Tropical World Leeds

🐾 We are back up and running as normal today (6 July), and FULLY open! Thank you to all our visitors for being patient with us yesterday whilst we completed some essential maintenance works as a result of unforeseen circumstances on site.
Anybody who booked a ticket online for 05/07/2018 is more than welcome to transfer their ticket to another day, please contact parks@leeds.gov.uk to arrange this or ask a member of our shop team upon your arrival. Please note you will still need proof of your ticket purchase. 🐾

5 July: Temporary partial closure
Due to unforeseen circumstances most of Tropical World is closed today (5 July). Our butterfly house, café and the shop still remain open, and we would welcome visitors to come and visit. We hope to have this resolved as soon as possible and apologise for any inconvenience.

Wishing our Young Ambassador, Thomas Paddy, a very happy 12th birthday for yesterday! Here's a photo of Thomas with our Head Keeper, Steve Dickie, during his visit to Tropical World with friends yesterday to celebrate his special day.

☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️ We hope you are enjoying the warm weather this week! Please be aware that if you are visiting us here at Tropical World, the temperatures inside are feeling really Tropical on a day like today! Please ensure you dress appropriately, and drink plenty of water on your visit!
REMEMBER: our cafe and shop sell a wide range of refreshments to keep you cool on a sunny day like this!
... ENJOY! ☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️
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Although we are still open from 10am, we are currently making some changes to our Aquarium exhibits. Thanks for waiting patiently whilst we add to our collection! 🐟🐠
Check back soon for more animal updates! ❗

Did you know ⁉️
The Leopard Tortoise is the fourth largest species of the tortoise world, with typical adults reaching 40 centimetres and weighing 13 kilograms. They graze on mixed grasses, succulents, and thistles. Here's ours enjoying a bit of willow this morning! 🐢

We love your feedback! What a great overview of the site from Leeds Mums Group - thankyou 😎 With 7 different environments to explore - we have something for everyone! £6.20 for an adult ticket, £3.10 for a child, and Under 5's go free! 🦎🦋🐢🐾

Our Pied Imperial Pigeon chick has finally fledged from its nest in the South American house!!.. 🐣😀 Our animal keepers have given it a quick health check and are now playing parent behind the scenes! The chick will be closely monitored until it becomes independent and starts feeding itself 😊 Stay tuned for animal updates!

Just one day left to enjoy some crafty activities at TW this week for #LoveYourZoo week - why not pay us a visit? We are open 10am - 6pm (last entry at 5.30pm) and our party room is open for activities between 12.30pm and 4.30pm 😁👍

Have a happy, smiley Saturday! 😁 It's #loveyourzoo week - will you be paying us a visit⁉️

We are recruiting!
This is an exciting opportunity for someone with the right qualifications, skills, experience, and drive to work as part of our animal team at Tropical World.
Interested, or know someone who will be? Click on the link to find out more.

Just another Meerkat Monday 🐾

Make sure you check your route before travelling to us today! Some roads are closed for #leedshalfmarathon but there are some very helpful marshals about if you do get lost en route! Good luck from the TW team to all involved! 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️👍

Are you working hard this weekend like our leaf cutter ants? 🐜 Having a sleepy Saturday like our emerald tree monitor? 🦎 Or simply cruising into the weekend like our ray in the aquarium? 🐟
Whatever you're doing, enjoy! And remember if you're stuck for something to do today, or tomorrow we are open 10am - 6pm (last entry at 5.30pm) Happy Weekend from the TW Team!

Thinking of something to do with an extra day off for the bank holiday? WE ARE OPEN! 10am - 6pm (last entry @ 5.30pm).
Pay us a visit and see what tropical creatures you can spot today! 😎🐒🦎🐢🦋🐍

Strike a pose🦎📷
Our Emerald Tree Monitor wasn't feeling camera shy this morning!
Did you know: Emerald Tree Monitor's tails can be twice the length of their body. They use it for gripping tree branches when climbing 💡

Look at these guys go! Have you seen our Leaf-Cutter Ant colony yet? 🐜
Did you know, Leaf-Cutter Ants can carry up to 50 times their own body weight! 🍃 Come and visit, and see for yourself!

Anyone else got that Monday Morning feeling? Our TW meerkats are looking like they do this morning! 😴
Whether you're back to work, or back to school, remember our Summer opening hours are 10am-6pm (last entry 5.30pm) so there's still plenty of time to visit us even if it is your first day back after the holidays! 🐸🐛🦋🌿🌺🐠🐊🐤

Did you know...Tarantulas spin a silk egg sac to lay their eggs into? The female tarantula will then guard this sac for several weeks until the spiderlings hatch! Come and egg-splore Tropical World this week to get involved in our twist of a traditional egg hunt 🐊🐸🐦🐢🐜🕷️🐠🦋🥚