Flamingo Land has just been awarded a David Bellamy Conservation Gold Award for the fifth year running. This recognises Flamingo Land’s outstanding commitment to biodiversity conservation.

Flamingo Land are delighted to announce the arrival of two black rhinos from Zurich on September 23rd. Samira (the mother) and baby Olmoti (born last December) will be the first inhabitants of our new Selous Black Rhino Reserve.

Flamingo Land Resort, one of the biggest visitor attractions in Yorkshire, has been named Yorkshire’s ‘Most Magnificent’ Attraction 2015. Voted for by the public over the summer months, the attraction beat off stiff competition.

Flamingo Land is proud to announce that we have a newly born red panda! It was discovered by one of our zoo keepers within one of the nest boxes on 4th June 2015.

We’ve had a lemur baby boom here at Flamingo Land! Five of our ring-tailed lemurs have recently given birth to four healthy babies, plus one set of twins! The new arrivals bring our number of lemurs to 27. At around 2 weeks old, most of the babies can be seen clinging to their mums’ chests, with the larger among them big enough to start riding round on their backs. A couple are even brave enough to hop down to the ground and investigate the fruit and veg being fed to the adults, even though they’re a couple of months off being able to eat it!

Originally farm cottages, these properties have been lovingly renovated to exemplary standards and furnished in contemporary style. All four Riverside Cottages benefit from access to a private patio, with cottage one’s featuring an outdoor hot tub.

Flamingo Land provides a warm welcome to those who enjoy the freedom of outdoor living. As a Resort guests, campers and caravanners have access to an amazing collection of facilities, including an extensive leisure complex and The Club, our dedicated entertainment venue.

Flamingo Land is celebrating the birth of a zebra foal! The new arrival, a female, was born overnight in July to parents Guinness and Vendela. Up and about almost straight away, she can be found in our mixed-species exhibit of giraffe, zebra and ostrich. Our zebras spend most of their time outside in the paddock grazing, so there’s usually a good view of the whole family. All being found across Africa, these animals often share habitats in the wild so are quite happy to live in the same enclosure at the zoo – in fact, it actually provides them with enrichment to make their lives more interesting! Of course, since they’re all herbivores, there’s no danger of anybody eating anyone else.

On Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th April, Flamingo Land will be celebrating World Penguin Day (25th April) and World Tapir Day(27th April) with a weekend packed with free activities. All Day – Penguin and Tapir Trail. Collect your trail sheet from the Education Centre. 10.00am to 3.00pm – Colouring and mask making in Education Centre. 11:30am to 12.00 noon – Waddling session on the grass

Last year, we received a new female bearded emperor tamarin, Lenny, from Dudley Zoo to partner with our current male. She has now settled in at Flamingo Land and is getting along really well with the male. They have recently moved on show to the monkey island, which is viewable from the treetop walkway. This island is shared with our

Flamingo Land Resort is delighted to announce the birth of a Rothschild Giraffe calf to parents George (8 years old) and Lizzy (5 years old) at 3am on Sunday 22nd March 2015.…

On 22nd March last year, Flamingo Land was very excited to welcome the birth of 3 Sumatran Tiger cubs. With their first birthday we have taken a look back at their first year with us…

At Flamingo Land we are always looking for ways to make your visit and stay more enjoyable. Now with four great entertainment venues, including Riverside One’s all-weather stage, Resort guests can enjoy a programme of live entertainment to suit all ages and tastes in addition to the variety of our ‘On & Around the Park’ Shows. During our regular season

At Flamingo Land we are always looking for ways to make your visit and stay more enjoyable. Now with four great entertainment venues, including Riverside One’s all-weather stage, Resort guests can enjoy a programme of live entertainment to suit all ages and tastes in addition to the variety of our ‘On & Around the Park’ Shows. During our regular season

At Flamingo Land we are always looking for ways to make your visit and stay more enjoyable. Now with four great entertainment venues, including Riverside One’s all-weather stage, Resort guests can enjoy a programme of live entertainment to suit all ages and tastes in addition to the variety of our ‘On & Around the Park’ Shows. During our regular season

At Flamingo Land we are always looking for ways to make your visit and stay more enjoyable. Now with four great entertainment venues, including Riverside One’s all-weather stage, Resort guests can enjoy a programme of live entertainment to suit all ages and tastes in addition to the variety of our ‘On & Around the Park’ Shows. During our regular season

The zoo education team at Flamingo Land have been busy planning activities for 2015. Two of our projects are Keeper Academy for children aged 15-17 and a brand new Zoo Kids Club for children aged 8-12, both of which will be running from February.

Flamingo Land’s latest penguin chick is doing well and can be seen in the enclosure, cuddled up in a den under rocks with mum Lex or dad Alf looking after it..

Over the past two columns, I’ve been writing about some of the many issues which tropical forests worldwide are facing, and a few of the ways in which Flamingo Land’s Udzungwa Forest Project is trying to help matters.

We’re having a slight change of scene this week, as we leave a grey and slightly chilly Yorkshire behind for the sun of East Africa!