Tropical Birdland - Desford
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A beautiful tropical bird garden, located in the heart of rural Leicestershire. "Tropical Birdland is a unique visitor attraction which is home to over 250 birds with a variety of stunning free-flying parrots from all around the world. We are set in 6.5 acres of English countryside which houses aviaries, woodlands and a restaurant, to name a few. Tropical Birdland was started in 1982. When Richard Hopper decided to change his hobby into a business by opening his bird collection to the public. After an initial struggle with the council, Birdland opened its doors to visitors in 1984. With the new source of income the aviaries and gardens were soon expanded along with the introduction of rare species. Hand rearing the offspring of common species along with breeding endangered species became the main goal for Birdland. Burglaries, vermin and disease problems caused Birdland to struggle through the 1980’s and early 1990’s; they caused severe and irreparable damage to the breeding birds. With time, dedication and money the problems became controlled. Tropical Birdland’s enthusiasm has now established a wonderful collection of breeding endangered species. All kept in an environment as close as possible as how nature intended them to live. In recent years we have: Successfully developed a system, which enabled us to train parrots to fly free and come back to our buildings every night. Admission: Adult £7.25 Child £4.95 Under 4s Free Opening Times: 10am to 5.30pm or 3pm in winter. | |||||||||||||||||||||||