Harewood Bird Gardens


Harewood House Trust



Harewood House
Leeds
West Yorkshire LS17 9LG
Yorkshire
Tel.: 0044-113 218 1033
Fax: 0044-113 218 1034
Email: birdgarden@harewood.org
Website: Harewood Bird Gardens

Founded: 1970
Total area of Zoo/Aquarium : 2.00 hectares
Adult entrance fee £ 16.75
Child entrance fee £ 8.49
Prices given are the maximum with gift aid for high season
Circa 130000 visitors annually
7 staff employed

Accredited as Zoo according to EU guidelines 1999/22/EG and UK law on:


Member of the following organisations:
EAZA, BIAZA, ISIS
Animal holdings
Total number of species: 95
Total number of animals: 430
Participant in 7 EEP programmes
Participant in 13 ESB programmes
EEP co-ordinator for: 0 programmes
ESB co-ordinator for: 0 programmes



Schwerpunkt: The Bird Garden has over 90 species of birds housed in a four acre garden within a scenic country 
estate. The Bird Garden is enclosed in the grounds of a Stately home- Harewood House, which is the family home Lord
Harewood, the Queens Cousin. There is a large adventure playground, several formal and informal gardens, a
lake and cafe/restaurants of different styles. Large and small events are held throughout the year.
The Bird Garden is set out in different Geo-zones, African Grasslands, South and Central American, Australasian, Indochinese & Conservation.

John Waller, Bird Garden Curator
Bird Garden Rangers

Information last updated on : 21 MAY 10

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