Paradise Park, Cornwall

Paradise Park
Date opened 1973[1]
Location Hayle, Cornwall, England
Coordinates 50°10′44″N 5°25′34″W / 50.17895°N 5.42617°W / 50.17895; -5.42617Coordinates: 50°10′44″N 5°25′34″W / 50.17895°N 5.42617°W / 50.17895; -5.42617
No. of animals 650+[2]
Website www.paradisepark.org.uk
Red panda Lang Za during Training at Paradise Park

Paradise Park is a wildlife sanctuary situated in Hayle, Cornwall, England. It has over 650 birds and animals and is the home of the World Parrot Trust.[3]

Events

Penguin feeding happens daily in the summer at Paradise Park. They have a summer event called the Eagles of Paradise Display, a free-flying bird show that includes several varieties of parrots.

Conservation programmes

The park has red squirrels, which are part of a captive breeding program to reintroduce them to Cornwall,[4] as well as red pandas, which are part of a conservation breeding programme. The park offers red panda experiences, which includes a donation to the Red Panda Network,[5] helping to establish the world’s first protected area dedicated to red pandas: the Panchthar-Ilam-Taplejung (PIT) Red Panda Protected Forest in eastern Nepal. The Park is also home to Operation Chough a conservation project established at Paradise Park 1987.


In 1989, Mike Reynolds set up the World Parrot Trust,[6] a registered charity. This organization works for conservation in the wild as well as at Paradise Park. So far the Trust has helped the survival of 66 species of parrot in 42 countries.

Miniature railway

The site includes a circular 750-foot (230 m) long 15 in (381 mm) gauge railway, opened in 1976, which encircles the house at the centre of the park.[7][8]

References

  1. ↑ "Park Information". paradisepark.org.uk. Paradise Park. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
  2. ↑ "Paradise Park & JungleBarn". cata.co.uk. Cornwall Association of Tourist Attractions. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
  3. ↑ "Conserving Wildlife". paradisepark.org.uk. Paradise Park. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
  4. ↑ "Cornwall Red Squirrel Project - Squirrel Facts". www.cornwallredsquirrels.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  5. ↑ "Red Panda Network | Conservation in Action". redpandanetwork.org. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  6. ↑ Trust, World Parrot. "World Parrot Trust". www.parrots.org. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  7. ↑ "Explore Paradise Park and JungleBarn" (PDF). paradisepark.org.uk. Paradise Park. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
  8. ↑ "Paradise Railway 15-inch (380 mm)". miniaturerailwayworld.co.uk. Miniature Railway World. Retrieved 31 March 2012.


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