Exotic Zoo

Exotic Zoo A small Shropshire zoo with a mighty mission to connect our local community with the natural world.
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'Exotic Zoo' is a zoo and animal education centre in Telford and is home to some of the worlds most amazing animals. Support us by following our social media and donating via our Amazon Wishlist.

A massive thank you to the lovely Honey Bun Haven- rescue and sanctuary who helped out yesterday by taking in 2 guinea p...
20/09/2024

A massive thank you to the lovely Honey Bun Haven- rescue and sanctuary who helped out yesterday by taking in 2 guinea pigs that were sadly dumped in Telford Town Park.
Thank god for amazing people like this to help these little furries ๐Ÿ’š
And thanks to the town park staff and rangers for making the initial rescue.

Have a read of Honey Bun Havens post and help if you can

We are lucky enough to be hosting another rock work course at Exotic Zoo this week with attendees from other zoos and an...
19/09/2024

We are lucky enough to be hosting another rock work course at Exotic Zoo this week with attendees from other zoos and animal colleges in the U.K.

Love this pic from today where you can see all 3 layers of the rock work coming together amazingly.

Tomorrow is colouring day! Letโ€™s see how amazing it looks then!

Thanks to Aidan from Unreal Productions for running the course! This man really is a magician!

https://www.unreal-productions.co.uk

Our Warming Autumn drinks are now available at our Jungle Cafe. ๐Ÿ˜‹๐Ÿ
18/09/2024

Our Warming Autumn drinks are now available at our Jungle Cafe. ๐Ÿ˜‹๐Ÿ

Santa ๐ŸŽ… will be spending December here at Exotic Zoo until he flies off on Christmas eve after his last shift at the zoo...
17/09/2024

Santa ๐ŸŽ… will be spending December here at Exotic Zoo until he flies off on Christmas eve after his last shift at the zoo!
Visit Santa in his grotto or join him for breakfast.
Pre booking essential... ticket link below for grotto booking
www.ticketsource.co.uk/exotic-zoo
For breakfast with Santa please call or email
HoHo Hope to see you there ๐ŸŽ„

We will be doing pumpkin picking in our haunted woods the whole of October ๐ŸŽƒ And if youโ€™re visiting between the 12th Oct...
12/09/2024

We will be doing pumpkin picking in our haunted woods the whole of October ๐ŸŽƒ
And if youโ€™re visiting between the 12th Oct and 3rd Nov there will be a whole host of Halloween fun and activities going on!

See you over Halloweenโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ‘ป๐ŸŽƒ

Dinosaur weekend is here ๐Ÿฆ– Check out the time table attached and get ready to have a roarsome time! Join director Scott ...
07/09/2024

Dinosaur weekend is here ๐Ÿฆ–
Check out the time table attached and get ready to have a roarsome time!

Join director Scott for a real dinosaur skeleton meet and greet and talk at 12.30pm each day and maybe even grab your self a Dino selfie! ๐Ÿ“ธ

Then hop over to the stage for a 1pm Dino stage show with Jurassic Jack!

Explore the natural history museum and maybe even try your hand at our fossil dig!

Please like and share to help us out ๐Ÿฆ•๐Ÿ’š

Donโ€™t forget about our Dino weekend this weekend ๐Ÿฆ– Join director Scott for a meet the Dino talk where you can meet a rea...
05/09/2024

Donโ€™t forget about our Dino weekend this weekend ๐Ÿฆ–

Join director Scott for a meet the Dino talk where you can meet a real dinosaur Skeleton with no glass for the ultimate Dino selfie! ๐Ÿ“ธ 12.30pm Saturday and Sunday

Then hop on over to the Dino stage show with Jurassic Jack!

Even try your hands at the fossil dig and take home some real fossils

And donโ€™t forget to explore the natural history museum with fossils from all through time including a world class dinosaurs Skeleton display with the worlds most accurate dinosaur reconstruction

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03/09/2024
02/09/2024

Really Roar-some weekend at Exotic Zoo!

To beat the back at school blues Exotic Zoo will be trying to bring out visitors inner palaeontologist with a prehistoric treat!
Director Scott Adams, who designed and curated the โ€˜Natural History and Dino Museum' at the zoo is planning a very special meet and greet! Joining him in their Wildlife Academy for the weekend is a genuine 125 million year old dinosaur skeleton. Usually pride of place behind glass in the museum, the impressive real dinosaur will be part of a meet and greet, up close, no glass experience! Director Scott said, โ€œwe know how popular dinosaurs are with our visitors and we love that they can see some real dinosaur skeletons in our museum, but behind glass its so hard to see the amazing details and take photos. So to give people chance to get face to face with a real dinosaur, no glass and as well as finding out all about it, maybe getting to have a selfie with a dinosaur will be an amazing and engaging experience visitors wonโ€™t forget!โ€

The show will be at 12.30pm on Saturday 7th and Sunday the 8th September in the zoos wildlife academy. During the talk, there will be a chance to see and hold some other amazing prehistoric fossils!
As well as the dinosaur meet and greet there will also be a dino stage show with Jurassic Jack, a fossil dig outside the museum with a chance to take home some real fossils, as well as real fossil for sale in the gift shop if you want to start to create your own museum at home!

A small Shropshire zoo with a mighty mission to connect our local community with the natural world.

It's   today!Today is a day to reflect upon the importance of zoos both in education and conservation.Zoos offer a 'Noah...
31/08/2024

It's today!

Today is a day to reflect upon the importance of zoos both in education and conservation.

Zoos offer a 'Noah's Ark' for animals whose habitats have been wrecked by humans but also an opportunity for both children and adults to see, get closer to and learn about amazing species that they may never be able to see in the wild due to the prohibitive costs and inaccessible nature of getting to them in a way that photos and documentaries are not able to.

So let's all give a big cheer for the importance of not just our small but disproportionately mighty zoo in Telford Town Park but for zoos across the country doing really, really important work!!

Itโ€™s BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY tomorrow ๐Ÿคช And we canโ€™t wait! The animals are waitingโ€ฆ and so are the staff, with talks on thro...
25/08/2024

Itโ€™s BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY tomorrow ๐Ÿคช

And we canโ€™t wait! The animals are waitingโ€ฆ and so are the staff, with talks on throughout the dayโ€ฆ check out the otter talk and feed, meet the dragon, join us for the stage show and meet the minibeasts in our brand new woodland walk.

Feeing crafty? Make your very own dragon fly to take home in the ranger station in the new woodland walk.

Marvel at real dinosaurs in the natural history museum ๐Ÿฆ–

Grab some food in the Jungle Cafe ๐Ÿ”

And donโ€™t forget if you have any energy left we are a couple of minutes walk from the amazing Telford Town Park play areas for all ages.

Is it too early to mention the 'C' word?That's right our famous Santa... the real Santa ๐ŸŽ… will be spending December here...
22/08/2024

Is it too early to mention the 'C' word?
That's right our famous Santa... the real Santa ๐ŸŽ… will be spending December here at Exotic Zoo until he flies off on Christmas eve after his last shift at the zoo!

Visit Santa in his grotto or join him for breakfast.
Pre booking essential... ticket link below for grotto booking
www.ticketsource.co.uk/exotic-zoo

For breakfast with Santa please call or email

HoHo Hope to see you there

Itโ€™s never too early to let you know we will be doing pumpkin picking in our haunted woods the whole of October ๐ŸŽƒ And if...
21/08/2024

Itโ€™s never too early to let you know we will be doing pumpkin picking in our haunted woods the whole of October ๐ŸŽƒ
And if youโ€™re visiting between the 12th Oct and 3rd Nov there will be a whole host of Halloween fun and activities going on!

See you over Halloweenโ€ฆ if you dare ๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ‘ป๐ŸŽƒ

Weโ€™re having a Dino-tastic summer at Exotic Zoo! Have you seen our natural history museum? Take a journey from the start...
19/08/2024

Weโ€™re having a Dino-tastic summer at Exotic Zoo! Have you seen our natural history museum?

Take a journey from the start of time through till today and see fossils representing all time periods including some real dinosaur Skeltons!

This summer you can even do a fossil dig and take home some amazing real fossils of your own! ๐Ÿฆ–

The sun is still shining โ˜€๏ธ and the summer fun at Exotic Zoo is in full swing! Weโ€™ve got stage shows and keeper talks as...
16/08/2024

The sun is still shining โ˜€๏ธ and the summer fun at Exotic Zoo is in full swing!

Weโ€™ve got stage shows and keeper talks as well as a new woodland talk and crafts in the brand new โ€˜British Wildlife Conservation Woodland Walkโ€™ opened this summer ๐ŸŒณ

Meet some new arrivals and some keepers and animals out and about to meet you as you walk around ๐Ÿ’š

See you all soon

Exciting Zoo News ๐ŸŒŽ๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ“ฐ We just wanted to let you know about a super exciting new arrival!  After a while in quarantine to...
12/08/2024

Exciting Zoo News ๐ŸŒŽ๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ“ฐ

We just wanted to let you know about a super exciting new arrival!

After a while in quarantine to monitor their health and settle them in after arriving from another collection, we are excited to introduce the arrival of 4 critically endangered Roti Island snake neck turtles ๐Ÿ’š

The Roti Island snake-neck turtle (Chelodina mccordi) is distinguished by its long, slender neck, which is almost as long as its shell. This unique characteristic, along with its outgoing character makes it a rare and fascinating addition to the zooโ€™s reptile collection.

The species has been severely impacted by habitat loss and the illegal pet trade, leading to its status as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List. Conservationists estimate that fewer than 250 individuals remain in the wild, making breeding program efforts like this vital for the speciesโ€™ survival. With so few left in the wild this beautiful turtle is on the verge of extinction.

Zoo visitors will have the opportunity to view these rare reptiles in a newly designed exhibit that mimics their natural environment. We have carefully created a habitat that includes shallow water pools, basking areas, and a variety of aquatic plants, providing an enriching environment for the turtles.

We are thrilled to be part of the conservation efforts for the Roti Island snake-neck turtle, this species is facing a very real threat of extinction, and itโ€™s our responsibility to do everything we can to ensure their survival.

Today is National Tarantula Appreciation Day, in the USA, and although there might be a literal ocean between us, we tho...
08/08/2024

Today is National Tarantula Appreciation Day, in the USA, and although there might be a literal ocean between us, we thought we'd take the opportunity to show our appreciation for our eight-legged friends!

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At the zoo we currently have mexican fireleg tarantulas, an endangered species native to southern Mexico.

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Just like grandma used to tell you, it is true that these fantastic creatures are more scared of you than you are of them, but even so, they are not that likely to bite you, choosing instead to flick the hairs from their abdomen towards your eyes and nose causing sneezing and itchy eyes which gives them the opportunity to escape.

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Although in the wild you would find them in dry scrubland, here at the zoo you can find them in our rainforest along with all sorts of other amazing animals every single day of the summer holidays!!

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Happy Owl awareness day ๐Ÿฆ‰Have you seeen Barney the Barn Owl in his new enclosure in our brand new โ€˜British Wildlife Cons...
04/08/2024

Happy Owl awareness day ๐Ÿฆ‰

Have you seeen Barney the Barn Owl in his new enclosure in our brand new โ€˜British Wildlife Consevation Woodland Walkโ€™?
Heโ€™s loving it!
You can learn all about British owls in this new zone, as well as all our other amazing British Wildlfe.

But donโ€™t forget about the other amazing owls you can see around Exotic Zoo, like an old favourite Rubble the Burrowing Owl and a new face, Merlin the Eurasian Eagle Owl!

Did you knowโ€ฆ the eyes of an owl are not true โ€œeyeballs.โ€ Their tube-shaped eyes are completely immobile, providing binocular vision which fully focuses on their prey and boosts depth perception. This is why, as owls canโ€™t move their eyes instead they can rotate their necks 270 degrees. A blood-pooling system collects blood to power their brains and eyes when neck movement cuts off circulation ๐Ÿฆ‰

Hope you have all had a hoot of a day ๐Ÿ’š

We have a very special birthday to celebrate today! ๐Ÿฆœ Join us in wishing our Red and Green Winged Macaw, Chico a happy 3...
31/07/2024

We have a very special birthday to celebrate today! ๐Ÿฆœ

Join us in wishing our Red and Green Winged Macaw, Chico a happy 30th birthday. ๐ŸŽ‚

Kirsten had made him a special cake to enjoy and obviously he had to share it with his zoo family. ๐Ÿ’š

So here are some of his friends sharing the spoils ๐Ÿ“ธ Don the otter, might of had too much cake ๐Ÿฐ

Why not come down and wish him a happy birthday too, the weather is just a bonus for him โ˜€๏ธ

Some of our keepers also tried the cakeโ€ฆ. Kirsten didnโ€™t tell them there was egg shell in there though ๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ˜‚ ๐Ÿฅš

Exciting newsโ€ฆ today is our BIRTHDAY ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‚๐ŸŽ Can you believe itโ€™s been 3 years since we opened our new zoo in Telford Town P...
24/07/2024

Exciting newsโ€ฆ today is our BIRTHDAY ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‚๐ŸŽ

Can you believe itโ€™s been 3 years since we opened our new zoo in Telford Town Park

We are so excited how things have developed over the last 3 years, not just a zoo now but also our Natural History and Dino Museum ๐Ÿฆ–, our brand new British Wildlife Conservation Woodland Walk ๐ŸŒณ
And our themed Jungle Cafe ๐Ÿฏ

Come and celebrate with us this summer, lots of talks and shows, crafts and real fossil dig and some new animals!
11am - 4pm daily

We canโ€™t wait to see you all soon ๐Ÿ’š

Exciting news! ๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒณOur brand new zoo โ€˜British Wildlife Conservation Woodland Walkโ€™ opens tomorrow morning just in time fo...
19/07/2024

Exciting news! ๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒณ

Our brand new zoo โ€˜British Wildlife Conservation Woodland Walkโ€™ opens tomorrow morning just in time for the summer holidays โ˜€๏ธ

Come and check it out and join us for a mini beast talk at 2pm as well as woodland crafts.

Itโ€™s been a busy time getting it ready thanks to amazing staff, volunteers and helpers โค๏ธ You all rock! ๐Ÿค˜๐Ÿป

Keep an eye out for more posts of activities going on this summer! We hope to see you all soon.

If you come down to the zoo todayโ€ฆ you might bee in for a surprise ๐Ÿ We have had a visit by a colony of honey bees looki...
14/07/2024

If you come down to the zoo todayโ€ฆ you might bee in for a surprise ๐Ÿ

We have had a visit by a colony of honey bees looking for a new home ๐Ÿ 

They have made a great resting site up by reception while they send out scouts to look for there forever home.

We have taped off a safe space for them and added some great information boards so you can all learn more about them.

We are all mesmerised by them! We love bees and this is nature at its finest.

Did you know honey bees are the only insect that produces food eaten by humans! ๐Ÿฏ

The summer holidays are nearly here and we canโ€™t wait to see you all! We have some surprises this summer ๐Ÿ™ˆ We have a BRA...
12/07/2024

The summer holidays are nearly here and we canโ€™t wait to see you all!

We have some surprises this summer ๐Ÿ™ˆ

We have a BRAND NEW zone opening at the zoo and we have been working very hard to get it all ready! We also have a new exciting animal being unveiled.

We wonโ€™t tell you yet but keep a look out over the next week for some teasers.

We also have an itinerary of keeper talks and stage shows to keep you busy during your summer visit โ˜€๏ธ just like Jack here feeding and talking about one of our cheekiest residents, the short clawed otters โค๏ธ๐Ÿฆฆโค๏ธ

Come and feed some animals, meet animals around the zoo, check out our natural history and Dino museum ๐Ÿฆ– refuel in our jungle cafe and check out the new surprises around the zoo this summer.

See you all soon ๐Ÿ’š

Itโ€™s July 10th which means itโ€™sโ€ฆ. Capybara appreciation day! ๐Ÿฅณ They are the largest rodent on earth and the largest char...
10/07/2024

Itโ€™s July 10th which means itโ€™sโ€ฆ. Capybara appreciation day! ๐Ÿฅณ

They are the largest rodent on earth and the largest characters of the zoo too! These semi aquatic animals do love seeing people bringing them their snacks ๐Ÿ‘€ ๐Ÿฅ• ๐Ÿฅฆ

All of the staff here at Exotic Zoo love and appreciate our two stunning females in all their glory. โค๏ธ ๐ŸฆŽ

If youโ€™ve been lucky enough to get up close and personal with Brenda and Smudge on our animal experiences, why not join in and post your photos too ๐Ÿ“ธ

World Meerkat Day ๐ŸŒJoin us to raise a glassโ€ฆ of meal worms on this special day! We love meerkats at Exotic Zoo and we kn...
03/07/2024

World Meerkat Day ๐ŸŒ

Join us to raise a glassโ€ฆ of meal worms on this special day!

We love meerkats at Exotic Zoo and we know lots of our visitors do too!

This South African desert dweller is full of character, from their amazing and engaging social group antics, their scorpion eating skills, built in sunglasses and even their bravery to take on venomous snakes like cobras and their immunity to their venom!

There is so much more to learn about them so why not pop in to see them this summer and even get a chance to feed them!

Address

Hinkshay Road, Dawley
Telford
TF43GZ

Opening Hours

Monday 11am - 4pm
Tuesday 11am - 4pm
Wednesday 11am - 4pm
Thursday 11am - 4pm
Friday 11am - 4pm
Saturday 11am - 4pm
Sunday 11am - 4pm

Telephone

+441952591164

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