Membership of the Curraghs Wildlife Park now carries an additional benefit.

Those who join the park will be able to visit either Edinburgh Zoo or the Highland Wildlife Park free of charge once a year.

The two zoos are run by the conservation charity the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) and, under a reciprocal arrangement, its members will also be admitted to the island’s park free once a year.

All three parks are members of both the British and Irish (BIAZA) and European (EAZA) Associations of Zoos and Aquariums.

The Curraghs Wildlife Park, in Ballaugh, is home to 75 species of mammals, birds, reptiles, fish and invertebrates.

Membership includes free admission and 10% discount in the gift shop and on hot food and drinks in the café.

There are memberships tailored for individuals and small and larger families and additional children and grandparents can be added.

An individual can join for £37 a year and a family of two adults and two children for £98, for example.

Curraghs Wildlife Park members must obtain a letter from the park to take advantage of free admission to one of the Scottish zoos.

The Curraghs Wildlife Park is open daily from 10am to 6pm (last admission 5pm) until the end of schools’ autumn half term.