Werribee zoo: Chance for kids to run wild

Children can gallop like a zebra or prowl like a wild dog at Werribee Open Range Zoo’s new outdoor play space.

The area has been designed to nurture a love of nature and encourage children to roam about, scaling rocks, jumping off logs, digging holes and exploring the world around them.

The adventure begins by the zoo’s creek bed, where children can search for animal tracks as they leap across the stepping stones or balance on log bridges.

Then there’s a rocky outcrop of the wild dog dens to explore and a tunnel to crawl through. The play space is open until October 5.

For more details, visit www.zoo.org.au/werribee.