Zoo
Dudley Zoo
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, United Kingdom 52 spp. present
Dudley Zoo & Castle (previously Dudley Zoological Gardens) is a 40-acre (16 ha) zoo within a 200-acre densely-wooded site located within the grounds of Dudley Castle in the town of Dudley, in the Black Country region of the West Midlands, England. The zoo opened to the public on 18 May 1937. It contains 12 modernist animal enclosures and other buildings designed by the architect Berthold Lubetkin and the Tecton Group. The zoo went into receivership in 1977 and was purchased by Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
52.514° N 2.077° W
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
Paid
Tourism
High
Species present
52
speciesOpened
1937
Size
Large
Visit
Opening hours
Every day · 10:00–16:30Mar–Sep · 10:00–17:3025 Dec · closed
Getting there
- Address
- Castle Hill, Dudley DY1 4QF
- Phone
- +44 1384 215 313
- Access
- Wheelchair accessible
Who runs it
- Run by
- Dudley and West Midlands Zoological Society
What visitors say
🦒 Animals in captivity
LC
Yellow-headed Poison Frog
Dendrobates leucomelas
Before you go
Where is Dudley Zoo?
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Dudley Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in Birmingham, United Kingdom, at Castle Hill, Dudley DY1 4QF. Its coordinates are 52.514° N, 2.077° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Snowdonia National Park, about 121 km away.
What animals can you see at Dudley Zoo?
52 species
Citizen-science photos record 52 species at Dudley Zoo, including Common Eider, Coconut Lorikeet, Black Swan, Arctic Fox and Humboldt Penguin. 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 Dudley Zoo in the wild?
Common Eider: Svalbard
Some of the animals photographed at Dudley Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Common Eider (about 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Svalbard), Coconut Lorikeet (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Noosa National Park) and Black Swan (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Gauja National Park).
Does Dudley Zoo charge an entrance fee?
Yes, it is paid
The open map data for Dudley Zoo 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 Dudley Zoo open?
Every day · 10:00–16:30
According to its open map listing, Dudley Zoo is open Every day · 10:00–16:30; Mar–Sep · 10:00–17:30; 25 Dec · closed. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.
When did Dudley Zoo open and how big is it?
Opened 1937, 20 ha
Dudley Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in Birmingham, United Kingdom, opened in 1937 and covers about 20 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 52 species are photographed there.
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Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)