Feldman Ecopark: The Nature Island
Feldman Ecopark is a unique large-scale charity project. It gives people the opportunity to communicate with animals and nature and teaches children to be more responsible and attentive to the environment and the world around. The zoo is just two years old, but it has already managed to earn a good reputation and become one of the favorite places among locals. Here, everyone will get a hefty charge of positive emotions and good.
Specific Features
The main purpose of the park is to create a special atmosphere, the friendly and active one, allowing the visitors to feel as a big family. Ecopark helps to maintain and develop flora and fauna of the region and to include the area into international environmental programs. Here children with disabilities can get certain assistance and undergo rehabilitation.
Entertainment
Today, Ecopark is a territory of family fun and entertainment. The smallest visitors can feed donkeys, Vietnamese pigs, sheep, and ponies, play with raccoons and chimpanzees. For young outdoor enthusiasts, there is a ropes course, trampolines, swings, and rides. Kids can ride a pony or cart drawn by horses.
There are a lot of pavilions with samovars, cups, tea, sugar, and bagels in each of them. In winter, kulish and sweets are served here; in summer, visitors can taste free popcorn and cotton candy.
There is even the Tree of Wishes, where you can tie a ribbon and wait for your dream come true. The admission to Feldman Ecopark is free.
Therapy
The help for children with the special needs is one of the main objectives of the park. In the nearest future, it is planned to open a rehabilitation center here that will practice a variety of treatments – from traditional ones (physical therapy, exercise therapy, massage, psychotherapy sessions with a speech therapist) to auxiliary new techniques (art therapy, music therapy, pet therapy).
Animal assistance service and volunteering
It was created recently as a result of frequent requests for assistance concerning wild animals. The service provides immediate veterinary care and looks for new homes for the animals.
Feldman Ecopark happily welcomes into its ranks all volunteers willing to help in exchange for positive emotions and delicious dinners. You can take part in planting the area, caring for animals, helping primates (and there are many of those here!) to socialize and get used to the human’s company, organizing concerts and performances, and looking after open-air cages.
This will help not just to spend time with fun and benefits, but also to test oneself in a particular field of activity and to gain new skills.
Weekends
Most weekends pass under a certain theme or subject. For example, on August 8-9, the visitors could spend some time with funny monkeys. There are more than 150 of them in Ecopark (27 different species). Monkey Day has become a traditional event for Ecopark. Those funny animals show how to deal with rope park route, go down the slide, and perform various tricks. The program is always complemented with master classes and flash mobs.
Location
Ecopark is located on the territory of former pioneer camp. There is a lot of greenery and trees in the area, as well as funny forged figures of animals. There is a zone for parking (although slightly too small for a large number of visitors) and a parking spot for bikes.
Feldman Ecopark is situated in the town Lisove of Dergachivskyi District, at 12 Kyiv Highway. You can get here by bus No. 1656, transiting from Geroiv Pratsi Metro Station to Dalnobii stop.