Zoo Keeper crowned Miss Earth Wales
Beauty, brains and a passion for the environment helps keeper Abigail earn Welsh crown
One of our very own zookeepers has been crowned ‘Miss Earth Wales 2025’ at the recent environment event held at the Memo Arts Centre in Barry recently and we couldn’t be more proud!
Abigail Wood joined the Folly Farm family earlier this year as a seasonal penguin keeper, and has quickly become a invaluable member of the team. Helping to care for our array of wonderful Humboldt and Macaroni penguins at Penguin Coast, Abigail’s passion for environmental issues and commitment to sustainability has been evident already – and completely align with our own ethos and daily practices. Her determination and hard work has certainly helped her to earn her place as Miss Earth Wales 2025.
Miss Earth Wales is the Welsh entry to the Miss Earth pageant, an international environment event channelling the beauty pageant industry as an effective tool to promote environmental awareness. Abigail will be representing Wales on the international stage at the Miss Earth pageant later this year – with her colleagues (both human and otherwise) rooting for her all the way!
Abigail holds a Master of Science degree in Environmental Biology: Conservation and Resource Management from Swansea University – and is the founder of the ‘Wild About Nature’ initiative, a program dedicated to connecting children with nature and encouraging them to become passionate conservationists and future eco-leaders, including publishing a children’s nature activity book. Incredible right?!
“My passion for wildlife began from a very young age and my advocacy is a reflection of the hard work that I’ve put into creating my Wild About Nature Activity Book.
Folly Zookeeper Abigail – Miss Earth Wales 2025
The book aims to encourage children to embrace nature and inspire the next generation of conservation experts.”
“I felt immensely proud to have felt that my hard work and dedication to our environment has been noticed.
Abigails reaction after being crowned miss earth wales 2025
I cannot wait for the sash ceremony at Miss Earth, where I can wear Wales proudly across my chest and represent our beautiful country and advocate for a sustainable future for our wildlife.”
We couldn’t be more proud of Abigail and wish her the best of luck with the Miss Earth event later this year – what an inspiring young woman and a true role model for us all.
