Coffee mornings return

Following the success of our free coffee mornings, we’re delighted to be able to bring them back this autumn and winter. ‘Coffee, cake and Castle Hill’ will return on Wednesday, November 4 for the next few months. As before, the free event will continue to be held in the Tecton Room off the Safari Shop […]

Fantastic footage!

We’ve recently started retrieving wildlife camera traps from churchyards across the Black Country as part of our Hedgehog Havens – Urban Hedgehogs in Churchyards project — and we’ve already captured some fantastic footage! From foxes and hedgehogs exploring after dark to a wonderful variety of other urban wildlife, the cameras are giving us a fascinating […]

Fangtastic half term offer!

Children can visit Dudley Zoo and Castle for just £1 during October and November – and it includes half term too! Join us from Saturday, October 24 – Sunday, November 1 for spooky activities and ghost talks and discover more about the people who once lived at Dudley Castle – reportedly one of the most […]

Come face-to-face with a camel!

Would you like to come face-to-face with a camel and find out more about this impressive species? We’ve launched another brand-new animal experience, where you can meet and feed our family of Bactrians. Priced £110 for two people, you can find out about what’s involved on our website. All experiences can be booked in the […]

Meet reindeer!

Discover more about our reindeer herd during our brand-new animal experience! Available to book online, participants will go behind-the-scenes in our award-winning Reindeer Ravine with one of our keepers to meet and feed our herd for around 30 minutes. Priced £110 for two people, or £150 for four, tickets also include zoo admission allowing you […]

Postcode offer

More than 2,400 residents have already taken advantage of our postcode offer over the past week – but there’s still plenty of time for you to grab your £10 ticket to come visit us! To thank our local community for their continued support, we’re giving residents who have a postcode beginning with DY, WS, WV, […]

Hedgehog project underway

Thank You to everyone who donated to our Hedgehog Havens – Urban Hedgehogs in Churchyards project via the Big Give fundraiser earlier this year. Your generosity meant we raised over £6,000 and we’re delighted our project, in association with Hartpury University in Gloucestershire, is now underway. Working alongside local churches, we’ve started to install wildlife […]

Postcode offer!

We’re thanking the local community for its continued support by offering discounted admission during September! Residents who have DY, WS, WV, and B postcodes, can visit DZC for just £10 throughout the month.    Tickets can be pre-booked online or purchased on the gate, however visitors will need to show ID with proof of address […]

Free will writing for DZC!

We’re once again teaming up with NBB Waldrons Solicitors for another free will writing service, in support of DZC’s animal conservation work. From Monday 28th September to Friday 2nd October, DZC supporters can take advantage of the free will writing offer, where they will be invited to make a donation to the zoo instead of […]

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