Northumberland College Zoo

🐒 SPACES AVAILABLE FOR THE 29th AND 30th OF JULY 🐒

🌞 SUMMER ZOO CLUB 2024 🌞

✅ BOOK ONLINE NOW ✅

Available for ages 6-14.

Zoo Club will start with a zoo tour to check up on all the animals then head to help the keepers look after our amazing animals. 🐸🐒🐰🦆🐐

You’ll find yourself feeding, cleaning and caring for all our animals. 🦙🦜🫏🐌🐍

£50 per day.

Drop off 9.30, Pick up 4pm.

Head to our website for further details and where to book online.

Beautiful Safina, our common genet 😍
Common genets are a type of viverrid, native to Africa they are related to civets and mongooses.
Safina is nocturnal, so you might not always spot her when you visit the zoo, but she always knows when her keeper is coming with her dinner!

Keep an eye out for Safina when you next visit

Today is

We are very lucky to have a pair here at the zoo !!

We are supporting helping support fund the care of their amazing sniffer dogs that go out and identify different s**t to show the abundance of various species in the Atlantic rainforest !!

At the zoo we have wristbands for £1 that money raised will go directly to the project

Lillian and Princess are looking to seeing everyone at the Zoo for the summer holidays ☀️🍦

✅ we are open every day till Friday the 30th of September. We are closed the weekend of the 31st of August for a private function.

✅ please see our daily activity sheet for what’s happening around the zoo each day.

✅ take part in our Big Summer Quiz and scan the QR code when you arrive.

✅ we still have limited Zoo club availability on selected dates.

Today is world snake day! 🐍

There are over 3500 species of snake worldwide, with an amazing diversity. At Northumberland College Zoo we have 5 species of snake, including corn snakes, a Dumeril's boa, and royal pythons.

Snakes are fascinating animals with incredible senses.

They use their tongues to 'taste' the air and they hear using their jaw bones. Snakes are often animals which are feared by humans, but most will do us no harm, as long as we respect the snakes and their space. The more you learn about snakes the more captivating you will find them!

Come along to Northumberland College Zoo over the summer holidays to learn more about these wonderful creatures! 🐍🐍🐍

We’re very chuffed to announce we’ve achieved friendly hedgehog campus bronze award!!

The conservation society with help from lots of students and staff have done various activities over the last few months to ensure the campus is a friendly place for hedgehogs along with raising awareness and funds for the British Hedgehog Preservation Society

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👀BIAZA SPOTTED ON SITE 👀

🐭🐰🦊🐥🦆🦅🦉🦇🐝🐛🦋🐞🐜🪰🪲🪳🐌🦟🦗🕷️🕸️🦌🪶🦔🌱🌿☘️🍀🍃🍄🍁🌾

🍄 We are part of British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums Spotted on Site project focusing on what wildlife we have in and around our site.

🦔 We want your help!

🦌 Download the INaturalist app and register an account

🍁 Come to the zoo and the Kirkley Hall estate and look out for native plants and animals taking photos when you find them. Why not give it a try this weekend - we’re open Saturday and Sunday from 10am.

🐞 Head to the app and upload them as an observation , ensuring the photo location is correct and also try to identify what it is you’ve spotted

🪲 We hope to be able to get a picture of what wildlife we have here at the zoo so we can plan projects to help protect what we already have and promote others.

🌞 SUMMER ZOO CLUB 2024 🌞

✅ DATES AVAILABLE NOW ✅

✅ BOOK ONLINE ✅

Available for ages 6-14.

Zoo Club will start with a zoo tour to check up on all the animals then head to help the keepers look after our amazing animals.

You’ll find yourself feeding, cleaning and caring for all our animals.

£50 per day.

Drop off 9.30, Pick up 4pm.

Head to our website for further details and where to book online.

Recently staff from Northumberland County Council came for a Volunteer day here at the zoo.

They worked with our amazing student lead conservation society to carry out a bioblitz looking around the campus finding all the flora and fauna they could.

They used the INaturalist app to record their finding contributing to the spotted on site project with BIAZA

Thank you to all who attended and helped out on the day!

Our student lead Conservation Society received a highly commended place in the young persons project category recently at the Love Northumberland Awards held at The Alnwick Garden earlier this month.

The conservation society had done so many amazing projects around the campus this academic year along with taking part in the red squirrel surveys around the county to support Red Squirrels Northern England

We’re very proud of all our students who have been part of this society and can’t wait to see what else they achieve to support conservation in the future !!

🐇 Rabbit Welfare Awareness Weekend 🐇

🐇 Come along TODAY and TOMORROW to our rabbit welfare weekend (29th and 30th of June) to meet our rabbits and learn more about rabbit care!

All money raised this weekend will be going to support Pawz for Thought to help them continue their amazing work!!

🐇Rabbits are very sociable animals, in the wild they live in large groups. Pet rabbits must have the companionship of another rabbit.

🐇Rabbits and guinea pigs should not be kept together! Often having a pair of rabbits consisting of a neutered male and a neutered female is the best combination (neutering is a must for rabbits to live together happily). Rescue centres usually have lots of single rabbits looking for new homes with another rabbit pal, bonding can be tricky so get advice from the rescue on how to do this properly for the best chances of success.

🐇At the zoo all of our rabbits are in bonded pairs, and many of them are rescue rabbits that have come from the local animal rescue charity Pawz for Thought. They love playing and snuggling together.

🐇Come along to our rabbit welfare weekend (29th and 30th of June) to meet our rabbits and learn more about rabbit care!

🐇Keeping rabbits in hutches is now a very outdated practice. Hutches do not provide nearly enough space for rabbits to move around or perform their natural behaviours.

🐇The minimum recommended space for a pair of rabbits is an enclosure which is 2m x 3m (ideally give as much space as you can!), This ensures they have plenty of space to run, hop, lie down, dig and play! An outdoor shed with a large, secure, run attached is ideal, or a room within the house. They also need areas to dig and toys to play with to keep them entertained!

🐇At the zoo our rabbits have access to a space which is large enough for them to exercise, we do not use cages or hutches and aim to vary the enrichment we give to our rabbits.

🐇Come along to our rabbit welfare weekend (29th and 30th of June) to meet our rabbits and learn more about rabbit care!

🐇Rabbits are very active and inquisitive animals, when you spend time watching them you’ll see that they perform a wide range of behaviours. Despite their popularity as children’s pets, and their historical depiction as cuddly toys, real rabbits find handling to be very stressful. To form a strong bond with your pets rabbits try interacting with them at ground level, sit within their enclosure and hand feed them, rather than trying to pick them up.

🐇At the zoo we do not allow visitors to cuddle our rabbits, because of the stress it causes to the animals.

🐇During the day you’ll often see our rabbits lazing around, this is because they are crepuscular so they will be more active around dawn and dusk- daytime is for snoozing!

🐇Come along to our rabbit welfare weekend (29th and 30th of June) to meet our rabbits and learn more about rabbit care!

🐇Rabbits are prey animals, so they often disguise signs of ill health. It’s really important to observe your rabbits daily to spot any changes in behaviour which might indicate illness.

🐇Lack of appetite, lethargy, lameness, discharge from the eyes or nose, scratching, changes in the quantity or consistency of droppings are just some of the signs you need to look out for, always consult a rabbit savvy vet straight away if you have any concerns about your pet!

🐇At the zoo, all of our rabbits get regular health checks from staff and students, and a yearly health check from our vet.

🐇Come along to our rabbit welfare weekend (29th and 30th of June) to meet our rabbits and learn more about rabbit care!

🐇 This week is Rabbit Awareness Week! 🐇

🐇 Despite the common perception that rabbits eat carrots, the diet of a rabbit should mainly consist of grass and hay!

🥕Carrots are high in sugar and should only be given as an occasional treat- much like us eating chocolate cake.

🐇 At the zoo our rabbits get unlimited hay, a small amount of rabbit pellets and a selection of fresh greens, herbs, and forage.

🐇Come along to our rabbit welfare weekend (29th and 30th of June) to meet our rabbits and learn more about rabbit care!

🟧 The meerkats are ready to greet you this weekend.

🟧 We have a full day of activities every day including keeper talks, a discovery room session where you get to meet some of our reptiles and invertebrates and our wallaby walk-thru open daily at selected times.

🟧 Free Parking

🟧 Under 3’s go free

🟧 Over 100 species

🟧 Book online or pay at the gates.

🐇29th and 30th June 2024🐇

🐇Come along and help us raise awareness of rabbit husbandry and their welfare!!

🐇Come along to our rabbit welfare weekend (29th and 30th of June) to meet our rabbits and learn more about rabbit care!

BIAZA

🌞 SUMMER ZOO CLUB 2024 🌞

✅ DATES AVAILABLE NOW ✅

✅ BOOK ONLINE ✅

Available for ages 6-14.

Zoo Club will start with a zoo tour to check up on all the animals then head to help the keepers look after our amazing animals.

You’ll find yourself feeding, cleaning and caring for all our animals.

£50 per day.

Drop off 9.30, Pick up 4pm.

Head to our website for further details and where to book online.

‼️ We have a few remaining dates available before the summer holidays - BOOK NOW‼️

If you’re looking for a great interactive and engaging educational visit please contact the team on [email protected]

This coming weekend!

Dads, Step dads and Granddads go free on June 15th and 16th 2024

Pre booking online ONLY - Not valid when purchasing tickets at the zoo

Head to the book site and select a Free Father’s Day Ticket.

Available ONLY when purchasing any child or adult ticket ONLINE ONLY.

It’s the weekend !!

Our lemurs can’t wait to see you today :-)

Open Saturday and Sunday 10-4

Dads, Step dads and Granddads go free on June 15th and 16th 2024

Pre booking online ONLY - Not valid when purchasing tickets at the zoo

Head to the book site and select a Free Father’s Day Ticket.

Available ONLY when purchasing any child or adult ticket ONLINE ONLY.

🌞 ZOO CLUB 2024 🌞

✅ Additional spaces added for June 16th NOW AVAILABLE ✅

🌞 Summer Holiday Dates Coming SOON!! 🌞

✅ BOOK ONLINE ✅

Available for ages 6-14.

Zoo Club will start with a zoo tour to check up on all the animals then head to help the keepers look after our amazing animals.

You’ll find yourself feeding, cleaning and caring for all our animals.

£50 per day.

Drop off 9.30, Pick up 4pm.

Head to our website for further details and where to book online.

As proud supporters of , we believe in their mission to protect and conserve parrots and their habitats around the world.

On this , we encourage you to join us in supporting their efforts to ensure a bright future for these amazing birds.

With your help, we can make a difference in the lives of parrots everywhere.

Every donation made to on will be doubled, meaning twice the impact for parrots everywhere.

Did you know that all this week it’s week!

This is the week each year all BIAZA zoos celebrate all
the great work all of the members carry out.

From amazing conservation work to the wonderful education our teams provide to all our guests to the outstanding care all our keeper teams provide to ever animal in our care !!

We are very proud to be a member of BIAZA and love being part of this great BIAZA zoo community.