Five exciting things to do at Knowsley Safari this summer

It’s official - summer season has begun in earnest. Schools have broken up, the sun is shining and families are looking forward to spending quality time together. If you’re looking for an adventure that everyone can enjoy, Knowsley Safari believes they have the key to unlocking the best summer ever.

With over 550 acres of land including their impressive five mile safari drive - the longest in the UK - and over 750 animals, the park has been welcoming visitors to a “truly wild experience in the North-West” since 1971. Now in its 50th year, Knowsley Safarihopes to open the gates to new and returning visitors alike, to explore what the park has to offer.

BRICKLIVE has returned to Knowsley Safari for its summertime 2022 showcase, highlighting the plight of some of the world’s most endangered species, and entry is included within the standard admission fee. All 27 hand-built life-sized brick animals to arrive at the park feature on the Red List of Threatened Species, published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). It highlights where and what actions need to be taken to save the building blocks of nature from extinction. Currently, more than 40,000 species are believed to be under threat.

The models are already positioned along the Foot Safari- standing amongst the real animal enclosures. They include Bryn, a 7ft-tall Bengal tiger, which took a team of three builders over 390 hours to create, using more than 81,000 bricks. Each model is accompanied with an educational information board, which shares fun and interesting facts about each endangered species, as well as its level of threat, according to the IUCN’s Red List categorisation. Brick builders spent more than 5,064 hours creating the 27 model