Christmas trees - Dudley Zoo and Castle

Evergreen enjoyment

It’s time to take down the trimmings, so our animals are helping recycle festive firs from the zoo’s Winter Wonderland Grotto. As we hit Twelfth Night, traditionally time to take down Christmas trees and decorations to avoid bad luck, dozens of firs from the 11th century castle courtyard are now being used for New Year enrichment. […]

Posted on 6th January 20195th January 2019 by Rachel Hickman

Garden centre helps out

We’re sending huge thanks to Willowbrook Garden Centre in Bromsgrove, who have kindly donated surplus potted Christmas trees for our new snow leopard enclosure. Staff will soon be planting the hardy evergreens in the new £100,000 extension to our big cat enclosure. Assistant Curator, Jay Haywood, said: “We’re extremely grateful for Willowbrook Garden Centre’s generous […]

Posted on 17th January 201816th January 2018 by Rachel Hickman

Tree-mendous fun!

Festive firs from our Winter Wonderland Santa’s grotto are proving to be tree-mendous fun for DZG’s animals. None of the 44 Christmas trees used to decorate the 11th century castle courtyard throughout December are going to waste as they’re now being used for New Year enrichment. The likes of our Carpathian lynx, meerkats, lions, tigers, […]

Posted on 8th January 20187th January 2018 by Rachel Hickman

Recycling the decorations!

DZG’s animals are enjoying their own festive fun now it’s time to take down the decorations. Keepers are recycling the Christmas fir trees from Santa’s recent grotto in the 11th century Dudley Castle by adding them into the enclosures of many of the site’s animals. The trees not only provide exciting enrichment opportunities for the […]

Posted on 6th January 20174th January 2017 by Rachel Hickman

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