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Guest Services Assistant
We are offering an exciting opportunity for a Guest Services Assistant to join the Birdworld Team on a permanent, part-time basis, working 20 hours per week and may include some weekend days. Current rate of pay for this role is up to £12.19. About the Role The role reports to the Guest Services Team Lead.…
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We are delighted to be offering an exciting opportunity for a full-time Bird Keeper to join our team. Successful candidate will: Hold an animal related qualification. Have minimum three years’ experience working within a recognised zoological collection, ideally specialising in birds. Have keen observation skills, great time management, basic maintenance skills, and be able to…
Read MoreDinosaur Week
Dinosaur Week1st August – 5th August The Dinosaurs are back! The dinosaurs are returning to Birdworld this Summer. If you missed it before the popular ‘How to train a dragon’ show is returning for 5 days this summer. Book your tickets now to avoid disappointment. What’s on? Dino show times 11:00am,12.30pm and 2.00pm Roaming dinosaur…
Read MorePlucky penguin becomes a “guide-bird” for his cataract stricken friend
Plucky penguin becomes a “guide-bird” for his cataract stricken friend A three-year-old Penguin from Surrey has taken on the role of ‘guide-bird’ for a cataract-afflicted companion, creating an extraordinary friendship. ‘Penguin,’ a hand-reared African Penguin from Birdworld—the largest bird park in the UK—swiftly bonded with ‘Squid,’ a fellow three-year-old African penguin who had developed cataracts—a…
Read MoreLove is in the air at Birdworld
Love is in the air at Birdworld Guests can continue to receive a 25% discount on all admission rates when they book their tickets online this half term. Birdworld is one of the few places in the world where you can see some of the world’s rarest birds. Birdworld houses over 150 different species, 40%…
Read MoreWe’re making plans to reopen
We’re making plans to reopen We are planning to reopen on Monday 12th April*, following the recent government announcements. Tickets will be available for online book from Monday 5th April. Pre-booking is essential. Please note will be restricting visitor numbers during this period as part of our Covid measures, so if the date you want…
Read MoreBirdworld’s Conservation Fund responds to overseas crisis to save over 1,200 endangered birds
Birdworld’s Conservation Fund responds to overseas crisis to save over 1,200 endangered birds Birdworld in Farnham has donated £2,000 to an emergency wildlife response mission to save more than 1,200 surviving Cape cormorant chicks out of an estimated 1,700 birds that were abandoned in South Africa. Earlier this month, the surviving endangered chicks were successfully…
Read MorePermanent closure of Underwater World at Birdworld
Permanent closure of Underwater World at Birdworld All 1,700 aquatic animals at Birdworld in Farnham have safely been rehomed after the permanent closure of Underwater World at the Surrey-based attraction. Due to the financial impact of COVID-19, as well as the inability to social distance within the building, Underwater World at Birdworld will not re-open…
Read MoreBirdworld homes pair of critically endangered Macaws thanks to generous donations
Birdworld homes pair of critically endangered Macaws thanks to generous donations Birdworld has been able to home a pair of critically endangered Blue Throated Macaws as a result of the animal park’s temporary closure fundraising campaign. The birds, of which there are only a few hundred left in the wild, have been welcomed to their…
Read MoreBirdworld safely rehomes 20 imported exotic birds despite lockdown challenges
Birdworld safely rehomes 20 imported exotic birds despite lockdown challenges Birdworld has rehomed 20 Hill Myna birds that were illegally imported into Europe soon before the Government-enforced lockdown. Duncan Bolton, Curator at Birdworld, explained: “At Birdworld conservation and welfare are at the centre of everything we do. When we received the call that these birds…
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