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Rachael covers: Yorkshire & Lincolnshire, including Scunthorpe, Grimsby, Hull, Beverley, Lincoln, Doncaster, Rotherham, York & Selby
Rachael and her animals visit schools, nurseries, parties, care homes and events. Rachael has a degree in Conservation and has been running workshops in schools for over ten years, previous to Lion Learners working with children to encourage wildlife within the school grounds. She has been with Lion Learners since 2012, and loves introducing young and old alike to her wonderful animals.
Rachael says about working with her animals: ‘Of course, I can’t admit to having a favourite animal, but I do love minibeasts; they have amazing life cycles and adaptations. Invertebrates are important pollinators, they are a vital source of food for animals higher up in the food chain, and even play a role in medicine, so it’s great for people to experience some of these magnificent creatures close up, and realise that they’re not so creepy after all! Of course, I love giving people the opportunity to meet and learn about my furry and scaly friends just as much!’.
Schools
From £120 for a 1 hour session (suitable for one class) to £350 for a full day.
Parties
1 hour experience: From £140
Nuseries, Childrens Centres, Libaries, Clubs & Care Homes
1 x 1 hour: £120 Discounts available for multiple sessions.
Events
From £120. Prices are flexible depending on the event, notice given, time of day and day of the week. Please contact us for a quote.
‘Some areas may be subject to a small fuel surcharge. Please get in touch with us about this’.
Family Experience
1 x 1 hour session for up to 8 people (includes children and adults: £100
Can be given as a gift voucher, makes an excellent Christmas present!
Animal Activity Licence – all presenters keep their animals in their own homes, and have been inspected and had a licence to keep and train animals for exhibition issued by their local authority. Rachael’s licence number is AA34875 issued by North Lincolnshire Council.
Public Liability – all presenters are insured up to £5 million. Please ask if you need a copy of our certificate.
Rachael runs Lion Learners North Lincolnshire as a sole trader UTR 273467015643
DBS – all presenters hold enhanced DBS certificates.
PAT testing – any electrical equipment we may use is PAT tested on an annual basis.
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To contact Rachael, please use the contact page form, or you can contact me on the details below.
Rachael O’Neill
Telephone: 07951 410367
Email: rachael@lionlearners.co.uk
To contact Rachael please use the contact form, or the details below.
Ruby is a lovely, laid back corn snake, so super good for handling, especially for people who are nervous. She’s also extremely pretty, we love her markings.
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Wayne is fascinating. He’s an arachnid so he has eight legs like a scorpion or a spider. His superpower is squirting acetic acid!
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Dave is so cute, and so interesting to watch because he’s always busy. He’s lovely to hold in your hand – his little body feels so warm and his fur is amazingly soft.
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Lucy the Leaf insect is absolutely stunning – such a vivid colour and such a wonderful example of camouflage. She is loved, even by people who do not like creepy crawlies!
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The Headlight Cockroaches are really quite cute. The males have a distinctive orange spot on top of their head which look like car headlights.
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Oreo is the baby of the family. She’s unbelievably cute and just loves being looked after by the others.
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Midnight is an absolutely beautiful guinea pig. Her shiny black fur is so sleek and lovely to stroke.
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Penny is so kind. She has really welcomed the two younger guinea pigs into the herd. She’s always the first one to get to the treats though!
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Caramel is the oldest of the herd, and usually the best behaved. She looks after the others so well!
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Even people who aren’t keen on reptiles and creepy crawlies, think Tim is cute! He has a little beak which he uses to chop at his food.
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We love how he does everything so, so slowly. Even when he sticks his eyes out to have a good look at us, he unfurls them very slowly.
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Jemima is very sweet natured and gentle. Because of this, and her small size, she is really good for even the youngest of children to interact with.
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Alice feels tickly walking on your hand! It is really nice to watch her legs moving along just a few legs at a time—they move in waves!
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Although his feet feel sticky he is very gentle when he crawls along your hand. We also love the noise he makes, he can be very loud!
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James is always on the look out for food. He can stay very still, but when he sees his food he moves all of a sudden and very quickly!
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We love how she can make herself look very, very small, or can stretch out and use her claws and tail to make herself look much bigger.
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Francis is very pretty. He is calm and relaxed, and he puts people at ease if they are a bit un-certain about holding him.
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Mindy is a lovely lady. She is kind and gentle with everyone. She loves to be outside on a warm day and can take surprisingly good leaps in to the air when she sees a fly buzz by!
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