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Half Term – Open Today – more details here
We have cleared most of the trees that caused the site closure earlier this week - so we are back open! There are a few restrictions as you visit the Park, the nature trail is flooded but the rest of the Park is accessible. You might like to wear some...
Pick up a King Penguin Valentine Gift Experience!
Looking for something fabulously different and truly unique to give as a Valentine gift [caption id="attachment_1265" align="alignleft" width="300"] Birdland Penguin Shore display is fed daily at 2.30pm[/caption] this year – then why not pick up a king penguin feeding gift experience at Birdland? Set in the heart of beautiful Cotswold...
Feb Half Term – Birds Behaving Badly at Birdland!
During February Half Term Holidays Birdland is celebrating birds behaving badly starting Saturday 15th until Sunday 23 February 2014. From blood-sucking songbirds and puking penguins to stinking storks and spitting swallows, keepers will reveal revolting facts about some of the world’s baddest birds. There will be toxic talks and terrible...
Flock along to the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch on Jan 25th
Flock along to the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch on Saturday, January 25th. Starting at 11am, join our local birdwatching expert, complete with telescope, binoculars and guides, in the nature area for a fun day’s bird-spotting and identification – wellies advisable!
World Penguin Awareness Day 18th -20th January 2014
Birdland in Bourton-on-the-Water is celebrating World Penguin Awareness Day with a three-day celebration of the world’s favourites flightless birds (Saturday, January 18th – Monday, January 20th) featuring special talks and feeding displays. Meet a huddle of Humboldts and a coronation of king penguins and find out all about their amazing...
15th November 2013 – Feed the Birds
With the sudden onset of winter (had to scrape the car twice this week!) it is very much that time of year to start considering your feather friends at home. Birds require high energy feeds during the winter months to maintain their fat reserves to see them through the cold...
Autumn Toddler Activities at Birdland
Autumn is the perfect time of year for younger visitors to make the most of a visit to Birdland Park & Gardens in Bourton-on-the-Water. With older children back at school, it is the ideal opportunity to bring toddlers to enjoy the Park without the summer crowds. Throughout the Autumn term,...
Christmas Gift Experiences at Birdland on Sale Now!
Looking for something fabulously different and truly unique to give as a Christmas gift this year – then why not pick up a king penguin feeding gift experience at Birdland? [caption id="attachment_1265" align="alignright" width="300"] Birdland Penguin Shore display is fed daily at 2.30pm[/caption] Set in the heart of beautiful Cotswold...
Giant Stork Flies In to Birdland
[caption id="attachment_1892" align="aligncenter" width="300"] New Marabou Stork arrives at Birdland at Bourton on the Water[/caption] A stork which is believed to have the largest wingspan of any living bird is settling in to its new home at Birdland in Bourton-on-the-Water. Also known as the ‘undertaker bird’ due to its slow...
Is British King Penguin World's Oldest?
Missy the King penguin here at Birdland in Bourton-on-the-Water is laying claim to the title of the world’s oldest. Back in May, Odense Zoo in Denmark announced one of their Gentoo penguins was the oldest living penguin in captivity at the grand age of 34. However our keepers at Birdland...
