Visted here in July 2011 Great small park. lots of birds. nice small area for petting farm children are able to feed the farm animals. as they have a keeper with bucket of food. little train ride in the park. Apart from birds and farm they have red pandas, otters. if you love birds this is the place for you.
I am a big lover of Paradise Park other than the "we know best" commentary that accompanies the Free-Flying Bird Show (and the "Barnaby, Barnaby" bit, but he wasn't in it last year anyway). Unfortunately I manage only an annual visit during which I usually purchase ten cups of nectar at the Lorikeet feeding. I don't know if they are still doing it, but last year three young Military Macaws were realeased from what was the Big Flight (not so big now) at the end of the FFBS and it was wonderful. Paradise Park is aptly named. I like "Carrot Time" too.
Death of the parks elderly female Red Panda. She was born at Colchester in 1997 Paradise Park panda dies | This is Cornwall They are hoping to source another female for the remaining male
a new female arrived 5 months ago now!! and has settled in amazingly. she is named jai-li and they have started showing sighs of breeding!
Six Blue Throated Macaws have been sent from PP to Bolivia with plans to eventually release them and/or there eventual offspring British zoo sends 6 endangered macaws for project to help save species in Bolivia - The Washington Post
Could not access the link sadly. Are these blue throated macaws captive bred or is this their entire flock? What is the plan in Bolivia for them?
here's the article (hence why I almost always quote articles I link to, because otherwise you often later get a dead link that nobody can read!)
a bit more info on here (also birds from USA and Canada being released): BBC News - Rare macaws bred in Cornwall to be flown to Bolivia
The current issue of PsittaScene has several articles on these Blue-throated Macaws. WPT Publications - PsittaScene Magazine
Both of the 2013 Red Panda cubs have now left Hayle. One for Liberec and the other to Natura Viva in Italy Staff at Hayle sanctuary say female may be pregnant | Western Morning News
I made my first visit today, great place, the price has put me off in the past, but after begrudgingly stumping up the entrance fee i was very impressed (and so was the Wife, the one who doesn't like birds.) The bird of prey show was fantastic, really enjoyable. Didn't stay around for the other free flying show but will do next time. And i think the back drop has now taken over from Welsh mountain zoo as the best in the UK in zoo's i have visited. (Didn't get to go on the choo choo either. )
There is a good view from Paradise Park especially when the sea is blue, but in my opinion those from the Welsh Mountain Zoo are unbeatable (especially when there are macaws swooping around the hillside in the bird displays). I have not watched the full "Eagles of Paradise" display on my last few visits, but I always watch the Free Flying Bird Show as it features so many parrots. The Military Macaws at the end are excellent, but the picnic lawn at Hayle is not as spectacular a setting as the display area at Colwyn Bay. I do like the Grey-winged Trumpeter in the show, but I could have done without the otter last year (it was not a bird for one thing - and I don't like otters anyway!). I am a sucker for the lorikeet feeding at Paradise Park and always invest in 10 pots of nectar. Oh, and I like "Carrot Time" too, plus overall the collection is excellent (as is the sticky toffee pudding and clotted cream). Didn't mean to waffle on so much - I was only going to mention the view!
