List of Collections in the North of England

Mr.Weasel

Mr.Weasel

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I'm trying to write up a list of collections (zoos, aquariums, wildlife parks, rare breed farms, etc) which are based in the North of England. This is what I've got on my list so far:

Animal Education Centre (Hull, East Yorkshire)
Birds of Prey Centre at Lightwater Valley (Ripon, North Yorkshire)
Blackpool Zoo (Blackpool, Lancashire)
Blackpool Sea Life Centre (Blackpool, Lancashire)
Blue Planet Aquarium (Ellesmere Port, Cheshire)
Cannon Hall Farm (Barnsley, South Yorkshire)
Cheshire Falconry Centre (Northwich, Cheshire)
Chester Zoo (Chester, Chesire)
Croxeth Home Farm (Liverpool, Merseyside)
Filey Bird Garden (Filey, North Yorlshire)
Flamingo Land (Malton, North Yorkshire)
Gauntlet Birds of Prey Centre (Knutsford, Cheshire)
Harewood House (Leeds, West Yorkshire)
Kirkley Hall Zoological Gardens (Ponteland, Northumberland)
Knowsley Safari Park (Prescot, Merseyside)
Lakeland Wildlife Oasis (Milnthorpe, Cumbria)
Lakes Aquarium (Windermere, Cumbria)
Lotherton Hall (Leeds, West Yorkshire)
Martin Mere Wetland Centre (Ormskirk, Lancashire)
Muncaster Castle (Ravenglass, Cumbria)
Park Rose Bird of Prey Centre (Bridlington, East Yorkshire)
Ponderosa Rare Breeds Farm (Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire)
Reaseheath Zoo (Nantwich, Cheshire)
Scarborough Sea Life Centre (Blackpool, Lancashire)
Sewerby Hall and Gardens (Bridlington, East Yorkshire)
South Lakes Wild Animal Park (Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria)
Temple Newsam Park (Leeds, West Yorkshire)
The Deep (Hull, East Yorkshire)
The Jungle Zoo (Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire)
Thorp Perrow Arboretum (Bedale, North Yorkshire)
Tropical Butterfly House (Sheffield, South Yorkshire)
Tropical World (Leeds, West Yorkshire)
Trotters World of Animals (Keswick, Cumbria)
Tweddle Farm (Hartlepool, County Durham)
Washington Wetland Centre (Washington, Tyne and Wear)
Yorkshire Dales Falconry (Settle, North Yorkshire)
Yorkshire Wildlife Park (Doncaster, South Yorkshire)

Are there any others that I have missed?

Thanks,

Mr.Weasel
 
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Is the Lakeland Wildlife Oasis still open? Then there's Muncaster Castle and plenty of Birds of Prey Centres including one at Lightwater Valley (still open?). Thorpe (can't find my leaflet so it could be Thorp, mmm doesn't look right though) Perrow has a Birds of Prey and a Mammal Centre. As you are in West Yorkshire I presume Pudsey Park isn't big enough to qualify. What's the name of that farm in Leeds? Ah, Temple Newsum, has it got rare breeds? I haven't heard of the Jungle Zoo at Cleethorpes having closed and it is not too long since it was taken over. Of course there are bird and Sealion shows at Pleasure Island if they count. Around here there is the Animal Education Centre at Hull (in East Park, two other parks did have aviaries but a lot of money was spent to build the AEC not many years ago), Park Rose Birds of Prey Centre and Animal Park just south of Bridlington and Filey Bird Garden and Animal Park too. In Cayton near Scarborough there is Playdale. I don't know exactly what is there, but not long ago it definitely had Alpacas and Cameroon Sheep.

Just thought. Where are you drawing your boundary through Lincolnshire? The south of the county has a few collections.
 
How about Croxteth Home Farm in Liverpool? It's a Rare Breeds Survival Trust centre. And of course Knowsley Safari Park and Martin Mere Wetland Centre.
 
Thank you for those contributions, Parrotsandrew! Most of them I have never heard about before!

I think I will only include collections in the North and North East of Lincolnshire. ;)

Edit: Thank you for your contributions as well, Shirokuma and Maisie, I'll add them to the list as soon as I can!
 
Parrotsandrew said:
Is the Lakeland Wildlife Oasis still open?
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Yes and based on their facebook page thriving with new species arriving regularly. Opened a snow leopard exhibit recently.
 
I can't believe I forgot about Knowsley and Blackpool!

Thank you for the contributions everyone, I've added them to the list.
 
There's a Birds of Prey centre in Northumberland that has featured in "Cage & Aviary Birds" on occasion. I think it begins with a "k". I don't think the one I am thinking of is at Kielder Water, but something is telling me there could be one there. Investigation time.

Back from investigating - the place I was thinking of isn't in Northumberland at all, it's Kirkleatham Owl Centre at Redcar. There is a Kielder Water Birds of Prey Centre too. Whilst I was investigating, I remembered there at least used to be a zoo licensed place at Middlesbrough (municipal I think) as Andrew Greenwood told the staff at Sewerby he had done its inspection, but that would be a few years ago as he hasn't done Sewerby's inspection for a while. When there was a chance that Sewerby's monkeys would be rehomed there was talk of them going to a place in the North East. I think this was at Peterlee - I was thinking Ponteland, but on second thoughts I think it was Peterlee. Perhaps a ZooChatter from the North East could help.
 
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looking at the list. Harewood House Bird collection has now closed. the birds have been relocated to other zoos around the U.K. As for Lakeland Wildlife Oasis. This is very much still open and have made and continue to make BIG improvements over recent years. We have annual passes to the zoo, as we only live like 15 minutes from it. It is only a small zoo, but if your in the aria it is very much worth a visit.
 
Here is a list of collections of the north that i have compiled (ive carried out lots of research into UK collections so any additions are welcome but i do believe this is most if not all of them)
Note: by north I am including north east lindsay and yorkshire, cheshire, merseyside, cumbria, northumberland, manchester, tyne + wear, lancashire, and county durham.

Here are the following northern collections ordered anticlockwise:
Walby farm park, Carlisle
Lake district coast aquarium, Maryport
Lake district wildlife park, Bassenthwaite
Muncaster castle, Muncaster
South lakes safari zoo, Dalton-in-furness
Lakes aquarium, Lakeside
Predator experience, High Newton (experiences only)
Lakeland wildlife oasis, Milnthorpe
Williamson park mini zoo, Lancaster
Bowland wild boar park, Bowland forest
Blackpool SEA LIFE, Blackpool
Blackpool zoo, Blackpool
Wild discovery, Preston
Turbary woods owl and raptor sanctuary, Preston
Southport botanic gardens aviary, Southport
WWT Martin Mere, Burscough
Farmer Teds adventure farm, Ormskirk
Acorn farm, Liverpool
Croxteth home farm, Liverpool
World museum aquarium, Liverpool
Knowlsey safari park, Prescot
Blue planet aquarium, Ellesmere port
Chester zoo, Chester
Cotebrook shire horse centre, Cotebrook
Reaseheath mini zoo, Nantwich
Cheshire falconry, Sandiway
Vale royal falconry centre, Acton bridge (experiences only)
Zoo2u, Goostrey??
Gauntlet bird of prey centre, Knutsford
Walton hall childrens zoo, Warrington
Wild wings bird of prey centre, Culchworth
Bolton museum aquarium, Bolton
Smithills open farm, Bolton
Manchester SEA LIFE, Manchester
Manchester museum, Manchester
Ponderosa zoo, Heckmondwicke
Tropical world, Leeds
Springhead park aviary, Rothwell
Lotherton wildlife world, Aberford
Cannon hall farm, Barnsley
Wigfield farm, Barnsley
Wentworth farm, Rotherham
Lawns farm, Rotherham
Mayfield alpacas animal park, Sheffield
Aston springs farm, Aston
Tropical butterfly house, North Anston
Hexthorpe flatts park aviary, Doncaster
Yorkshire wildlife park, Doncaster
Shepherds place farm, Haxey
Messingham zoo, Scunthorpe
Normanby hall deer park, Scunthorpe
Pickering park aviary, Hull
West park animal complex, Hull
Animal education centre, Hull
The deep, Hull
Bugtopia Hornsea, Hornsea
Bridlington animal park, Bridlington
Sewerby zoo, Bridlington
Memorial gardens aviary, Filey
Filey bird and animal gardens, Filey
Scarborough SEA LIFE, Scarborough
Flamingo land, Malton
Askham Bryan conservation centre, York
York bird of prey centre, Huby
National centre for birds of prey, Hemsley
Monk park farm, Thirsk
Thirsk bird of prey centre, Thirsk
Thorp perrow bird and mammal centre, Bedale
Swinton park bird of prey centre, Swinton (experiences only?)
Bolton castle, Leyburn
Mainsgill farm shop, Richmond
Stockton on tees butterfly farm, Stockton
Stewart park pets corner, Middlesborough
Newham grange farm park, Middlesborough
Kirkleatham owl centre, Redcar
Tweddle animal farm, Hartlepool
Adventure valley, Durham
Down at the farm, Houghton le spring
Potters tropical world, Lanchester
WWT Washington, Washington
South shields museum, South Shields
Tynemouth aquarium, Tynemouth
DLS Falconry, Newcastle
Kirkley hall zoo gardens, Kirkley
Whitehouse farm park, Morpeth
Northumberland country zoo, Felton
Andy Howeys bird of prey centre, Haggerston
Kielder water birds of prey centre, Kielder
 
Wild Discovery is one of 4 ZTL collections with an Indonesian blue-tongued skink
and one of 2 with a banded egg-eating snake
 
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