Giraffe
s being fed by visitors in the Park
The
West Midland Safari and Leisure Park (WMSP) is a
safari park
located on the
A456
between
Kidderminster
and
Bewdley
in
Worcestershire
,
England
, opened in
1973
.
The park has a four-mile drive round Safari
, with many species of animals from all over the world in mixed and single species reserves. As well as this, there is a large theme park
area, pets corner, discovery zone and Spring Grove House, the park being built within the grounds. The Severn Valley Railway
runs paralell to the park at one point between the stations of Kidderminster
and Bewdley
.
The only four White Lions in the UK
are on display at the park, as well as the largest herd of Hippopotamus
in Europe
. The park houses several rare species in need of conservation including African Wild Dog
, Aye-Aye
, White Rhinoceros
and White
tiger - of which WMSP has the largest group in the UK.
In 2006, the park added both Leopard
and Cape Buffalo
to its collection, making it the first safari park in the UK to host all of the African Big Five
.
Also in 2006, the park was host to Safari Park, a six-part documentary about the keepers and animals at West Midlands, which was broadcast on ITV Central
in the Midlands.
Animal Reserves in the Safari Park
African reserve
White Rhinoceros
Rothschild's Girrafe
Burchell's Zebra
Grevy's Zebra
Dromedary Camel
Common Eland
Brindled Gnu
Ankole cattle
Cape Buffalo
(Not drive-through, the buffalo can be seen from the road in the African reserve)
Wallaby reserve
Red-necked Wallaby
The Wildwood
North American Wolf
Asian reserve
Asian Buffalo
Blackbuck
Axis deer
Sambar deer
Barasinga
Philippine Spotted Deer
White Tiger ridge
White Bengal Tiger
African Wild Dogs reserve
African Wild Dog
African Lion reserve
African Lion
White Lion Reserve
African White Lion
Bengal Tiger reserve
Bengal Tiger
(Not drive-through, viewed from road in Eurasian Reserve)
Eurasian reserve
Nilgai
Pere David's Deer
Bactrian Camel
Fallow Deer
Sika Deer
Banteng
Elephant and Waterbuck reserve
African Elephant
Waterbuck
Other
Animals which are on display in the park, but are not in set reserves.
Ostrich
White Wallaby
Reindeer
Llama
Red Lechwe
Addax
Discovery Zone Attractions
Animal Encounter
Reptile Encounter
Reptile House
Seal Island
Safari Express Train
Sealion Theatre
Deer and Goat Park
Seaquarium (Aquarium)
Creepy Crawlies Exhibit
Hippo
Lakes
Leopard
Valley
Twilight Cave (Fruit Bat
s and Aye-Aye
)
Amusement Rides
Walls Twister Coaster [ * ]
The Black Fly [ * ]
Wild River Rafting [ * ]
Zambezi Water Splash [ * ]
Rhino Coaster [ * ]
Pirate Ship [ * ]
Congo Carousel
Jumbo Parade
Slippery Snake Silde
Jungle Cat Dodgems
Animal Ark
Flying Lion Kings
Rhino Roundabout
African Big Apple Coaster
Dr Umboto's Catacombs
Jungle Swings
Tarantula
Flying Pandas
Simba Kiddies Train
Red Baron
Morrocan Magic Carpet
Tanganyika Tea Party
Desert Convoy
"Venom Tower Drop" - Due to open summer 2006.
Animals formerly kept at West Midlands
Rhesus Macaque
Yak
American Bison
Wapiti
Highland Cattle
Brown Bear
Baboon
s
Emu
Przewalski's Horse
External links
[
West Midland Safari Park website ]
[
West Midland Safari Park Flickr Group ]
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