K Newsdesk!

22/10/2025

🐍🚂𝗪𝗘𝗘 𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗔𝗧 𝗪𝗛𝗜𝗧𝗘𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗪𝗔𝗬 𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗘𝗨𝗠!🚂🦔

𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟬𝟭 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱

This Halloween, enjoy a unique mix of seasonal fun and wildlife discovery at Whitehead Railway Museum. The museum will be transformed with Halloween décor, family games, and fascinating interactive animal education sessions.

Event Highlights include:

• 45 minute interactive animal education session with Wee Critters
• Short steam train ride
• Plush pumpkin included with applicable tickets
• Halloween games and themed activities for families
• Photo opportunities with animals and seasonal displays

Pumpkins, Paws & Scales is a family-friendly Halloween event combining festive fun, hands-on learning, and the magic of Whitehead Railway Museum.

Date: Saturday 1st November
Timeslots available at 10.45am/ 11.45am/ 12.45pm/ 2pm/ 3pm

𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗗 𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗞 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗧𝗦 𝗔𝗧:
https://tinyurl.com/49j4jfry

After your ride and Wee Critters session, you’re welcome to explore the museum and enjoy the event for the rest of the day.
This event is not suitable for under 3’s.

22/10/2025

🌏🇦🇺𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗜𝗦 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗟𝗗 𝗪𝗢𝗠𝗕𝗔𝗧 𝗗𝗔𝗬...🇦🇺🌏

and there's no better time to celebrate these marvellous marsupials!

I have been incredibly lucky to visit Australia a few times and to experience the amazing flora and fauna of this beautiful part of the world.

More than 80% of the plants and animals found on this amazing continent are unique to this place alone and are found nowhere else in the world! However, these species are also under increasing threat due to habitat loss, predators and wildfires.

While many people know the iconic koalas, kangaroos or kookaburras, here are our:

𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝟱 𝗙𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗦 𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗢𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗙𝗨𝗟 𝗪𝗢𝗠𝗕𝗔𝗧!

🦘They are the second largest marsupial (red kangaroos being the largest)!

⛏Wombats are master diggers and create vast burrows and tunnels underground.

🔥These burrows also help to protect other species, such as echidnas, wallabies, lizards and birds in the aftermath of bushfires by providing shelter and water.

💩Wombats are the only mammals known to produce cube-shaped poops!

⚠️Let's get to the bottom of our next fun fact...as wombats use their rear end as a form of defence against predators. They dive down their burrows, blocking the entrance with their butts (which are extremely tough and can withstand scratching and biting).

21/10/2025

🐢𝗜𝗧'𝗦 𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗧𝗜𝗟𝗘 𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗦 𝗗𝗔𝗬...🐍

and today is a fantastic chance to celebrate our cold-blooded crew!

Reptiles have walked the Earth from more than 340 million years but despite playing a vital role in our ecosystems, they are facing increasing threats in their natural habitats and many species are being driven to the edge of extinction!

From slithering snakes to colourful chameleons and gorgeous geckos to terrific turtles reptiles are a diverse group of animals.

Here at Wee Critters we provide a range of curriculum-based topics and our little reptile ambassadors do a fantastic job helping to deliver a range of important educational messages including:

🍁hibernation
⚠️animals in danger
🦎animal classification
🌿rainforests
and much more!

I feel incredibly lucky to share my life with my amazing reptile friends!

𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗪𝗲𝗲 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀
💻 www.weecritters.org
☎️ 079 1278 5047
✉️ [email protected]

19/10/2025

THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED!

🦉🎃𝗪𝗘𝗘 𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗔𝗧 𝗕𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗬𝗖𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗠𝗜𝗟𝗟!👻🐍

Friday 31 October 2025

This owl-o-ween come along to Ballycopeland Windmill for some hair-raising half term fun with Wee Critters!

Discover the role of animals in some of our superstitions and local myths and legends. You can also learn more about nocturnal animals that cause midnight mayhem.

Meet my owl-mazing friend, some of our slithering snakes, Charlotte the tarantula and other amazing members of our wee critters family!

𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗞 𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬!
Interactive animal education sessions will run at the following times:

• 10am to 10.45am
• 11am to 11.45am
• 12.30pm to 1.15pm
• 1.30pm to 2.15pm

This event is FREE of charge however, pre-booking is recruired as spaces are limited. To book, please email: [email protected]

This event is suitable for children aged 3 and over!

Changing places facility is available on site.

18/10/2025

THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED!

🏰 𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗔𝗧 𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗞𝗙𝗘𝗥𝗚𝗨𝗦 𝗖𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗟𝗘!🏰

🦉🎃𝗛𝗼𝗼𝘁𝘀, 𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆!👻🐍

Thursday 30 October 2025

This owl-o-ween come along to Carrickfergus Castle for some hair-raising half term fun with Wee Critters!

Discover the role of animals in some of our superstitions and local myths and legends. You can also learn more about nocturnal animals that cause ‘mid-knight’ mayhem! Meet my owl-mazing friend, some of our slithering snakes, Charlotte the tarantula and other amazing members of our wee critters family!

Then explore the history of Carrickfergus Castle decorated for the spooky season!

𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗞 𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬!
Interactive animal education sessions will run at the following times:

• 11am to 11.45am - FULLY BOOKED
• 12pm to 12.45pm
• 1.30pm to 2.15pm
• 2.30pm to 3.15pm

Tickets are limited so call Carrickfergus Castle on 028 9335 1273 (Tuesday to Sunday) to book your space. Normal admission to Carrickfergus Castle applies. Annual passes can also be used to pre-book! This event is suitable for children aged 3 and over.

20/09/2025

🌿𝗜𝗧'𝗦 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗥𝗘𝗗 𝗣𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗔 𝗗𝗔𝗬!🌿

Did you know that we are officially 'red panda guardians' through the Red Panda Network? We donate monthly to help secure a sustainable future for red pandas and the people and wildlife who share their home.

A lot of my professional career over the last 20 years has focused on small carnivore conservation and the red panda is a species close to my heart and one which I was lucky to work with for quite a number of years. Unfortunately the global population of this species has declined by 50% over the last 20 years and there may be as few as 2,500 left in the wild.

Here at Wee Critters we firmly believe that developing an appreciation of wildlife in our children is a fundamental element in safeguarding the safety and future of our wildlife and environment. Our mission is to bring the wonder of wildlife straight to your classroom, living room or event with the aim of providing a unique, fun, memorable and educational experience which will inspire a lifelong appreciation for wildlife and a commitment to playing an active role in the protection and conservation of animals and the natural environment.

We also believe that we can all do ''wee things' to change the world and make big changes (no matter how big or small we may be). If you too would like to support red pandas, find out more at www.redpandanetwork.org!

04/09/2025

🛁 𝗦𝗣𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗛 𝗦𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗛 𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗛𝗨𝗥'𝗦 𝗧𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗔 𝗕𝗔𝗧𝗛!💦

Every day's a busy day here at Wee Critters HQ!

Our armadillos loves to dig and burrow but this means that they often get pretty grubby. A few days ago I spent the morning giving my armadillo friends a wee bath and moisturising their amazing skin.

Arthur is the most chilled out armadillo you could ever meet...absolutely nothing phases him but he isn't a massive fan of getting cleaned up which resulted in him stealing my sponge much to his delight.

Following their baths, each armadillo was weighed. Armadillos are covered in 'plated armour' which helps to protect them from predators but this can also make it difficult to notice any significant changes to their weight.

The health and care of our Wee Critters is my number one priority and once a month I record the weight of each armadillo to track their health, any changes and diet!

03/09/2025

🦔🦉🐌𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗦! 🐍🦨🐢

I hope that everyone is getting settled into the new school year! Our dates are booking up fast so get in touch for more information and to book a Wee Critters interactive animal education session for your class(es)!

𝘼𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙪𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙚𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧?
Allan the explorer and his family of Wee Critters will take your class on an interactive and educational adventure to learn all about the wildlife that we share our world with!

💛𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘪𝘮 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦, 𝘧𝘶𝘯, 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵.💛

𝗖𝗨𝗥𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗨𝗟𝗨𝗠-𝗕𝗔𝗦𝗘𝗗 𝗧𝗢𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗦
We offer a range of curriculum-based topics which can be adapted to the relevant age group including pre-school, foundation, key stages 1 to 4 and further education settings.

Topics include:

🌎the world around us
🦜jungle VIPs (𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘴)
🕷marvellous minibeasts
🦨we are family (𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯)
🌙midnight mayhem (𝘯𝘰𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘴)
🦔shake, rattle and roll (𝘢𝘥𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯)
🐸circle of life (𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘺𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘴)
🌿home sweet home (𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘭 𝘩𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘴)
❄️winter is coming (𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴, 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘩𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯)
🍴what's on the menu? (𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘭 𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴)
🦉love your locals (𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘴)
🐍I like to move it (𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘭 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯)
☀️some like it hot (𝘩𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴)
⚠️edge of extinction (𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘴)
🐌......and many more!

We also provide sessions for SEN and nurture groups.

𝗗𝗢𝗪𝗡𝗟𝗢𝗔𝗗 𝗔 𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗢𝗢𝗟 𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗞𝗟𝗘𝗧
Visit www.weecritters.org/schools to download our 2025/2026 school brochure and find out more.

𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗢𝗚𝗘𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗪𝗜𝗟𝗗𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗘
We work closely with a number of like-minded organisations and have professional membership of institutions including:
🌿Eco Schools Northern Ireland
🌿International Zoo Educators Association
🌿Education for Sustainable Development Forum
🌿Autism NI Impact Award - Education Champion
🌿Wee Critters is also fully licensed by DAERA

𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗞 𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬
Our dates for the school term are booking up quickly so get in touch today to secure a visit!

💻www.weecritters.org/schools
☎️079 1278 5047
✉️[email protected]

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All about wee Critters

Wee Critters is a fully mobile and professional interactive animal education service which operates throughout Northern Ireland.

Join Allan the Explorer as he takes you on a wild adventure and introduces you to his amazing animal friends along the way.

Our mission is to bring the wonder of wildlife straight to your classroom, birthday party or event with the aim of providing a unique, fun, memorable and educational experience which will inspire a lifelong appreciation for wildlife and a commitment to playing an active role in the protection and conservation of animals and the natural environment.

A WILD time awaits you with Wee Critters!

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