The zoo was originally known as Blackbrook Zoological Park, but entered administration in 2014 and closed. It was purchased by Jake Veasey and Colin MacDougall and reopened under its current name in 2015.[1]
Blackbrook Zoological Park was established in 1991 by Diana Holloway and her son, Mark Rubery.[2] Holloway was already experienced in running a wildlife visitor attraction, having owned and run Hillside Bird Oasis in Mobberley, Cheshire since 1974. Blackbrook quickly developed into a large bird collection in its own right. Following Diana Holloway's death in 2006, running of the zoo passed to her son Mark. Development and expansion continued in subsequent years: in 2006, a new entrance, gift shop and café were constructed, and in 2008, a £500,000 penguin exhibit was added. Hillside Bird Oasis was forced to close to the public in 2002 following complaints from local residents over increasing traffic levels, but it was still maintained by the owners as a private breeding facility. In 2008 the zoo became a charity and begun to focus on conservation and education. The zoo received no government grants.[3]
Blackbrook held over 200 species of bird and around 40 mammals and reptiles. It had large collection of cranes, pelicans, and waterfowl. Some of the animals that were exhibited are listed below:
^Hargreaves, Belinda (1 April 2015). "The site of Blackbrook Zoological Park is set to re-open as Peak Wildlife Park". Leek News. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
^. Blackbrook Zoological Park Website. Archived from the original on 26 June 2008. Retrieved 30 August 2008.
^"Award-winning tourist attraction forced to close". This is Cheshire archive. Retrieved 30 August 2008.
^"Polar bear family relocate to Staffordshire park". BBC News. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
^"Polar Bears". Peak Wildlife Park. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
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peak, wildlife, park, 06111, 92361, 06111, 92361, 06111, 92361, 06111, 92361date, opened1991, blackbrook, zoological, park, 2015, locationwinkhill, staffordshire, englandland, area75, acres, species17websitewww, peakwildlifepark, central, england, nearest, tow. 53 03 40 N 1 55 25 W 53 06111 N 1 92361 W 53 06111 1 92361 Peak Wildlife Park53 03 40 N 1 55 25 W 53 06111 N 1 92361 W 53 06111 1 92361Date opened1991 as Blackbrook Zoological Park 2015 as Peak Wildlife Park LocationWinkhill Staffordshire EnglandLand area75 acres 30 ha No of species17Websitewww wbr peakwildlifepark wbr co wbr ukPeak Wildlife Park is a zoo in central England The nearest towns are Leek Ashbourne and Stoke on Trent The zoo was originally known as Blackbrook Zoological Park but entered administration in 2014 and closed It was purchased by Jake Veasey and Colin MacDougall and reopened under its current name in 2015 1 Contents 1 History 1 1 Birds 1 2 Mammals 2 Notes 3 External linksHistory edit nbsp Logo as Blackbrook Zoological ParkBlackbrook Zoological Park was established in 1991 by Diana Holloway and her son Mark Rubery 2 Holloway was already experienced in running a wildlife visitor attraction having owned and run Hillside Bird Oasis in Mobberley Cheshire since 1974 Blackbrook quickly developed into a large bird collection in its own right Following Diana Holloway s death in 2006 running of the zoo passed to her son Mark Development and expansion continued in subsequent years in 2006 a new entrance gift shop and cafe were constructed and in 2008 a 500 000 penguin exhibit was added Hillside Bird Oasis was forced to close to the public in 2002 following complaints from local residents over increasing traffic levels but it was still maintained by the owners as a private breeding facility In 2008 the zoo became a charity and begun to focus on conservation and education The zoo received no government grants 3 Blackbrook held over 200 species of bird and around 40 mammals and reptiles It had large collection of cranes pelicans and waterfowl Some of the animals that were exhibited are listed below Birds edit nbsp Pelicans at the zoo in winterHumboldt penguin Grey peacock pheasant Great argus Siamese fireback Boat billed heron Magellanic steamer duck African spoonbill Hammerkop Red crowned crane White naped crane Sarus crane Wattled crane Demoiselle crane Black necked crane Sandhill craneMammals edit nbsp Lemurs playing in the parkMeerkat Black and white ruffed lemur Visayan warty pig Wallaby Maneless Zebra Brown Lemur Flemish Giant Rabbit Patagonian mara Ring tailed lemur Cameroon Sheep African Pygmy Goat Valais Blacknose Sheep Dik Dik Otter Polar Bear 4 5 Notes edit Hargreaves Belinda 1 April 2015 The site of Blackbrook Zoological Park is set to re open as Peak Wildlife Park Leek News Retrieved 28 October 2015 Park History Blackbrook Zoological Park Website Archived from the original on 26 June 2008 Retrieved 30 August 2008 Award winning tourist attraction forced to close This is Cheshire archive Retrieved 30 August 2008 Polar bear family relocate to Staffordshire park BBC News 5 July 2023 Retrieved 16 July 2023 Polar Bears Peak Wildlife Park Retrieved 16 July 2023 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Peak Wildlife Park Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Peak Wildlife Park amp oldid 1165637155, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
