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Manor Heath and Jungle Experience

Jungle Experience

The Mayor of Calderdale opened the Jungle Experience in Spring 1998. It is now one of the top tourist attractions in the area. It is designed to stimulate all the senses: sight, sound, touch, smell and movement. There are also plants of economic and social importance such as banana, coffee and citrus.

The minimum indoor temperature is 21° C and humidity levels are at around 70%. As you enter through the curtain door you will see story boards placed throughout the building, which guide you through the different zones. A children's guide, which contains a guided tour, puzzles and pictures to colour is available in the foyer.

See the magnificent Moth Orchids, Air Plants and prehistoric Cycad ferns growing in the jungle atmosphere. Can you count the Chinese Painted Quail pecking around the floor, the Red Eared Terrapin and fish in the three ponds?

Don't forget to visit Butterfly World. For best results visit on a warm, sunny day when they are flying well.

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