Generally people seem to be very nice about us. As and when we read the papers - as apes we're not great at it - we jot down what the press say about us here.

Ambulance auction could be quids in

8th December 2009

A one-off auction looks set to raise hundreds of pounds for a Worcester charity. More than 80 lots will go under the hammer when Chiron Volunteer Ambulance holds a fund-raising auction on Sunday.

Lots range from tickets to Cheltenham Racecourse and the Go Ape assault course to signed celebrity photographs and vouchers to go tobogganing... Read more

Dalby Forest visitor numbers up by 15 per cent

8th December 2009

New cycle trails and a high-wire course have helped send a North Yorkshire tourist attraction's visitor numbers soaring... Read more

Swing from the treetops and unleash your inner Tarzan

28th November 2009

Adventurers who loved the childhood challenge of climbing trees will be able to swing from branch to branch once more with the construction of a massive new high wire course... Read more

Great British Escapes ... Sherwood Forest

30th August 2009

Go Ape! a high-wire adventure course at Sherwood Pines Park, is more Return of the Jedi than Robin Hood: over-10s can play Ewoks over a three-hour route of zip-wires, nets and Tarzan swings...Read more

'Twitchhiker' discovers North East's delights

27th August 2009

An internet traveller has been using his social networking connections to have adventures around the North East. He said: "The day at Go Ape at Matfen Hall was the best. I really conquered my fear of heights that day. But I had a great time at all the places and did some things I had never thought of doing before." Along the way he tweeted and posted video and audio clips on his Twitter site http://twitter.com/TwitchHiker. Read more

Stroke charity wants people to 'Go Ape'

26th August 2009

A stroke charity is appealing for people to awaken their spirit of adventure with a tree top challenge at a new activity centre near Chorley. The Stoke Association is holding the event at Go Ape, at Rivington Pike, on Saturday October 3. Read more

SEAMS staff get up to some monkey business

SEAMS development manager, Matthew Kiggins organised a high wire forest adventure for SEAMS' Technology Department.

The adventure was a stimulating team building day at Go Ape! in Buxton, Derbyshire. The objective of this event was to explore and develop team interactions in a challenging environment. Read more

Go Ape Bedgebury Forest - why go?

There's free fresh air and not a BlackBerry, gizmo or kebab stand in sight, plus it will keep cheeky chimps occupied for hours - bliss for parents.

MUST TRY - The high wire - a mere 13 metres up. Face the fear and wobble anyway. Read more

Top 5 Things to Do

Thanks to SoGlos.com we bring you the Top 5 Things to do in the county this weekend.

Go Ape Tree Top Challenge

Saturday 8 August - Go Ape in the Forest of Dean and raise money for a good cause at the same time, during this summer's Stroke Association charity event. Read more

Z is for ZIP WIRES

26th July 2009

When all else fails, the ultimate cure for holiday frustration is to scream at the top of your voice and throw yourself from a great height. Then the kids can do it too. Lots of centres offer zip wires, high-rope courses and a variety of treetop thrills, but the undisputed king of the jungle is Go Ape which now has 22 centres across the country. Our favourite is Aberfoyle, in Stirlingshire, simply because its three-hour course (£25/£20) culminates in the UK's longest zip - 1,300ft of terror (and very pretty scenery). You'll be howling all the way. Read more here

Monkey around for a great cause

14th July 2009

The Stroke Association is inviting people to swing through trees to raise money.

The charity is holding a Tree Top Challenge at the Go Ape adventure playground in the Wyre Forest on Saturday, October 3. Read more

Go Ape wins Responsible Tourism award 

Wednesday, 01 July 2009 

Go Ape High Wire Forest Adventure, with a course at Margam Country Park, near Port Talbot, has been announced winner of the Responsible Tourism award category in the TravelMole 2009 Web Awards.

TravelMole, the largest global online community for the travel and tourism industry, announced the winners and presented trophies on Wednesday 24 June 2009 at an awards ceremony attended by around 200 people from across the industry at Canada House in London. Read more

Scottish Schools Championship at Loch Earn Sailing Club

15th June 2009

Loch Earn Sailing Club celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the Brown Cup on Monday the 15th of June. 59 boats turned up for this annual Schools Championships hosted by LESC since 1959.

Dr Kinloch very kindly provided sponsorship for this year's event, providing commemorative 50th anniversary medals, rash vests, t-shirts for all the competitors and helpers plus some fantastic prizes for the winners.

Thanks must also go to Musto, gforce sailing, RYA Scotland, Laser Scotland & www.goape.co.uk, who supported the event and helped Loch Earn Sailing Club to celebrate the 50th anniversary in style. Read more

Officers from Sale Neighbourhood Policing Team invite Trafford youngsters to Go Ape

15th June 2009

Youngsters joined officers from Sale Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT) to tackle a series of gravity-defying obstacles. Six officers were paired with young people aged 11 to 16 as they attempted to navigate zip-wires, rope ladders and treetop tunnels at Go Ape Adventure Park in Delamere Forest, Cheshire.

The trip, organised by Trafford Housing Trust youth involvement worker, Hazel O'Keefe, aimed to build better relationships between officers and youngsters in St Mary's West and Ashton-on-Mersey. Read more

Park's got the lot

8th June 2009

Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park is a great place to spend a family fun day out. But with so many things to do, where do you begin? Elspeth Mclachlan, brand and tourism manager for the national park authority, chooses some of her favourites.

A visit to the red squirrel hide is a must, or if you are feeling energetic, grab some friends and fly around the tree tops at Go Ape. The Aberfoyle Go Ape course has the longest zip line in the UK, measuring 426m. Read more here

Tops for the Pops

6th June 2009

If he's a BIG KID SEND him to monkey about at Go Ape.

Prices start from £25 for gorillas (over 18s) and from £20 for baboons (ages ten to 17) and include three hours of treetop trekking and branch swinging. Read more

Princes Trust business challenge boosts employees' skills

4th June 2009

Employers including Accenture, Yell.com and St Tropez are sending teams of staff to take part in an entrepreneurial challenge to raise money to help unemployed young people into business.

The event kicked off with a team-building event at Go Ape High Wire Forest Adventures, across the UK. Read more here

Go Ape Tree Top Challenge

29th May 2009

Go Ape in the Forest of Dean and raise money for a good cause at the same time, during this summer's Stroke Association charity event.

If you've yet to take to the trees with high wire forest adventure Go Ape in the Forest of Dean now's your chance, as The Stroke Association is holding a charity fundraiser at the Mallards Pike Lake course on Saturday 8th August 2009. Read more here

15 jobs created with opening of tree-top adventure centre

20th April 2009

A NEW high-wire adventure centre for thrill-seekers has been launched in Worcestershire creating 15 new jobs.

Go Ape was opened by members of Kidderminster Harriers football team, who cut a ribbon and then set off to swing through the trees on the course 40ft above the forest floor. Read more here

Help conquer your fears on high-wire treetop adventure

18th April 2009

If you're scared of heights, leaping out of 40ft trees and flying down zip slides may not be your idea of fun.

But some people have conquered their fear by taking part in Go Ape, a high-wire forest adventure with sites all over the country.

Despite her initial fear of heights, Louise Latham, who lives near Kenton, has taken part in the course four times - once in the Lake District and three times at Haldon Forest, near Exeter. Read more here

Wyre Forest centre slams 'cotton wool kids' culture

12th April 2009

A Wyre Forest adventure centre has reacted to a survey that says the countryside is out of bounds to a generation of "cotton wool kids".

The survey by Natural England found less than 10 per cent of children played in natural open spaces, compared with 40 per cent of adults when they were young. Read more here

Join the club of people who see the world from a different angle at Go Ape

8th April 2009

During last Friday's off day at RAF Mildenhall and RAF Lakenheath, several Americans were hanging around at Go Ape.

"It's awesome," said Senior Airman Joshua Weathers, who works for the 100th Logistics Readiness Squadron at Mildenhall. "It's real physical. It tests your nerve and fear of heights." Read more here