The former deer park of the house, known as "Cricket Park", were designed by D.D (David) Davis, a noted horticulturist at the start of the 19th Century, and were later turned into a wildlife park.
the wildlife park was home to 600 rare and endangered species including lemurs, primates, camels, reptiles and wildfowl.
Questions were raised in the UK parliament in 1995 after a rare Asian elephant was euthanised at the park.
The wildlife park closed in 2009 and most of the larger animals were moved to other zoos around the country.
 Some of the smaller animals, such as the lemurs, were kept and the park was returned to gardens and lakes, re-opening in mid-2010.
The park has since closed again and very little remains of the enclosures or buildings.
The former deer park of the house, known as "Cricket Park", were designed by D.D (David) Davis, a noted horticulturist at the start of the 19th Century, and were later turned into a wildlife park. the wildlife park was home to 600 rare and endangered species including lemurs, primates, camels, reptiles and wildfowl. Questions were raised in the UK parliament in 1995 after a rare Asian elephant was euthanised at the park. The wildlife park closed in 2009 and most of the larger animals were moved to other zoos around the country.  Some of the smaller animals, such as the lemurs, were kept and the park was returned to gardens and lakes, re-opening in mid-2010. The park has since closed again and very little remains of the enclosures or buildings.
Cricket St Thomas