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Celebrations as First King Penguin Chick Hatches in UK for 12 Years
While much of Britain has been sweltering in the summer heat, keepers in the Cotswolds have been sweating on the arrival of a much cooler new resident. A king penguin chick has successfully hatched at Birdland Park & Gardens in Bourton on the Water, becoming the first of its species...
Greater Flamingo on the River Severn
Photo: Tanya Grigg / WWT One of our Juvenile Greater Flamingo has been sighted on the River Severn close to WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre. The young female, identified by her green leg ring ‘LHH’, recently took flight from Birdland Park and Gardens and has become separated from our flamingo flock....
Birdland and Waterlife Recovery Trust Partner to Protect River Wildlife
Birdland Park & Gardens has partnered with the Waterlife Recovery Trust to install a specialist monitoring raft along a stretch of the River Windrush within the park's grounds, supporting efforts to protect native wildlife from the invasive American mink. The monitoring raft has been carefully positioned along the river within...
Birdland Welcomes Quartet of King Penguins from Europe
New arrivals settle into Penguin Shore after successful quarantine period Birdland Park & Gardens has welcomed four new king penguins to its popular Penguin Shore exhibit, taking the Cotswold attraction's colony back into double figures birds for the first time since 2021. The quartet, comprising two males from Zurich Zoo...
First King Penguin Egg in Six Years Laid at Birdland
Keepers at Birdland Park & Gardens are celebrating after the Cotswold wildlife attraction welcomed its first king penguin egg in six years. The precious egg was laid by French, one of Birdland's younger female king penguins, and her partner Frank, the colony's most experienced breeding male and father of the...
Feather-tastic half term fun!
Make the most of May Half Term at Birdland with a week packed full of feather-filled fun for the whole family! From Saturday 23rd May - Sunday 31st May, take part in our brand-new Feather Trail, where you can explore the park and match birds to their unique feathers. Along...
Egg-citing Easter at Birdland
This Easter, Birdland Park & Gardens is the perfect destination for a fun-filled family adventure, with a variety of exciting activities taking place throughout the holidays. As spring brings new life to the nine acres of beautiful gardens and woodland in Bourton-on-the-Water, many of the birds will be beginning their...
Three New Humboldt Penguins Arrive At Birdland As Breeding Season Begins
Birdland Park & Gardens is delighted to announce the arrival of three new male Humboldt Penguins as part of the EAZA Ex-Situ Programme (EEP), strengthening conservation efforts for this vulnerable species. The trio have travelled from Folly Farm Adventure Park and Zoo, where they hatched in 2024. Two of the newcomers...
Fall in love with feathers this valentine’s
Love is in the air this February at Birdland Park & Gardens, as the Cotswold attraction invites couples and families to celebrate Valentine’s season with its charming Tweethearts Week, running from 14th to 22nd February. Set within nine acres of beautiful gardens beside the River Windrush, Birdland offers a truly unique and...
Lovely Jubbly!
Penguin Chicks named in Honour of Classic TV Comedy A trio of penguin chicks at Birdland have been named after characters from classic BBC comedy Only Fools and Horses, as the Cotswolds attraction marked Penguin Awareness Day this month. Humboldt penguins Del Boy, Rodney and Raquel, hatched at Birdland in...