Birdworld

Birdworld
	The Terry Pratchett Owl Parliament at Birdworld
Date opened	1968
Location	Bucks Horn Oak, Hampshire
Coordinates	51°10′58″N 0°50′27″W / 51.1828°N 0.8407°WCoordinates: 51°10′58″N 0°50′27″W / 51.1828°N 0.8407°W
Land area	26 acres
No. of animals	1000 (birds and other animals)
No. of species	200 (birds and other animals)
Memberships	BIAZA
Major exhibits	Terry Pratchett Owl Parliament, Seashore Walk, Penguin Beach, Silent Forest, Penguin Island, Parrots in Flight, Jenny Wren Farm
Website	www.birdworld.co.uk

Birdworld is the United Kingdom's largest bird park, covering 26 acres (11 ha). It is located in the East Hampshire district, close to the village of Bucks Horn Oak and the surrounding Alice Holt Forest. It is part of the parent company Haskins Garden Centre Ltd., which also owns the nearby Forest Lodge garden centre and Garden Style, a wholesale plant seller.^[2]

Birds[]

There are more than 180 different species of bird within the collection, 40 of which are listed as vulnerable, threatened or endangered on the IUCN Red List. These include the Bali starling, Montserrat oriole, northern bald ibis and the Kea.^[1]

There is a flock of great white pelicans, one of the largest free flying parrot aviaries in the country, two penguin colonies, a seashore themed aviary and the Terry Pratchett Owl Parliament - which pays tribute to the author Terry Pratchett and is one of the few exhibits in the world to be themed upon Discworld.^[1]

Other exhibits[]

There is also a group of Hermann's tortoises in the park, and several wild grey herons that are attracted by the fish fed to the Humboldt penguins and Great white pelicans.^[1]

The Jenny Wren Farm is a children's petting zoo, and houses a number of farm animals, including the Whitefaced Woodland, a breed of sheep listed as vulnerable by the Rare Breeds Survival Trust.

A pair of Barn Owls at Birdworld

External links[]

Media related to Birdworld at Wikimedia Commons
Official website

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Our Animals". Archived from the original on 5 February 2021.
^ "Birdworld_Information". Archived from the original on 5 February 2021.

[:0-1] "Our Animals". Archived from the original on 5 February 2021.

[2] "Birdworld_Information". Archived from the original on 5 February 2021.

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