Now that the season is in full swing at West Midland Safari Park, it's the perfect place to celebrate MOTHER'S DAY and the ideal place for all mothers to bring their little cubs to let off steam! And, with a fantastic family saver ticket on offer at just £44.00 for two adults and two children...

An animal keeper at West Midland Safari Park has packed his bags and is all set to travel to Papua New Guinea (PNG) to continue his training.

Steve Slater (45) will be making the 35-hour journey from his home in Kingswinford to the PNG capital, Port Moresby, on Wednesday, 10th March 2010...

Jasper the Giraffe at West Midland Safari Park famed for his handsome stance and friendly nature towered over four budding football stars from The Bewdley School and Sixth Form Centre, when they visited this week to show off their new sports kit.

The school approached West Midland Safari...

It was just another big game for three young cubs at West Midland Safari Park when they were introduced to their latest toy.

The toy – which resembled a large ball of knitting wool – was made from rope and it wasn’t long before the cubs took it to task by using some...

West Midland Safari and Leisure Park, who has been recognized as a Highly Commended Employer by the West Midlands Employer Coalition, is one of Worcestershire's biggest and most unusual employers has around 250 seasonal jobs on offer for their NEW SEASON which starts on SATURDAY, 13th FEBRUARY...

Ongava Research Centre, based in Namibia, is to receive a grant of $23,000 for a major conservation research project from The Zoological Society of Philadelphia, USA.

The project, called "Pride Dynamics and Dispersal in the Lion Population of Ongava Game Reserve", will initially run for 12...

West Midland Safari Park are partners in an initiative to help encourage local school children to be creative with waste by offering family tickets in the 'From Litter, To Glitter' campaign which is being organised by Wyre Forest District Council's Waste Minimisation Team.

Children from...

An African Elephant at West Midland Safari Park, famed for her footy exploits has at last met her match, as two budding football stars from Warndon Villages Football Club tested her skills to the limit. 

West Midland Safari Park were invited to support the Club by helping provide...

It was lovely to welcome Sue Cleaver again to West Midland Safari Park - this time to meet our beautiful White Lion Cubs.  Sue, who plays Eileen Grimshaw in Coronation Street, has already visited the Park twice and we hope to welcome her again before too long - perhaps next season to see...

Three adorable White Lion cubs have been born at West Midland Safari Park to the delight of Park staff and are now ready to accept visitors!

The three tiny females – born on 10th July 2009 - are just fourteen weeks old and in lion cub terms weigh an impressive 15 kgs each. They...

During the past four years West Midland Safari Park has been involved in a project at the Lamdon School, in Leh, Ladakh and has received recognition in an emotional inauguration ceremony of the hostel.

For children living outside of Leh, formal education is virtually non-existent and...

On Saturday 26th September Help for Heroes were invited to visit the West Midlands Safari & Leisure Park to raise donations from the visiting public. During the course of the day just over £2000 was raised. Ian Baldry, who is the Worcestershire County Coordinator for Help for Heroes,...

The sky is the limit for staff at West Midland Safari Park who are staging their very first Coffee Morning to help raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support on, Saturday, 26th September 2009.

As part of the World's Biggest Coffee Morning, the Park will be encouraging as many visitors as possible...

There’s great fun brewing at West Midland Safari Park for autumn nights with the launch of their special Enchanted Evenings event, which opens on Friday, 2nd October 2009 and runs for a spell on selected evenings up to 1st November 2009.

The many ghoulish goings-on includes Spooky...

With the new Tree Tops party pavilion now open and in full swing at West Midland Safari Park – this is an ideal time to book your Office Party, with a difference!

The lively Caribbean theming, complete with Steel Band, palm trees, an island for the DJ, along with a variety of cool...

West Midland Safari Park is hosting ‘Hero Days’ on selected dates throughout September as a special thank you to the emergency services for their outstanding efforts.  On production of their valid Hero ID on arrival at the Park, members from the services will benefit from reduced...

When it comes to making music, the elephants at West Midland Safari Park have learnt a thing or two!

After producing colourful works of art and playing football, their latest interest involves playing the harmonica and dare we say it, they really are rather good - particularly when they...

West Midland Safari and Leisure Park have organised their very first Teddy Bears Picnic that is full of surprises. The event will be staged on Saturday, 1st August 2009 to mark the start of Summer Nights – late night opening!  And, as everyone has their very favourite Teddy, there will...

At a prestigious ceremony held at the Malvern Theatres on Friday, 17th July 2009, West Midland Safari Park received the Award for Excellence in Leisure and Tourism, Worcestershire from the Chamber of Commerce Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Hosting an 'Oscar style' extravaganza at the...

Santa has already started to make his epic journey from the North Pole to make sure that he arrives at the Park in time for Santa Safari that starts on Tuesday 1st December 2009. Santa will then be a frequent visitor to the Park every day up to 24th December – before his own busiest day of the...

West Midland Safari and Leisure Park welcomed Actress Sue Cleaver (who plays Eileen Grimshaw in Coronation Street) today.  Sue and her family visited the animal reserves and even had the chance for a close encounter with Jasper one of the Park's most loved Giraffes.  

West Midland Safari Park will be having it's first ever camp over on Saturday, 8th August 2009.

Visitors are welcome to bring their family - along with a tent - and enjoy two days and one over night stay at the Park. As one would expect from such a unique location, settling down for a good...

Angela Potter, aged 46, from Bewdley, went to West Midland Safari Park for a day's work experience nearly 30 years ago and has never left. Her dedication and commitment to learning has been recognised with an Outstanding Regional Individual Award as part of Adult Learners' Week that took place...

The only thing that Martha the Ostrich had on her mind when she was introduced into the animal reserves at West Midland Safari Park was to check on her appearance.  Whilst Park staff would like to think that it had something to do with the prospect of meeting and greeting visitors all day...

The Zebra at West Midland Safari Park have always been known for their jaunty exploits and whether it was the move from the winter quarters to their summer residence that caused the horseplay or simply the effects of May Day, one is unsure, but the pair seem to be having enormous fun!

The...

There is nothing quite like the sight of a bright yellow daffodil to raise the spirits and for Morris the 16-year-old Bengal Tiger at West Midland Safari Park, it was no exception.

Heralding the start of British Summer Time, Morris was seen strolling through the daffs during the glorious...

West Midland Safari Park has received recognition at a prestigious awards ceremony held at the Botanical Gardens in Birmingham on Thursday, 12th March 2009 for their work in recruiting local staff.

The Local Employment Partnership (LEP) Awards recognised outstanding contributions made...

West Midland Safari Park in Worcestershire has an impressive collection of White Bennett’s Wallabies.  In fact, so impressive they have descended from the original white wallabies that were given as a gift to Queen Elizabeth II whilst on a state visit to Australia in 1962.

Therefore,...

An Elephant at West Midland Safari Park appears to be totally besotted with her Keeper.

'Five' a seventeen year old African Elephant that arrived at the Park in Bewdley from an elephant orphanage in South Africa when she was just five years old, simply adores her Keeper, Lawrence Bates...

Like the elephants at West Midlands Safari Park Jobseekers in Kidderminster are being urged "not to forget" that the Jobcentre Plus jobsbus rolls into Kidderminster town centre on Saturday 10th January between 10am and 1pm and Monday 12th January between 10.00am and 1pm. Representatives from Jobcentre...

West Midland Safari Park has received a jumbo surprise from Kidderminster Carolians RFC U14's.

The team has presented the Park with an Award to mark their three-year association and as a special thank you for their continued support of funding for squad shirts, training tops and equipment,...

Leicester Tigers enjoyed a family day out meeting the real tigers at West Midland Safari and Leisure Park.

The Tigers first-team squad encountered the tigers, the largest members of the cat family, during a visit with their families to the popular visitor attraction at Bewdley, Worcestershire....

West Midland Safari Park and Wyre Forest District Council are finalists in the National Recycling Awards 2008 for their joint effort to support the 'Love Food Hate Waste/Recycle Now' and 'The Food We Waste' campaigns by assisting with the trial purchase of a 'Rocket' compost machine for a local...

West Midland Safari Park has a great line up of good family entertainment for winter this year, including WINTER OPENING.

The Safari Illuminations at West Midland Safari Park are being switched on every evening from 24th October until 2nd November 2008 to co-incide with half term and one young visitor - Joseph Powner - just couldn't believe his eyes. A flying saucer was hovering overhead; just one of the exhibits...

The "Africa with Love, Performing Arts" Uganda Children's Choir took time out of their strenuous schedule to spend a day at West Midland Safari & Leisure Park today, 15th October 2008 and treated visitors to a brief impromptu concert into the bargain!

The Children, who are currently...

West Midlands Safari Park is in the running for a major regional employment award thanks to a nomination by Jobcentre Plus.

The Safari Park has been short-listed for the 'Large Employer Award' at the West Midlands Employer Coalition Awards 2008, which celebrate achievement and success...

West Midland Safari Park has scooped the prestigious "Group Leisure Award 2008" in their category for the "BEST UK ATTRACTION FOR CHILDREN", confirming just what a fantastic day out opportunity there is on offer, at the Worcestershire based Park. 

Of the Award, a Park spokesman,...

West Midland Safari Park would like to thank all its visitors involved in raising vital funds for the 2008 'Year of The Frog' conservation campaign. 

During the year the park has participated in a global effort to raise funds and help save some of the world's most endangered amphibians,...

Winners of the Christmas School Drawing Competition celebrated their win with a visit to West Midland Safari Park on 18th September and had a lovely time meeting the cast of the Sea Lion Show!

Two lucky winners from Shenstone Lodge Special School, in Lichfield were chosen out of dozens...

West Midland Safari Park are hosting their very first Heroes Weekend on Saturday, 27th and Sunday, 28th September 2008 as a special thank for their outstanding efforts.

On production of their valid ID, members from the services will benefit from reduced admission and wristband prices...

West Midland Safari Park have introduced a further six Cheetah to their Cheetah Plains Exhibit creating the largest group of Cheetah in the UK.

The six new Cheetah - 2 males and 4 females - range between 7 and 15 months old and have been re-homed from a captive breeding facility in South...

West Midland Safari Park will appear in a new Channel Five series called Michaela’s Zoo Babies that is being transmitted on Tuesday 12th August 2008 at 6.00pm.

The 10 part series, which is being presented by Michaela Strachen, starts on Monday 11th August 2008 and runs up to Friday 22nd...

You've heard of the British Lions - now meet the British Lionesses. 

As part of their warm-up, GB Hockey encouraged members of the squad to get up close and personal with two of the new white lion cubs born at West Midlands Safari Park. The girls are now ready to make a roar of their...

With her lovely long legs, curling eye lashes and slender neck, there is little doubt that lovely Lily the five-week-old Giraffe calf born at West Midland Safari Park, in Worcestershire, will delight visitors throughout the summer. 

Born on 5th July 2008, Lily – which means...

West Midland Safari Park welcomed a very well-known TV personality recently, during filming for Channel 5's "Baby Animals" series which is due to be screened at 5.30pm on Tuesday, 12th August 2008. 

The film crew encountered a variety of cute and cuddly animals that have all been born...

Staff at West Midland Safari Park in Worcestershire really do have their hands full following the birth of six White Lion cubs.

The cubs, born to two different mothers, make their public debut on Monday 28th July 2008, when they can be seen every day throughout the school holidays.

West Midland Safari Park will be open late every evening throughout August for their "SUMMER NIGHTS" event, following a successful 10 day trial last year.

Summer Nights will start on Friday, 1st August and end on Sunday 31st August and has been introduced to coincide with the...

A father of four from Kidderminster's career is off to a roaring start thanks to a Local Employment Partnership (LEP) agreement between West Midlands Safari Park and Jobcentre Plus.  John Gregg (26), Kidderminster, is now working for the Safari Park after taking part in a pre-employment...