Wingham Wildlife Park
"Take a Walk on the Wild Side"
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View across field to Wingham Wildlife Park
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| Date opened | 1986 |
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| Location | Wingham, Kent, England |
| Coordinates | 51°16′48″N 1°13′41″E / 51.2799°N 1.2281°ECoordinates: 51°16′48″N 1°13′41″E / 51.2799°N 1.2281°E |
| Land area | 23 acres |
| No. of animals | 773 (2013) |
| No. of species | 209 |
| Memberships | International Species Information System, International Zoo Educators Association, South East Asian Zoos Association |
| Website | www |
Wingham Wildlife Park is a medium-sized wildlife park situated near Wingham in Kent, UK where it covers an area of 26 acres (13 acres of animal housing area and a further 13 acres of car parking and overflow). In 2011 the species count at the park reached 180 species, growing to over 200 in 2013 covering fish, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, invertebrates and birds.
The park was first opened in 1986 under the name of Wingham Bird Park, with a small collection of aviary birds, water fowl and a tea room. As new animals were added to the collection to include a variety of mammals (initially starting with farm animals such as African pygmy goats and pigs) the current, more appropriate name of Wingham Wildlife Park was adopted in around 1996. However locally it is still commonly referred to as Wingham Bird Park.
In February 2008 the park ownership changed hands, with the following 3 years seeing the collection grow by almost 100 new species, including numerous animals which are of high conservation interest. The changes which have been made at the park have led to the park's inclusion in the International Zoo Educators Association and the International Species Information System, in 2010. In 2012 they even adopted the ZIMS software, which at the time was the latest addition to the ISIS software catalogue. In 2014 they also became an associate institutional member of the South East Asian Zoos Association, further strengthening in situ conservation ties for this collection.
Tropical House - The tropical house was first opened in 2004, and (including the foyer which houses the bat exhibit) covers 1100 m². This area is home to a variety of tropical plants, three ponds containing goldfish and koi, a butterfly house, silvery-cheeked hornbill enclosure and a variety of free roaming animals including; common marmosets, chattering lory, black-winged lory, white-cheeked turaco, diamond dove and many more.
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