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Blackpool Zoo

Q: Where is Blackpool Zoo?

United Kingdom. Blackpool Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in the United Kingdom. Its coordinates are 53.816° N, 3.013° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Snowdonia National Park, about 118 km away.

Q: What animals can you see at Blackpool Zoo?

10 species. Citizen-science photos record 10 species at Blackpool Zoo, including Great White Pelican, Bar-headed Goose, Black-necked Swan, Emu and Greater Rhea. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Q: Where can you see the animals of Blackpool Zoo in the wild?

Great White Pelican: Lake Nakuru National Park. Some of the animals photographed at Blackpool Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Great White Pelican (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Lake Nakuru National Park), Bar-headed Goose (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Kaziranga National Park) and Black-necked Swan (about 20% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Torres del Paine National Park).

Q: When did Blackpool Zoo open and how big is it?

Opened 1972, 18 ha. Blackpool Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in the United Kingdom, opened in 1972 and covers about 18 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 10 species are photographed there.

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, United Kingdom 10 spp. present

Blackpool Zoo is a 32-acre (13 ha) zoo, owned by Parques Reunidos and located in the sea-side resort of Blackpool, Lancashire, England. It cares for over 1,000 animals from all over the world. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

53.816° N 3.013° W

🎟️ Visit

Essentials

Entrance

—

Tourism

High

Species present

species

Opened

1972

Size

Large

Visit

Opening hours

10:00+

Getting there

Access: Wheelchair accessible

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What visitors say

🦒 Animals in captivity

Pelecanus onocrotalus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Lake Nakuru National Park+ 28 more parks

Anser indicus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

in Kaziranga National Park+ 11 more parks

Cygnus melancoryphus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

in Torres del Paine National Park+ 3 more parks

LC Endemic

Dromaius novaehollandiae

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

in Flinders Ranges National Park+ 8 more parks

Rhea americana

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

in Emas National Park+ 5 more parks

Trachemys scripta

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

in Congaree National Park+ 14 more parks

Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

in El Palmar National Park+ 10 more parks

Giraffa

Daily sighting probability —

See the group

Before you go

Where is Blackpool Zoo?

United Kingdom

Blackpool Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in the United Kingdom. Its coordinates are 53.816° N, 3.013° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Snowdonia National Park, about 118 km away.

What animals can you see at Blackpool Zoo?

10 species

Citizen-science photos record 10 species at Blackpool Zoo, including Great White Pelican, Bar-headed Goose, Black-necked Swan, Emu and Greater Rhea. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Where can you see the animals of Blackpool Zoo in the wild?

Great White Pelican: Lake Nakuru National Park

Some of the animals photographed at Blackpool Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Great White Pelican (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Lake Nakuru National Park), Bar-headed Goose (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Kaziranga National Park) and Black-necked Swan (about 20% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Torres del Paine National Park).

When did Blackpool Zoo open and how big is it?

Opened 1972, 18 ha

Blackpool Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in the United Kingdom, opened in 1972 and covers about 18 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 10 species are photographed there.