leaves - Dudley Zoo and Castle

Bags of help!

We’re enormously grateful to a Dudley-based builders merchant for some jumbo sacks to help keep our site spick and span. The Dudley branch of Selco Builders Warehouse, based on the Coneygree Industrial Estate on Coneygree Road, donated the giant sacks to make it easier for us to gather up fallen leaves. DZG Assistant Curator Jay […]

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

Loving the leaves

Fallen leaves are providing piles of fun – and the odd snack – for our primate collection here at DZG. Keepers across our lower and upper primate sections collect leaf litter to make feeding times more interesting for the animals and many, including our black howler monkeys, like to munch on the crispier ones. Senior […]

Posted on 30th October 201825th October 2018 by Rachel Hickman

Leaf it to us!

DZG gardeners have been busy clearing truckloads of leaves from paths, steps and banks across our 40-acre site. The team has used leaf blowers to gather leaves which then get collected up and either recycled into compost or some dry leaves get stored for our animals. Head Gardener Carl Stevens said: “Leaf clearing is our […]

Posted on 21st October 201820th October 2018 by Rachel Hickman

Preparing for winter

Autumn brings about one of our zoo keepers’ least loved tasks – collecting up fallen leaves! Although it may seem an endless job, our forward-thinking ungulate staff are busy making sure our leaf-eating mammals will be set for winter by stockpiling the driest fallen foliage. Senior Keeper, Sam Grove, said: “Being situated on a 40-acre […]

Posted on 10th November 20177th November 2017 by Rachel Hickman

Reduced zoo opening

With autumn on its way this week we’ve reverted to our shorter winter hours today. We’re giving our animals an extra hour in bed as last entry is now 3pm, with the site closing 90 minutes later. The zoo will still open from 10am and the reduced opening hours will remain in place until Easter […]

Posted on 18th September 20175th September 2017 by Rachel Hickman

Chimps’ autumnal enrichment

DZG’s chimpanzees enjoyed some seasonal enrichment with autumnal fallen leaves. As staff continue the task of clearing the 40-acre site’s pathways and enclosures of leaves, keepers decided to treat our seven chimps to some fun and games. Section Leader, Nicola Wright, said: “We filled a large heavy duty sack with crisp, dry leaves which I mixed […]

Posted on 24th November 201623rd November 2016 by Rachel Hickman

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