Blackbrook Zoological Park

Welcome to Blackbrook Zoological Park, home to the largest bird collection in the UK, Blackbrook is internationally renowned for it’s achievements in breeding some of the world’s rarest birds. At Blackbrook, conservation is at the heart of everything that we do and we are working hard to protect and breed the many species of birds and animals that we have here.

Blackbrook was established in 1991 by my mum, Mrs Diana Holloway and myself, Mark Rubery. My mum was a great lady who was determined to make Blackbrook a huge success as a zoological park, a place for education and as a fantastic breeding ground for birds and animals. Following mums sudden death in 2006, I took over the park with a view to develop it with the same passion and enthusiasm that my mum had shown.

As a tribute to mum, I closed the park throughout the winter months of 2006 to develop a wonderful new entrance and store. The entrance includes a lovely waterfall set in a beautifully prepared garden with a walkway up to the brand new store. The old store has been converted into a fantastic new deli that offers various snacks, drinks and pastries, plus a range of condiment and confectionery gifts.

This year, we are very proud to have a brand new penguin exhibit that is the first of it's kind in the UK. It features an amazing underwater viewing area that is housed in a cave and also features a raised walkway that allows wonderful views over the entire exhibit. We are also pleased to unveil our fantastic new riverhog area and have many new exhibits planned to open in the next few years including the largest river aviary in the UK.

Mark Rubery

Founder Diana Holloway