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This page provides a summary of basic information for this animal park as at 29/03/2008. To check for up to date information and full details please visit the official website at :
Flamingo Park Wildlife Encounter
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How to Get There | For directions go to Mapquest and type in the postcode of the zoo. Train:
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Opening Hours |
April 1st to October
31st 10.00am to 5.00pm Last Admission 4pm |
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Your Day at Flamingo Park | |
10.00am | Park opens. |
11.00am | Pelican feeding |
11.30am | Penguin feeding. Hands-on-feed |
12.00am | Macaw & Parrott feeding |
12.30pm | Mirror carp feeding |
2.00pm | Koi carp feeding |
2.30pm | Pets corner feeding -Meet the Animals |
3.00pm | Beaver feeding |
3.30pm | Penguin Feeding |
4.00pm | Pelican feeding |
4.00pm | Last admission to the park |
5.00pm | Park closes |
We have a daily programme of events called "Wildlife Face to Face" which includes Hands-On Feeding (duck food available 40p a bag, but all other foodstuffs provided free) and entertaining informative presentations.
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Information provided by Lucy Perry who works at Flamingo Park.
Flamingo Park is a private business and was opened 30 years ago by the owners - Mr & Mrs Adams. (Their son and daughter are now partners too). They employ 3 permanant staff (me, a livestock manager and a gardener) and approx 10 seasonal workers, not including the cafe which is a concession.
It's very hard to give exact (or even rough!) numbers of livestock as many of our "residents" are in fact visitors who choose to stay. There are at least 100 species at any one time, about 2000 specimens, not including the migrant flock of Barnacle Geese which number about 500 and turn up to raise their goslings and eat our food every year! We have mainly birds (it was originally a bird park and has only recently diversified to become a wildlife park). A few of the main species with approx numbers: Flamingos - Chilean, Lesser, Caribbean - 130 Humboldt Penguins - 25 Macaws - Green-winged, Blue/Gold, Scarlet - 12 African Greys - 10 Amazon Parrots (various) - 20 Cockatoos - Sulphur-crested and Moluccan - 6 Pelicans - Pink-backed - just 2 but more expected soon Owls - Magellan's, Euro Eagle, Barn, Marsh, Snowy - mostly pairs Also - Toucans, Kookaburras, Cockatiels, Budgies, Finches, Pheasants, Cranes etc. plus hundreds of domestic and ornamental ducks, geese, swans. Mostly roaming free. Mammals: Large Pets Corner with rabbits, guinea-pigs, chipmunks, chinchillas - approx 50 specimens, but mostly rabbits (being the way rabbits are!) Red Squirrels - 3 so far - new venture for us with a view to an official captive breeding programme aiming towards an eventual release programme. Canadian Beaver - 1 male - "desperately seeking Susan" (Do you know anywhere with a spare female?) Fish: Mirror Carp, Koi Carp, Cold water aquarium fish - approx 100
We have a daily programme of events called "Wildlife Face to Face" which includes Hands-On Feeding (duck food available 40p a bag, but all other foodstuffs provided free) and entertaining informative presentations.
This page provides summary information only to allow a consistent approach for entries in this website directory and aid comparison. We cannot accept any responsibility for the information or services offered and advise you to check details with the animal collection concerned.
Last Updated 29/03/2008 |
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