West Midlands Safari Park
Safari park in Worcestershire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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West Midlands Safari Park is a safari park located in Bewdley in Worcestershire, England. It was opened under the name of West Midland Safari Park in Spring 1973.
West Midlands Safari Park | |
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52.3754944°N 2.2882462°W / 52.3754944; -2.2882462 | |
Date opened | 17 April 1973 |
Location | Bewdley, Worcestershire, England |
Land area | 200 acres (81 ha)[1] |
No. of animals | 600[1] |
No. of species | 165 |
Annual visitors | 750,000+ |
Memberships | BIAZA,[2] EAZA[3] |
Major exhibits | African Plains, Flooded Forest, Mark O'Shea's Reptile World, Sea Lion Theatre, Land of the Living Dinosaurs, and others |
Owner | Groupe looping |
Website | wmsp |
The park holds over 165 species of exotic animals and features other attractions such as a small theme park. The park contains the largest groups of white lions, cheetahs, hippopotamuses and meerkats in the UK, as well as the largest lemur walk-through exhibit. It was also the first park in the UK to have the African big five game animals.[1]
The park is a member of the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA) and the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA). The Dhole and Cheetah enclosures in the drive-through safari are part of a larger heathland Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), which the park is restoring.[4][5]