Location Pembrokeshire, Wales Area 21 ha | Land area 52 acres (21 ha) Phone +44 1646 651201 | |
Website www.annaswelshzoo.co.uk Address St Florence, Tenby SA70 8RJ, UK Hours Open today · 10AM–5PMMonday10AM–5PMTuesday10AM–5PMWednesday10AM–5PMThursday10AM–5PMFriday10AM–5PMSaturday10AM–5PMSunday10AM–5PM Similar Castle Beach, Carew Castle, Folly Farm Adventure Park and, Blue Lagoon Water Park, Oakwood Theme Park Profiles | ||
Manor House Wildlife Park is a 52-acre (21 ha) zoo located in Pembrokeshire, Wales, just north of the village of St Florence. It is run by television presenter Anna Ryder Richardson and is also known as Anna's Welsh Zoo.
Contents
- Manor house rhino arrive manor house wildlife park tenby pembrokeshire august 2012
- Animal exhibits
- History
- Facilities
- References
Manor house rhino arrive manor house wildlife park tenby pembrokeshire august 2012
Animal exhibits
Large animals include rhino, oryx, Damara Zebra, tapir, camel, llama and tiger; there are also smaller wild animals such as meerkat, wallaby and four species of lemur (Red Ruffed, Red Fronted, Red Bellied and Ring Tailed), and a variety of birds, principally ostrich, emu, rhea, macaw and guinea fowl.
Endangered species As well as the endangered Siamang gibbons and Ring tailed lemurs, the park is home to the white rhino "Zamba", one of three Southern white rhino at the park, and the first to be bred from artificial insemination in the UK. Red Ruffed lemurs are also critically endangered, according to IUCN, and are part of the zoo's collection. In 2015 the park learned that they had been allocated a pair of critically endangered Sumatran tigers to support the European Endangered Species Programme.
History
In 2002 the park was called Manor House Wild Animal Park and included a museum, souvenir shop and restaurant as well as animal exhibits.
TV presenter and property developer Anna Ryder Richardson and her husband Colin MacDougall took over the zoo in 2008 when it was in a "dilapidated" state and spent seven months renovating the park.
In March 2012, it was announced that Richardson and her husband were to be prosecuted over alleged breaches of health and safety legislation after a mother and child were injured by a falling branch. Subsequently charges against Richardson were dropped but her husband and the zoo pleaded guilty to four charges and were fined a total of £74,000, plus costs.
Facilities
Facilities include a cafe, photography workshops and educational support programmes for teachers and pupils.