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| Keilyn ready to explore Hanwell Zoo. |
Hanwell Zoo is typical of the many smaller zoos dotted in and around London, with the usual animals to see. Rabbits, ducks, chickens, donkeys and goats are a staple of this sort of zoo.
However, at Hanwell Zoo there are exotic birds, some of which I have never seen anywhere else, red-crowned crane, black cheeked lovebirds, red fody, glossy starlings, white faced whistling ducks and more.
Then there are the mammals, like Meerkats, capybara, porcupine, armadillo, alpaca and more.
In the nocturnal enclosure you may, if you have the patience, spot the gray slender loris, loping through the branches.
The same could be said for the Margay, a cat that likes to sleep more than it likes to walk around.
With a fair-sized playground, with sandpits, water features, slides and climbing apparatus, there is something for children of all ages to enjoy, when they tire of the animals.
Some parts of the zoo appear rundown and some of the enclosures are empty, but Hanwell Zoo still has a lot to offer people of all ages.
It is a great little inexpensive zoo that is definitely geared towards the younger visitor, but still worth a visit.
Brief History
Situated in Brent Lodge Park, Hanwell Zoo began life as the Brent Lodge Park Animal Centre.
Known locally as the 'Bunny Park', Hanwell Zoo has been welcoming locals, and those from further afield, since 1975.
Miniature donkeys, capybara, Margay (when it wants to come out), lemurs, red-crowned cranes, meerkats, porcupines, Mandarin duck, mice (which run around the floor of the enclosures), hamerkop, peafowl, capybara, white face whistling ducks (which give off a soothing whistle), flamingo, alpaca, tortoise, tamarin, armadillo, gray slender loris (when it decides to move) and lots more can all be seen here.
Click the link below to see more photographs from Hanwell Zoo.
Click the link below to visit the Hanwell Zoo website.
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