Birmingham Nature Centre Advice for visiting the Birmingham Wildlife Conservation Park

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Hello! I’m going to visit this zoo in April and I was wondering if you could give any advice on my visit or rarities that I can’t miss.
Also my main question is about the nocturnal exhibits: when is the best time to visit them? Is it possible to see the animals with the lights on and take some decent pictures?
 
Hello! I’m going to visit this zoo in April and I was wondering if you could give any advice on my visit or rarities that I can’t miss.
Also my main question is about the nocturnal exhibits: when is the best time to visit them? Is it possible to see the animals with the lights on and take some decent pictures?
Have a look at the posts on this thread, they will give you an idea of what's there. I would advise that you allocate plenty of time for your visit, it may be a small site but, its got lots of animals.
 
Hello! I’m going to visit this zoo in April and I was wondering if you could give any advice on my visit or rarities that I can’t miss.
Also my main question is about the nocturnal exhibits: when is the best time to visit them? Is it possible to see the animals with the lights on and take some decent pictures?
I cannot give much advice on the Loris House as I spent quite a while there and the animals did not move, but the other main nocturnal house was very active. The light from the door often illuminates the potto habitat so I got a few really good photos by timing it while visitors were using the door, and the Goeldi's monkeys similarly are illuminated by the door, but the other exhibits stay pretty dark and are hard to photograph.
 
Have a look at the posts on this thread, they will give you an idea of what's there. I would advise that you allocate plenty of time for your visit, it may be a small site but, its got lots of animals.
I was thinking of visiting in a couple of hours, as I’m with my friends, is it possible to see the majority of the zoo in one morning?
 
I cannot give much advice on the Loris House as I spent quite a while there and the animals did not move, but the other main nocturnal house was very active. The light from the door often illuminates the potto habitat so I got a few really good photos by timing it while visitors were using the door, and the Goeldi's monkeys similarly are illuminated by the door, but the other exhibits stay pretty dark and are hard to photograph.
Thank you so much!
Is there any chance they keep the lights on for a brief period of time? I’ve heard some nocturnal houses tend to do it right after the opening, is this the case with Birmingham?
 
Thank you so much!
Is there any chance they keep the lights on for a brief period of time? I’ve heard some nocturnal houses tend to do it right after the opening, is this the case with Birmingham?
I was not there at opening so can't say on that, but I can say I left at closing time and the lights were not on in the Loris House when I turned back to the exit.
 
I was thinking of visiting in a couple of hours, as I’m with my friends, is it possible to see the majority of the zoo in one morning?
Personally, I think a couple of hours wouldn’t be enough but I do tend to not rush my zoo visits.
 
Personally, I think a couple of hours wouldn’t be enough but I do tend to not rush my zoo visits.
Usually I don’t either, but this time I think I’ll focus on the species that I’ve not seen yet, which still includes the majority of the collection, but I’ll overlook the most popular species that I’ve already seen many times.
 
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