Any Zoos in the UK that has Bats?

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bedhermit@reddit

Northumberland zoo has huge bats that smell terrible but eat fruit right beside you which makes up for the stench

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destria@reddit

It's very small but Shepreth Wildlife Zoo has a bat tunnel.

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Awkward-Tax102@reddit

Dudley zoo has a bat room, and it's in a castle too

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Wise_Advertising_888@reddit

Chester Zoo has a bat walkthrough, in near darkness. Quite cool, the bats fly low over your head.

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snarkmaiden5@reddit

I used to love it in there. We used to stand there for ages watching them fly around when I was younger. They would get so close to you youd think they would almost land on you.

Chester zoo is one of the better places to see bats up close. Hard to top it

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Wise_Advertising_888@reddit

Guessing you're a moomins fan ? Love the moomin. Just finished reading the books to my kids. Even have moomins pyjamas 😂

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Being of a Scientific nature, I'd done the lecture about not flapping your arms about because it confuses the bats and they might fly into you, so if you keep calm the bats will fly past you as it is hardly a survival trait to fly into things when you have fragile little bat bones.

Then I had a child in hysterics for half an hour as a bat landed on her head immediately we got inside.....

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SgtTaco18@reddit

Cotswold Wildlife Park has a Bat Room. Purely Fruitbats but it always felt like the coolest place as a kid.

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JudgeDredd200@reddit

You can pay extra and go in to hand feed the bats which was a great experience.

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SgtTaco18@reddit

I never knew that! I guess that was cunningly hidden from me so I didnt pester my parents about it.

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Original_Bad_3416@reddit

Pester them now!

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VodkaMargarine@reddit

Impossible not to read "Bat Room" in Adam West's voice

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Dr-Moth@reddit

There are also bats in the tropical bird house you can walk through, but they mostly sleep in the rafters.

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KaylsTheOptimist@reddit

Northumberland zoo has bats that you can see

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thelovelykyle@reddit

And they are the absolute fucking best. Get there for opening and go into the bat room first.

Then follow the keeper on their rounds feeding the animals.

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HauntingTheVoid@reddit

London zoo

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Spiritual_Tie3348@reddit

West Midlands Safari has bats I think, not been there myself for years though but I'm sure I read it.

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lindsayadult@reddit

Was there last month. They're still there!

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5h0D10n@reddit

Was there 10 years ago they were there then 😁

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5h0D10n@reddit

Yeah they still have bats was there last year.

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Murka-Lurka@reddit

Tropical World, in Leeds, had a nocturnal section with bats.

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naalbinding@reddit

I love to watch happy bats eating their fruit kebab/mobiles

My kid hates the nocturnal room though so always have to rush through it

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Infamous_Berry626@reddit

Jersey zoo has bat enclosure. Very enjoyable watching them fly up for feeding time

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ODFoxtrotOscar@reddit

No longer!

Zoo makes 'difficult decision' to rehome bats https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c620mz78dk7o

BTW, OP, you might be interested in this organisation;

https://www.bats.org.uk/

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gt94sss2@reddit

London Zoo

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braverthanweare@reddit

West Midlands and Longleat

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chukkysh@reddit

Nice ad placement.

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CheeryBottom@reddit

Not a zoo in a Blackpool Zoo type of zoo but Ribby Hall Holiday Village a has a small animal habitat that has a bat walkthrough.

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Capable_Tip7815@reddit

There's Woodchester mansion in Nympsfield near Stroud. Not a zoo but interesting nonetheless.

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SceneDifferent1041@reddit

Wingham just outside of Canterbury, Kent has an excellent night enclosure.

Stunning (and cracking zoo)

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Toffee963@reddit

Colchester Zoo does iirc

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gxb20@reddit

Longleat has a bat ‘cave’ you can walk through, my 2 year old did not love it

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sc00022@reddit

My wife - who loves bats - thought it was incredible. They also have sloths in there.

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AbjectGovernment1247@reddit

I came to mention this.

I personally love it, but I can see why not everyone does.

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SeveralFishannotaGuy@reddit

Wingham Wildlife Park near Canterbury.

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ClydeB3@reddit

Funny enough I've been searching for zoos with bats recently too! Longleat has a bat cave you can walk through (I think they're Egyptian fruit bats?) and is the only one on my list I've been to.

I've also heard a bit about Northumberland zoo (iirc they're one of the few places with Livingston's fruit bats, and they've posted videos about new bats arriving and being born there)

Shepreth wildlife park also has bats and does a nocturnal house experience.

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Party_Advantage_3733@reddit

Wild Discovery at Ribby Hall near Blackpool has an enclosure with bats loose that fly around you and land on you and stuff. It's a very small zoo but has lots of cool stuff.

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llschoolj76@reddit

Dudley zoo has some

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TheRadishBros@reddit

It’s obviously a bit out of the way, but Amazon World in the Isle of Wight has bats.

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Background_Fox@reddit

Marwell near Winchester has a bat zone, mostly UK species

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davus_maximus@reddit

West midlands safari park

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Commercial_Level_615@reddit

Knowsley safari park has a bat cave

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mikedavd@reddit

Wingham in Kent has them

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Competitive_Ring82@reddit

Shepreth Wildlife Park has fruit bats in the Nocturnal House. The bats can fly very close to visitors.

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Previous_Kale_4508@reddit

If you chat with the keepers at Chester they can probably tell you which other zoos have bats. Chester is one of the main conservation zoos and has links all over the world. A love chap I knew, who died during COVID, was a keeper there and was always very happy when people showed an interest. (His 'thing' was snakes, it used to creep my wife out!)

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No_Initiative5355@reddit

Wild Discovery at Ribby Hall Billage near Preston has a brilliant walk-through bat cave. If you like, you can pay for a “bat experience” where you get to feed the bats by hand. I love the place, but if you plan a visit, be aware that it is a pretty small zoo.

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