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Ponderosa Zoo
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, United Kingdom 5 spp. present
Ponderosa Zoo is a zoo in Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire, England. It was originally opened in 1991 as the Ponderosa Rural Therapeutic Centre before being granted a zoo licence in 2004. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
53.693° N 1.671° W
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
Paid
Tourism
Medium
Species present
5
speciesOpened
1991
Size
Small
Visit
Opening hours
Every day · 10:00–17:0024–26 Dec, 31 Dec · closed1 Jan · closed
Getting there
- Address
- Smithies Lane, Heckmondwike WF16 0PN
What visitors say
🦒 Animals in captivity
EN
African Spurred Tortoise
Centrochelys sulcata
Before you go
Where is Ponderosa Zoo?
United Kingdom
Ponderosa Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in the United Kingdom, at Smithies Lane, Heckmondwike WF16 0PN. Its coordinates are 53.693° N, 1.671° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Snowdonia National Park, about 168 km away.
What animals can you see at Ponderosa Zoo?
5 species
Citizen-science photos record 5 species at Ponderosa Zoo, including Pond Slider, Serval, Cape Porcupine, Common Moorhen and African Spurred Tortoise. 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 Ponderosa Zoo in the wild?
Pond Slider: Congaree National Park
Some of the animals photographed at Ponderosa Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Pond Slider (about 50% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Congaree National Park), Serval (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Ngorongoro Conservation Area) and Cape Porcupine (about 30% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Kafue National Park).
Does Ponderosa Zoo charge an entrance fee?
Yes, it is paid
The open map data for Ponderosa 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 Ponderosa Zoo open?
Every day · 10:00–17:00
According to its open map listing, Ponderosa Zoo is open Every day · 10:00–17:00; 24–26 Dec, 31 Dec · closed; 1 Jan · closed. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.
When did Ponderosa Zoo open and how big is it?
Opened 1991, 2.0 ha
Ponderosa Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in the United Kingdom, opened in 1991 and covers about 2.0 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 5 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