Team building, with BITE: Half Day Reviews

Had a fantastic day with Team building with BITE, along with my colleagues and the keepers at Yorkshire Wildlife Park. With little preamble beyond a quick, informal welcome and a quick run-through of what our task was, we got started building feeders for the Sea Lions in groups. The instructions were very clear and accessible and the materials and equipment were all pre-prepared for us, so we could crack on with the fun part. Team work came naturally as we worked together to build the kit and working together meant sharing experience and ideas as we went along. This helped us spot mistakes and think of different ways to approach things before it was too late late. The BITE team were on hand throughout with advice, humour - and replacement kit for the stuff we broke. We finally got to see the results of our efforts when the keepers loaded the feeders with fish and introduced them to the sea lions. Seeing the sea lions become interested in the kit we had just made, investigate and use problem solving to get at their lunch was a fantastic outcome, as is the knowledge that the keepers (and hopefully the sea lions) are keen to re-use them in future. If the opportunity to go on a Team Building with BITE session is available again I would jump at it.

Mark and his colleague were very professional. All aspects of the team building half day was well co ordinated by there team. Health and safety was explained at the beginning of the day and both were on hand to help with any aspects of it. All the materials were set up and were available to build as a team. They were both knowledgeable about why this was needed. It was worth while as we got to build something that would be used in the wild life park other than on the day we built it. We got to see it being put to use as well as have half a day in the park. I would recommend this for any team. It was also a lot of fun.

A great feeling of achievement building the feeders for the Sea Lions, then watching them in use. The trainers were great. The only thing I've marked down is the venue, it was a bit dark in the Tsavo Tent where we built the feeders and it might be useful to provide proper benches instead of tables. But that doesn't impact on the overall day which was great.

This event was amazing from start to finish! I feel very fortunate to have been involved, the build we did for the Sea lions (a floating fish dispensing device) I thought was very well engineered and used high quality materials. I came away with a sense of pride from helping to create something that will hopefully last for many years to come.

Absolutely fantastic team building day. Mark and Chris were brilliant trainers, really friendly, fun and encouraging. The enrichment build was challenging and made us work as a team. Knowing that the efforts we put in meant that animals would benefit long term was really satisfying. We would love to do the same again next year. I'll be recommending it to everyone I speak to!

The team were fantastic and really helpful. Really enjoyed the day and it was great to do something that helped/mattered. Thank you

One of the best team building days I have ever done! It was so nice to build something that would be used after and even better that it would be used to improve the lives of animals.

We had a fabulous day, seeing the results of the build, in the enclosure, was amazing. I felt this was a win-win, our team day objectives were achieved, people really enjoyed the day, and the Yorkshire Wildlife Park and the monkeys also benefited. I’d definitely recommend the BITE team, the communication from Mark and Chris prior to the event was excellent, I had every faith that the team day would be a success, and it was. A massive thanks to Mark, Chris and their team.

Brilliant way to team build and also give back to the community. Hope the monkeys enjoy the fruits of our labour.

A brilliant training provider. Would highly recommend to anyone looking for something different and fun! To see what we had all achieved at the end of the day was fantastic.