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Article: Days Out: Trentham Monkey Forest, Staffordshire

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May 15, 2007
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The industrial landscape of the Potteries is an unlikely place to find a forest full of monkeys. But beyond the defunct pot banks and coal mines there are plenty of green spaces, not least the pleasure park, Trentham Gardens. At the southern end of that estate, 60 acres have been enclosed to provide a home for 140 Barbary Macaques. There they roam in freedom, interacting at will with the humans who pay to get a closer look by following a trail amid the trees where the monkeys play. It's an extraordinarily intimate experience, enhanced by the presence of knowledgeable staff who roam the grounds to offer

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