Zoo
Yorkshire Wildlife Park
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, United Kingdom 28 spp. present
The Yorkshire Wildlife Park is a zoo, wildlife conservation and rehabilition centre and tourist attraction located in Branton and Auckley, South Yorkshire, England. It opened in 2009 on the site of Brockholes Farm, a former riding school and petting zoo, and features 500 animals of 100 species. Yorkshire Wildlife Park is an official member of the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA) and the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA). Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
53.505° N 1.042° W
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
Paid
Tourism
High
Species present
28
speciesOpened
2009
Size
Large
Visit
Opening hours
Jan–Feb · Every day · 9:45–16:00Mar · Every day · 9:45–17:00Apr–Nov · Mon–Fri · 9:45–18:00Dec · Mon–Fri · 9:45–16:00
Getting there
- Address
- Hurst Lane, Doncaster DN9 3QY
What visitors say
🦒 Animals in captivity
Before you go
Where is Yorkshire Wildlife Park?
United Kingdom
Yorkshire Wildlife Park is a zoo or wildlife park in the United Kingdom, at Hurst Lane, Doncaster DN9 3QY. Its coordinates are 53.505° N, 1.042° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Snowdonia National Park, about 196 km away.
What animals can you see at Yorkshire Wildlife Park?
28 species
Citizen-science photos record 28 species at Yorkshire Wildlife Park, including Polar Bear, Red-necked Wallaby, Slender-tailed Meerkat, Capybara and Helmeted Guineafowl. 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 Yorkshire Wildlife Park in the wild?
Polar Bear: Svalbard
Some of the animals photographed at Yorkshire Wildlife Park also live in the parks and cities we cover: Polar Bear (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Svalbard), Red-necked Wallaby (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park) and Slender-tailed Meerkat (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park).
Does Yorkshire Wildlife Park charge an entrance fee?
Yes, it is paid
The open map data for Yorkshire Wildlife Park 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 Yorkshire Wildlife Park open?
Jan–Feb · Every day · 9:45–16:00
According to its open map listing, Yorkshire Wildlife Park is open Jan–Feb · Every day · 9:45–16:00; Mar · Every day · 9:45–17:00; Apr–Nov · Mon–Fri · 9:45–18:00; Dec · Mon–Fri · 9:45–16:00. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.
When did Yorkshire Wildlife Park open and how big is it?
Opened 2009, 59 ha
Yorkshire Wildlife Park, a zoo or wildlife park in the United Kingdom, opened in 2009 and covers about 59 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 28 species are photographed there.
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Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)