Rodbaston Animal Zone

Rodbaston Animal Zone The Animal Zone is located on the site of Rodbaston College and is home to over 750 animals! Our outdoor play area will also keep your young ones amused.
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Rodbaston Animal Zone has over 750 animals to view with Animal Encounters and Feeding Sessions taking place daily. Pocket money treats are on hand in the shop and we have a well-stocked Visitor Centre, selling cakes, sandwiches and snacks for hungry adventurers!

This is a sssssuper Tongue Out Tuesday featuring one of our Texas rat snakes! 🐍👅
02/06/2026

This is a sssssuper Tongue Out Tuesday featuring one of our Texas rat snakes! 🐍👅

We are very excited to introduce you to some new additions to our Rodent Room that our students will have the opportunit...
01/06/2026

We are very excited to introduce you to some new additions to our Rodent Room that our students will have the opportunity to work with! 🦔

Please meet Crash and Buck, our two new Lesser hedgehog tenrecs! 💚

Today is the final day of our Conservation Ranger half-term event...and it’s also World Parrot Day! 🦜We have one parrot ...
31/05/2026

Today is the final day of our Conservation Ranger half-term event...and it’s also World Parrot Day! 🦜

We have one parrot living here at the Animal Zone, our Lilacine amazon parrot named Duncan!

The Lilacine parrot is classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List with recent surveys estimating only 1000 to 2499 mature individuals remain within the wild as a result of habitat loss, hunting, and their demand within the illegal pet trade.

You can learn more about their conservation status and subsequent measures by visiting DataZone by BirdLife International ➡ https://orlo.uk/57g5Q

A huge thank you to everyone that has joined us this week to support us and our amazing animals – we hope that you learned something new about conservation! 😊

📷 Kerry France Photography

We love our three Luzon bleeding-heart doves here at the Animal Zone, and they are the focus of today’s conservation inf...
30/05/2026

We love our three Luzon bleeding-heart doves here at the Animal Zone, and they are the focus of today’s conservation information! 🐦💘

Whilst their global population size has not been quantified, the species is estimated to have between 5,000 to 25,000 individuals left in the wild. This puts them in near threatened status and of conservation concern as a result of habitat loss, poaching, illegal hunting, and climate change.

You can learn more about their conservation status and subsequent measures by visiting DataZone by BirdLife International ➡ https://orlo.uk/eUinY

📷 Kerry France Photography

If you are visiting us this week, make sure to pop in our Tortoise House to say hello to our Egyptian tortoise 🐢Despite ...
29/05/2026

If you are visiting us this week, make sure to pop in our Tortoise House to say hello to our Egyptian tortoise 🐢

Despite playing a massive part within their desert ecosystem, Egyptian tortoises are classed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List with an estimated population of less than 5,000 mature individuals because of threats like the illegal pet trade and habitat loss.

There are several conservation strategies being put in place to try and help protect the species, including ecological studies of habitat use, translocation, and reintroduction!

📷 Kerry France Photography

Today we’re highlighting the conservation status of one of our more recent arrivals, the Palawan binturong.Binturongs ar...
28/05/2026

Today we’re highlighting the conservation status of one of our more recent arrivals, the Palawan binturong.

Binturongs are listed as vulnerable, with the main threats to them being deforestation and the illegal trade in wild species as either pets or for the resale of their fur or meat.

We are delighted to have been able to welcome Malu to the Animal Zone within the past 12 months. If you are coming to visit us this week to become a Conservation Ranger, you can learn more during our keeper talk with our Binturong, as well as one of our Asian palm civets, every day at 3pm 🕒

You can also learn more about their conservation status and subsequent measures by visiting ABConservation - Arctictis binturong Conservation ➡ https://orlo.uk/pEb0i

📷 Kerry France Photography

Our Exotic Animal Handling event was a fantastic success! We were delighted to welcome inspiring talks from Elliot (Rodb...
27/05/2026

Our Exotic Animal Handling event was a fantastic success! We were delighted to welcome inspiring talks from Elliot (Rodbaston Animal Zone) and Mike (Rattlesnake Canyon Ltd), who shared their knowledge and experience with attendees.

A special thank you to James from ABWAK/Hertfordshire Zoo for his support on the day, and a huge thank you to the entire Rodbaston team for their hard work in making the event such a success 🐍

Finally, thank you to everyone who joined us - we hope you had an amazing experience!

Today is World Otter Day and we have some amazing photos of our Asian short-clawed otters to go along with their conserv...
27/05/2026

Today is World Otter Day and we have some amazing photos of our Asian short-clawed otters to go along with their conservation information as part of our May half-term event 🦦

With their conservation status threatened, recent surveys suggest that the population of otters has declined by at least 30% over the past 30 years because of habitat destruction, hunting, water pollution, and illegal pet trade.

Bubble and Squeak, our 2 otters, are very popular with guests here at the Animal Zone, and if you are coming to see us this week to become a Conservation Ranger, you can catch our keeper talk with them every day at 12pm to learn more about them 🕛

You can also learn more about their conservation status and subsequent measures by visiting the International Otter Survival Fund ➡ https://orlo.uk/0gL7K

📷 Kerry France Photography

Join us in the warm weather at Rodbaston Animal Zone this half term and become a Conservation Ranger! 🌞We will be open e...
26/05/2026

Join us in the warm weather at Rodbaston Animal Zone this half term and become a Conservation Ranger! 🌞

We will be open every day this week between Saturday 23rd May and Sunday 31st May from 10am-4pm!

You will be able to follow the trail of footprints around the Animal Zone to find out some fun facts and learn more about how we are trying to protect and conserve some of the amazing animals that we are lucky to have! 🔍🐾

Our daily keeper talks also have a strong conservation focus this week:

🕚 11am – Lemurs
🕛 12pm – Otters
🕐 1pm – Cotton-top Tamarin
🕑 2pm – Pygmy Slow Loris
🕒 3pm – Asian Palm Civet/Binturong

Admission prices are £9 for adults, £6 for concessions, £6 for children aged 3-15, and under 3’s are free! There is also no need to pre-book tickets in advance as you can just pay on arrival!

We hope you can join us! 😊

Today we are highlighting the conservation status of the Cotton-top tamarin, which is a cause we have supported for quit...
26/05/2026

Today we are highlighting the conservation status of the Cotton-top tamarin, which is a cause we have supported for quite some time here at the Animal Zone.

It is estimated that there are only 2,000 of them left in the wild with the IUCN categorising them as critically endangered. Their population is projected to decline by 80% over the next 20 years as a result of illegal wildlife trade, habitat loss, human intervention, and climate change.

We have 3 Cotton-tops named after chocolate; Cacao, Coco, and Terry, and if you are coming to visit us this week to become a Conservation Ranger, you can catch our keeper talk with them every day at 1pm to find out more 🕐

You can also learn more about their conservation status and subsequent measures by visiting a charity that we are proud to support, Proyecto T**i, who leads scientific research, community awareness, and education, to protect Colombia’s Cotton-top tamarins ➡ https://orlo.uk/2lYJj

📷 Kerry France Photography

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Rodbaston Drive
Penkridge
ST195PH

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Saturday 10am - 4pm
Sunday 10am - 4pm

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+441785710560

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