Runners celebrate finishing their 5K fundraising run around Yorkshire Wildlife Park

Around 1,000 costume clad runners braved the wind and rain when they helped to raise more than Â£7,500 for the Yorkshire Wildlife Park Foundation during a 5K run around the popular attraction.

By The Newsroom

Published 18th Oct 2018, 10:03 BST

Updated 19th Oct 2018, 03:01 BST

Friends take part in the Yorkshire Wildife Park YWP 5k Run

The runners, joggers and walkers created a big splash and covered a combined distance of 5,070 kilometres (3,150 miles), the equivalent of a return trip from Doncaster to Marbella.Â The funds will go to the Foundation's projects that are saving and nurturing endangered species around the world.'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹

Yorkshire Wildlife Park Doncaster