News : Bank Holiday

The latest investment at Blackpool Zoo is sure to have bird lovers flocking!

Species from across the globe are settling into a 10,000sq ft purpose built aviary, which cost £12,500 and is situated on the site of the former Children’s Zoo.

The critically endangered Waldrapp Ibis has taken residence along with African Spoonbills, Sacred Ibis, Black-crowned Night Herons, White Storks, Little Egrets and Eider...

Champagne corks are popping at Blackpool Zoo as the award winning attraction celebrated the busiest day in its 38 year history.
More than 4000 visitors flocked through the gates on the last Bank Holiday Monday of 2010, smashing forecasts for August despite 42 per cent above average rainfall for the month.
Jude Rothwell, Marketing and PR Coordinator at Blackpool Zoo, said: “We were over the moon when it was...

…Meet the new babies this Bank Holiday…
One of Blackpool Zoo’s best loved animal troops has had six new additions in April, bringing the total number of Ring-Tailed Lemurs at the award winning attraction to over 30.

Native to the African Island of Madagascar, the species is endangered in the wild, but they have been successfully bred several times at the zoo.

The six babies are currently sticking close to...