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Howletts Wild Animal Park

Q: Where is Howletts Wild Animal Park?

United Kingdom. Howletts Wild Animal Park is a zoo or wildlife park in the United Kingdom. Its coordinates are 51.267° N, 1.150° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Snowdonia National Park, about 381 km away.

Q: What animals can you see at Howletts Wild Animal Park?

11 species. Citizen-science photos record 11 species at Howletts Wild Animal Park, including Mallard, Common Dwarf Mongoose, Banded Mongoose, Serval and Greater Kudu. 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 Howletts Wild Animal Park in the wild?

Mallard: Elk Island National Park. Some of the animals photographed at Howletts Wild Animal Park also live in the parks and cities we cover: Mallard (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Elk Island National Park), Common Dwarf Mongoose (about 60% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Lake Mburo National Park) and Banded Mongoose (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Tarangire National Park).

Q: When did Howletts Wild Animal Park open and how big is it?

Opened 1975, 39 ha. Howletts Wild Animal Park, a zoo or wildlife park in the United Kingdom, opened in 1975 and covers about 39 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 11 species are photographed there.

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, United Kingdom 11 spp. present

Howletts Wild Animal Park (formerly known as Howletts Zoo) in the parish of Bekesbourne, near Canterbury in Kent, was established as a private zoo in 1957 by John Aspinall. In 1962, the House known as Howletts was being restored. A small cottage was inhabited by an employee. The animal collection was opened to the public in 1975. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

51.267° N 1.150° E

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Essentials

Entrance

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Tourism

High

Species present

species

Opened

1975

Size

Large

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Getting there

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What visitors say

🦒 Animals in captivity

Anas platyrhynchos

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Elk Island National Park+ 90 more parks

Helogale parvula

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

in Lake Mburo National Park+ 14 more parks

Mungos mungo

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

in Tarangire National Park+ 24 more parks

Leptailurus serval

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

in Ngorongoro Conservation Area+ 13 more parks

Tragelaphus strepsiceros

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Liwonde National Park+ 22 more parks

Madoqua kirkii

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

in Waterberg Plateau Park+ 3 more parks

Cercopithecus neglectus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

in Semuliki National Park

Diceros bicornis

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

in Etosha National Park+ 13 more parks · Nearby records

Before you go

Where is Howletts Wild Animal Park?

United Kingdom

Howletts Wild Animal Park is a zoo or wildlife park in the United Kingdom. Its coordinates are 51.267° N, 1.150° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Snowdonia National Park, about 381 km away.

What animals can you see at Howletts Wild Animal Park?

11 species

Citizen-science photos record 11 species at Howletts Wild Animal Park, including Mallard, Common Dwarf Mongoose, Banded Mongoose, Serval and Greater Kudu. 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 Howletts Wild Animal Park in the wild?

Mallard: Elk Island National Park

Some of the animals photographed at Howletts Wild Animal Park also live in the parks and cities we cover: Mallard (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Elk Island National Park), Common Dwarf Mongoose (about 60% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Lake Mburo National Park) and Banded Mongoose (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Tarangire National Park).

When did Howletts Wild Animal Park open and how big is it?

Opened 1975, 39 ha

Howletts Wild Animal Park, a zoo or wildlife park in the United Kingdom, opened in 1975 and covers about 39 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 11 species are photographed there.