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Ash End House Farm - Middleton
Ash End House Farm is a family owned farm which has been operating as a Childrens Farm for over 25 years. Our aim is to provide an enjoyable and educational hands on experience for children of all ages. We are open to the general public and specialize in guided tours for school parties and play groups. We are a small, family owned childrens farm,...
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Birmingham Wildlife Conservation Park
Located on Pershore Road, two miles south of Birmingham City Centre, the Birmingham Nature Centre homes a wide range of animals, both European and from across the world. These animals include many charismatic and exciting species like Red Pandas, Meerkats, Lemurs and Otters. The centre has a wide collection of endangered reptiles, and it plays an...
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Drayton Manor Park - Tamworth
Drayton Manor Family Theme Park is one of the oldest parks in the country where families can enjoy a day of excitement and adventure. Originally billed fifty years ago, in 1949, by George Bryan as an 'Inland Pleasure Resort', the park is still to this day 'Family Run for Family Fun'. With loads of fantastic rides to keep you thrilled throughout...
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Forge Mill & Sandwell Farm - West Bromwich
Forge Mill Farm is one of two farm visitor centres within Sandwell Valley Country Park. It is a working dairy farm where the main attraction is the dairy herd of pedigree Jersey cows. The farm is open from 10.00am until 4.30pm. The car park and wider Country Park are open from Dawn until Dusk. Visitors can watch the cows being milked each...
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Northycote Farm and Country Park
There are many informal walks through the country park and opportunities to view or photograph a wide variety of wildlife, in their natural habitats. Northycote Farm itself is a Tudor farmhouse and is steeped in history. The farmhouse itself is not always open to the public, but throughout the year, it is opened to the public for tours and other...
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Oak Lodge Open Farm & Shop - Foston
FREE ADMISSION Visiting our open farm is a fantastic opportunity for everyone, young & old to enjoy the living, vibrant countryside. Take time to soak up the scenery, experience the smells of the farm yard and really get in touch with the land that feeds us. Discover at first hand what it means to be a farmer. As we have...
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Sandwell Park Farm - West Bromwich
Sandwell Park Farm is a fully restored 18th century farm which was constructed to supply food throughout the year to the Earls of Dartmouth’s estate and Sandwell Hall. A variety of livestock housed within the central courtyard and adjoining pasture are the actual breeds which would have been kept on the farm at the turn of the century....
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Sheldon Country Park - Birmingham
Sheldon Country Park covers an area of just over 300 acres, comprising open grassland, wetlands, old hedgerows and some mature woodland. Situated on the very edge of the city, the land has escaped development and has become a haven for wildlife. The Parks Ranger Service is based at Old Rectory Farm, a 17th Century dairy farm, which is situated...
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Twycross Zoo - Atherstone
Twycross Zoo is now renowned as a World Primate Centre and has a wide variety of monkeys and apes including the UK’s only group of bonobos. We have breeding groups of many endangered primate species so we often have babies and toddlers playing around in our great ape groups, and in many of our monkey groups. We also hold a range of other...
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This section lists zoos in Lichfield so if you would like to take the little monkeys to the zoo please see our list below. Some of the zoos listed maybe farms, or petting farms, these zoos have a varied selection of animals for viewing. there are lions and you can sometimes drive through the paddocks and view them from the comfort of your car. there are also baboons and monkeys which can be fun to watch. Or there are elephants, giraffes and other African and Indian animals. A lot of zoos have collections of insects and birds and also water creatures, all in all a trip out to the zoo is an educational experience for your children.
If you are living in the Lichfield region and you are searching for a fun family day out then why don't you take the family to the local zoo. With so much to discover and do, a day out to the zoo will be the ideal day out for kids of all age groups. From Grandparents to grandchildren, aunts and uncles, a day to the zoo is fantastic fun for all of the family members. The day trip to your nearest zoo close to Lichfield is equally helpful and useful, and can leave you with a lasting impression. The wildlife on exhibit will include numerous kinds of rare, unique and endangered animals. Getting near to one of the larger wildlife including hippopotamus and / or lions is an unique experience. there are many different varieties of avian species to view at a zoo like buzzards and pelicans. Many zoos could have a reptile house so you can see wildlife such as extremely poisonous snakes including adders. The broad collection of mammals will be on display including tigers as well as skunks. From the lakes as well as seas of our world you will find a lot of impressive fish to see including piranha. Diverse and colourful marine life such as seahorses are definitely fantastic to view. Amphibians such as frogs will always be intriguing for boys and girls of all age groups to examine. The zoo is actually a place where living wildlife are housed to be displayed and studied. The title is actually a well-known variety of zoological garden, and a good number of zoos are landscapes or parks containing buildings and other enclosures. Zoos normally maintain only wild wildlife, many of these coming from remote countries. However, some zoos exhibit indigenous wildlife such as pigs and piglets to display to city youngsters who have no opportunity to go visit farms. Kid's zoos are sometimes incorporated in zoological gardens. They may have areas where kids can observe small wildlife, and at times have places where youngsters can pet and feed tame wildlife. Zoos are additionally crucial centres for wildlife conservation. Many zoos breed endangered animals, several of that are extinct in the wild.