Dudley Zoo sees record February half term attendance

The tourist attraction on Castle Hill saw 15,61`2 visitors with recently developed enclosures and new species helping boost numbers,at the 40-acre site.

Iy was more than double the number last February half term when 6,528 people made a visit.

Zoo Director Derek Grove said: “This has been the best February half term I can remember, it’s been incredible. Some of our daily figures during the week were comparable to a good day in August, which is amazing. People definitely made the most of the dry weather and enjoyed seeing our new animals and the improvements we have made.

“Throughout this January and February combined we had more than 30,000 visitors. The total was 30,605 – that’s 78 per cent up on last year when the first two months brought in 17,194 people.”

A free return visit offer, which ran throughout January and February, has now ended. More than 7,500 visitors benefitted from the promotion and can go back before the July 31 deadline.