24/09/2024
Some great photos of level 3 second years Catherine, Erin and Scarlett completing their avian assessments with our Lorikeets as part of their Avian Health and Husbandry module! 🐦
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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!
23/09/2024
🎃 Visit Rodbaston Animal Zone for a FRIGHTFULLY good time at our Halloween Spooktacular! 🎃
Join us for lots of family favourites this spooky season including keeper talks with our animals (including our creepy creatures in the reptile house!), a Halloween trail around the Animal Zone, Halloween themed crafts in our craft room, photo opportunities and more! 🕷👻
We will be open from 10am-4pm on:
📅 Saturday 28th – Sunday 29th September
📅 Saturday 5th – Sunday 6th October
📅 Saturday 12th – Sunday 13th October
📅 Saturday 19th – Sunday 20th October
📅 Saturday 26th – Sunday 27th October
📅 Daily throughout October half-term from Monday 28th October – Friday 1st November
📅 Saturday 2nd – Sunday 3rd November
You don’t need to pre-book tickets and can pay on the day. Admission prices are £9 for adults, £6 for children and concessions, and ages 3 and under can enter for free! You will find us at ST19 5PH and we hope you can join us! 😊
23/09/2024
This week is Guinea Pig Awareness Week! 🙌💚
This year’s theme is Nibble, Nourish and Thrive, and aims to raise awareness of the five welfare needs of guinea pigs (diet, health, behaviour, environment and companionship) as well as the importance of adoption and rehoming!
Here at the Animal Zone, we have 15 guinea pigs (11 girls and 4 boys) that you can find in our Rabbit & Guinea Pig House and pictured here we have Lola and Alice! 😊
Guinea Pig Awareness Week
21/09/2024
Our GREATER Rhea hope you have a GREAT weekend! 😆
Why not join us here at the Animal Zone for a fun family day out?! We are open both today and tomorrow between 10am-4pm!
You don’t need to pre-book and can pay on the day. Admission prices are £9 for adults, £6 for children and concessions, and ages 3 and under can enter for free!
20/09/2024
Yesterday, some of our level 3 second year Animal Management students went pond dipping around campus! The students were practicing techniques and sampling methods for their wildlife and conservation module and could identify different pond invertebrates and fish they found!
18/09/2024
Now that is a stern face! 😂🦘
17/09/2024
Such a poser! 😂🦎📸
16/09/2024
Snug as a Nug in a... bush! 😂😂
Some great shots of Nugget, our Capybara, to start the week!
15/09/2024
The GOATS of the Animal Zone! 💚🐐🐐
14/09/2024
Look how excited our animals get when it's the weekend and we're ready to welcome visitors! 🙌😂🐎
We are open both today and tomorrow between 10am-4pm! You don’t need to pre-book and can pay on the day! Admission prices are £9 for adults, £6 for children and concessions, and ages 3 and under can enter for free!
13/09/2024
Today is International Slow Loris Day! 💚
Here at the Animal Zone, we have two Pygmy Slow Lorises in our Nocturnal House, called Terrence and Uma! 😊
🔥 We also support the Little Fireface Project, which is a charity dear to the Animal Zone and aims to raise awareness of Loris! You can read more about The Little Fireface Project and the fantastic work they do here ➡ https://orlo.uk/i8EQH
11/09/2024
They all wanted to get involved for this week’s ! 🦘📸
09/09/2024
Taking the Animal Zone to new heights!
On Friday, we took the opportunity in the nice weather to grab some aerial shots of the Animal Zone!
🐴🦙🐐🐔 We saw a number of our animals in the paddocks from up high...and what’s that...construction starting on ANOTHER new enclosure?! 👀👷♂️
08/09/2024
Happy Sunday everybody from Wincy and Teefs! 🐑🐏
07/09/2024
We are back open this weekend! Join Nugget, our Capybara, and lots more of our amazing animals today or tomorrow between 10am-4pm! 😊
You don’t need to pre-book and can pay on the day! Admission prices are £9 for adults, £6 for children and concessions, and ages 3 and under can enter for free!
06/09/2024
For this week’s , we’re heading into the ball pit! Just look how cute they are! 😍
06/09/2024
Lisa and Rach visited The Spires Care Home - Barchester Healthcare again this week for the residents to meet some of our animals including guinea pigs and one of our ferrets! There's a couple of photos in here 👇📸💚
05/09/2024
Over the summer holidays, you may have seen construction of a new building taking place here at the Animal Zone. We are very excited to be opening a brand-new aquatics room, state-of-the-art quarantine facilities for our animals, and classrooms for our first ever T-Level Animal Management and Behaviour students, later this year! 🙌👩🏫🐟🐠
04/09/2024
Will and Mickey said hello to our Squirrel Monkeys today on their alpaca walk! 👋🦙
03/09/2024
A romantic dinner for two! 😂💚
02/09/2024
If you know any animal lovers that are still after a college or university place for this September, we still have some places available at Rodbaston College!
At the college, we deliver nationally-recognised qualifications in Animal Care from entry level all the way up to a BSc Degree, and you will join us here on the Animal Zone to develop excellent hands-on practical skills!
If you haven’t enrolled yet, you are more than welcome to come along this week to the induction day of the course you are interested in, and our staff can enrol you on the day ➡ https://orlo.uk/uKcWK
01/09/2024
A huge THANK YOU to everyone who has spent a part of their summer holidays with us here at the Animal Zone! Our team of keepers, our visitor centre staff and our amazing animals have loved welcoming you over the past 6 weeks and we really do appreciate all of the lovely feedback and photos we have received from your visits! 😊💚
Just a reminder that we will now be open on Saturdays and Sundays only, from 10am-4pm, and we will next be open daily during October half-term! 🎃
31/08/2024
We currently have a couple of job vacancies here at the Animal Zone!
Visitor Centre Assistant – Variable Hours (closes 12/09/2024)
We are looking to employ a dynamic, energetic, and enthusiastic Visitor Centre Assistant! Successful applicants should have relevant vocational experience, demonstrate their ability to deliver outstanding customer service, and either already hold or work towards a Level 2 in Food Safety and Hygiene for Catering.
Santa Claus (closes 30/09/2024)
We are also looking for a part-time seasonal Santa! Successful applicants will have a high level of enthusiasm together with a passion for the magic of Christmas! Experience is not necessary although a kindly nature and a positive attitude are essential 🎅
You can find full job descriptions and apply for both roles online here ➡ https://orlo.uk/pPwUp
30/08/2024
Hey Nugget, we’re over here! 😂📸
29/08/2024
The muddiest boy! 😅🐷
29/08/2024
It was amazing to welcome Leah-Rose and her sister Izzy to the Animal Zone recently for a Junior Keeper Experience with keepers Chloe and Harry! We are so glad that they both had the best time and that we were able to be a part of creating wonderful memories for them! 😊💚
28/08/2024
It was great to be part of the South Staffordshire College Vet Nursing CPD Day today at Rodbaston! 🙌
We welcomed visitors up to the Animal Zone for ‘An Introduction into Exotics’ workshop, which included a presentation from Lisa and some practical reptile handling and restraint techniques with Beth! 🐍🦎🐢
The groups finished their time with us by having a tour around the zone! 😊
28/08/2024
Keeper Chloe and Keeper Amy received this lovely card and some chocolates from Micah who took part in a recent junior keeper experience with them! 😊💚🍫
27/08/2024
Thank you to Sarah The Makaton Tutor for this lovely review of our Makaton signage! 😊
Here at the Animal Zone, we care about everyone having the best possible visitor experience, so we are really pleased to see guests finding this useful and making visits to the Animal Zone even more inclusive! 💚
For those of you that haven't seen our Makaton signage yet, this is how it works! 👇
27/08/2024
Just look how cute Lavender and Latte are! 😍🐰🐇
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Look how excited our animals get when it's the weekend and we're ready to welcome visitors! 🙌😂🐎 We are open both today and tomorrow between 10am-4pm! You don’t need to pre-book and can pay on the day! Admission prices are £9 for adults, £6 for children and concessions, and ages 3 and under can enter for free!
Ferrets playing in ball pit
For this week’s #FerretFriday, we’re heading into the ball pit! Just look how cute they are! 😍
Two rheas eating
A romantic dinner for two! 😂💚
Muddy pig
The muddiest boy! 😅🐷
Lavender and Latte
Just look how cute Lavender and Latte are! 😍🐰🐇
Capybara eating breakfast
Start your weekend off in the best way with a video of our capybara, Nugget! 😁
Rhode Island Red Hens
It’s breakfast time for our Rhode Island Red Hens! 🐔🐔
Our pigs love having scratches
Edgar and Poe love having scratches! 🐖🐖
Otter Art
Our two otters, Bubble and Squeak, painted a picture with keeper Jaiya and were given a treat for doing such a good job! 🦦🎨
Ferrets playing in pile of shredded paper
Who knew that a pile of old shredded paper could be so much fun?! 😁 #ferretfriday
Coati eating ice ball
A treat of an ice ball with some bugs in for Clive! 😂🧊🐛
Jess - Animal Management Student
Jess Neill is one of our level 3 Animal Management students graduating from #Rodbaston this summer, but before she left, we caught up with her to talk about her time on the zoo pathway including why she chose the course, her favourite things about college, and her future career aspirations as a zookeeper abroad! Wishing you all the best in your next steps, Jess! 💚 There’s still time to apply and join one of our Animal Care courses starting this September ➡ https://orlo.uk/AhZqF
Ferrets playing in dig box
For this week’s #FerretFriday, keeper Chloe added a new dig box for our ferrets! They loved it, just look at them all go! 😂😍
Just look how cute our Degus are having a sand bath! 😍😂
Prevost's squirrel eating
That's one hungry squirrel! 😂🐿🍇
Now it's the turn of our alpacas to have a little hose down in the warm weather today! 🦙🚿☀️
Think we could all do with this today! 🥵🦎🚿
New Ferret Outdoor Enclosure
Keepers Chloe and Hayley redesigned our ferrets’ outdoor enclosure this week! Looks like they are enjoying it! 😊😂💚 #ferretfriday
Lunchtime for our sheep!
It’s lunchtime! 🐑🐏
Father's Day Magpies
Happy Father's Day to all the Dads out there, from our Daddy Magpie and his babies! 🐦💚 For those Dads and families joining us at the Animal Zone today to celebrate, and for those taking part in VIP experiences with us, we hope you have an amazing time! #FathersDay
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