Date: 26th April 2026
Venue: The Yorkshire Wildlife Park - Doncaster
Capacity: 1500
Distance: 10km start time: 08:30
Price: £25.00 to £27.00 includes your park entry!
Virtual price: £13.50 (includes the same amazing medal, you can also add in a t-shirt)
WHAT AN INCREDIBLE 2025 EVENT! Our biggest ever event was so special, we raised record breaking amounts of money for our Okapi friends and all had an incredible time! The outfits were exceptional; our volunteers helped deliver an unbelievable morning and your feedback on the event was probably the best ever; so thank you! You are all incredible and we cant wait for 2026 xx
Curlys and the Yorkshire Wildlife Park team are very pleased to be returning with the fantastic 10k running safari, in support of the Wildlife Foundation for a fourth year !
We have a different animal theme every event, so far for the 10k we've had Tapirs, Lions and Rhinos. FOR 2025 we introduced the rather exceptional very pretty and generally amazing OKAPI! ... find out more about our OKAPI chums - click here
2026's animal is yet to be revealed!
It's a great route for PBs, and one big single loop of the park and grounds taking in as much of the park as possible :)
It's on mixed surface, so roads, park paths, a spot of trail and some grass... but all very runner friendly and road shoes are fine!
Everyone is welcome! It's a super friendly run in a unique setting. Whether you walk, jog, run, or a bit of everything, it's a great day out :)
Run alongside some amazing animals, including Lions, Rhinos, Giraffes, Rhinos, Baboons, Tapir's! and many amazing animals!
Bring your spectators, junior runners and all of your running friends :-)
Once you've done your run, then enjoy the whole day out at the park (all included in your entry ticket :) )
Go for a PB on this fully UK Athletics licensed course, or take a more leisurely view, and run with friends in fancy dress!
Check out the event day information pack here as we approach the big day (it will answer all your most common questions)
Click here! to check out some of our event photos and see what you are signing up to!
Due to event being full, online ordering of t shirts is now no longer available. We will have some spare t-shirts with us on the day and visitor passes are available ahead of the running event from the customer kiosks.
The Wildlife Foundation is the charity based at Yorkshire Wildlife Park, Doncaster.
Find out more about the fantastic work the Foundation do, and get involved in more fundraising, discover about the animals they support and be inspired!
Every one of our Run for Wildlife events has a unique animal theme to help raise awareness. It also provide us with our design ideas for the medal and optional t-shirt.
Say hello to the OKAPI...our 2025 featured animal.
A fascinating and curious, animal often referred to as the ‘Forest Giraffe’.
Okapi are native to the northeastern rainforests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Central Africa.
They are very shy, solitary and elusive animals. They use their long tongue to strip leaves from tree branches and shrubbery in the lower canopy. Their most defining feature includes the horizontal black and white stripes found around their rump and upper forelegs. Male okapis average around 2.5 metres long and stand about 1.5 metres at the shoulder. Females are generally slightly taller and weigh a little more than adult males.
Did you know?
Even though Okapi look more like a Zebra or Deer, they are in fact the only living relative of the Giraffe!
Threats
The species is most concentrated in the forests of the Ituri, Aruwimi and Nepoko basins. Okapi are vulnerable to large-scale intensive disturbances such as tree logging and human settlement. In some regions Okapi are also hunted using cable snares for their skins and meat.
Numbers :(
Latest estimates predict fewer than 4,500 individuals living in the wild with the population drastically falling by over 40% between 1995 and 2007.
Our beautiful 2025 Okapi medal. Every one of our Run for Wildlife events has a unique animal theme to help raise awareness. 2026 animal to be revealed!
The event t shirt will also feature our beautiful animal that we are all here to raise awareness for and profits from t-shirt sales go to the Wildlife Foundation :)
All items are only available to runners taking part in the event.
For 2026 entries (animal to be confirmed) if you forgot to add a t-shirt when you signed up - click here to add one
Virtual Event?
Run your 10k anytime, anywhere and send us your results.
You'll be supporting The Wildlife Foundation, and receive the same awesome medal!
Just click the entry button as you would normally and select virtual :)
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But great news... we've opened the 26th April Spring 10k up early and the NIGHT 5K is returning on the 4th of January (you can now join the waiting list!)
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