Zoo
British Wildlife Centre
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, United Kingdom 29 spp. present
The British Wildlife Centre is a zoo in the hamlet of Newchapel near Lingfield, Surrey, England. It was founded in 1997 on the site of a former dairy farm. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
51.174° N 0.047° W
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
Paid
Tourism
High
Species present
29
speciesOpened
1997
Size
Medium
Visit
Opening hours
Every day · 10:00–17:00
Getting there
- Address
- Eastbourne Road, Newchapel, LINGFIELD, Surrey, RH7 6LF
What visitors say
🦒 Animals in captivity
Before you go
Where is British Wildlife Centre?
United Kingdom
British Wildlife Centre is a zoo or wildlife park in the United Kingdom, at Eastbourne Road, Newchapel, LINGFIELD, Surrey, RH7 6LF. Its coordinates are 51.174° N, 0.047° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Snowdonia National Park, about 317 km away.
What animals can you see at British Wildlife Centre?
29 species
Citizen-science photos record 29 species at British Wildlife Centre, including Tawny Owl, European Polecat, Red Fox, Eurasian Red Squirrel and European Wildcat. 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 British Wildlife Centre in the wild?
Tawny Owl: Białowieża National Park
Some of the animals photographed at British Wildlife Centre also live in the parks and cities we cover: Tawny Owl (about 10% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Białowieża National Park), Red Fox (about 60% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Isle Royale National Park) and Eurasian Red Squirrel (about 50% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Cairngorms National Park).
Does British Wildlife Centre charge an entrance fee?
Yes, it is paid
The open map data for British Wildlife Centre lists it as a paid-entry attraction. It does not include ticket prices or any change since it was last edited, so check the official website before you go.
When is British Wildlife Centre open?
Every day · 10:00–17:00
According to its open map listing, British Wildlife Centre is open Every day · 10:00–17:00. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.
When did British Wildlife Centre open and how big is it?
Opened 1997, 9.0 ha
British Wildlife Centre, a zoo or wildlife park in the United Kingdom, opened in 1997 and covers about 9.0 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 29 species are photographed there.
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Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · the centre's official website