Support us

As a charity we rely on the generosity of our supporters.  There are lots of ways to get involved and support us – from visiting the sanctuary to buying an animal an enrichment gift from our Amazon Wishlist. Your support goes towards…

Heating costs
Enclosure upkeep
Vet costs
cleaning and maintenance costs
Supplements and medication costs

Make a donation

Our charity relies on the generosity of our supporters, and we still need your help.

Animal adoptions

Make an animal very happy... for a whole year
love heart reading "spoil me"

By adopting an animal you will be contributing towards their upkeep.

An adoption makes a very special gift, and also gives you a lovely feel-good glow. We’ll send the lucky recipient a bundle of goodies, depending on which adoption you choose.

Seasonal membership

Seasonal membership card

A Monkey Haven membership pass will give you unlimited visits to our sanctuary from spring until winter – that’s a lot of fun!

With all memberships, you’ll receive 10% off in our shop and tea room when you show your card. Plus you’ll get a cuddly toy – choose between a monkey, gibbon, owl or meerkat.

Membership type

Price

Child £35
Adult £45
1 adult + 1 child £75
2 adults + 1 child £115
2 adults + 2 children £135
2 adults + 3 children £160

Help us give our animals a present to remember

Our residents love treats and enrichment toys – so make their day and buy them a little something from our Amazon Wish List.

Please ask Amazon to send your gift to:
Monkey Haven, 5 Acres Farm, Staplers Road, Newport, Isle of Wight PO30 2NB

If you include a message for your favourite animal, then the keepers will pass it on for you. Please leave your name so we can give you a shout out on our socials.  Thank you for your support – you’re amazing!

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Capuchin Appeal update

The new Capuchin enclosure

Thanks to the generosity of everyone who supported our Capuchin Appeal, the building of our new eco-enclosure has now been completed!

In early 2020 we launched a fundraising appeal to build a new home for our family of White-throated Capuchins. The gang were outgrowing their previous house so needed something a bit more spacious… and that’s exactly what they’ve got!

This fab new home is one of our largest and greenest enclosures. It’s built using timber sourced from sustainable forests, with eco insulation and cedar roofs, which are very energy efficient and drastically reduce heat loss. There’s a bank of solar panels to power the enclosure, providing light and heat to keep the monkeys nice and snug in the winter.

The Capuchins were introduced to their new space to acclimatise and settle in while our building team completed the finishing touches around the enclosure. The new home has an inside walkthrough that is now open, so you can get up close and see these fascinating animals.

They are such intelligent and inquisitive monkeys and are enjoying exploring their new surroundings, complete with waterfall, plenty of ropes to play on, and even a trampoline! Capuchins are very active and love playing, foraging, jumping and bouncing around.

Our sanctuary recently won a gold award for Best Green business 2022 and we’ve started building another eco-friendly home to accommodate more arrivals later this year.

And a huge thank you to Red Funnel and all of the generous supporters who helped fund the new enclosure.

Here’s how we built it…

And here’s a reminder about the appeal…

Meet the Rhesus Macaques

Rhesus Macaques share 93% of our DNA – around 25 million years ago we would have been the same species!

They live in troops of up to 200 in the wild. The females run the show and how important a monkey is within the group will depend on who their mum is.

Spok is the joker of the pack. He was named after Mr Spock from Star Trek due to his pointy ears. He was born here. His mum, Tammy, was pregnant when she came to the Haven – but we had no idea, so it was quite a shock when little Spok was born!

Star supporters

We are grateful to every single person who visits the Haven or tells their friends about us or writes a review on TripAdvisor. A big thank you also goes to everyone who donates their money or time to help us care for animals in need. Every animal adoption is much appreciated too. And every single gift chosen from our Wish List gives the animals and staff a lovely boost.

Thank you, everyone. You’re all awesome!

Sponsor us!

We have a limited number of opportunities for individuals and businesses to sponsor an enclosure at Monkey Haven. All sponsors have a custom-made plaque outside their animals’ enclosure, and we’ll also thank you on our website. As an added bonus, due to our charitable status, certain donations and sponsorships will qualify for tax relief.

Sponsorship runs for one year with prices depending on the size of the enclosure and the popularity of the animals. By sponsoring an enclosure, you will be helping our primate rescue centre to expand and develop… and the monkeys (and our staff) will be extremely grateful!