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    Dudley Zoo

    Hi Andy That would be great and yes my interest is purely hobby and I love doing it, I have currently got a list of most of the species kept at the zoo since it opened so some of your pictures may help with this project as well because it's great to know which enclosure had what species in and...
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    Dudley Zoo

    Hi Andy I would love to see the collection if you could upload them it would be great or if not perhaps we could meet up and I could have a look at them Regards Adrian B63
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    Dudley Zoo

    Hi All has anyone been to Dudley recently and seen how much work as been done by the management and staff then I would recommend a visit as the zoo is now moving forward at a very good pace. What we should all remember is that the zoo is being held back by the lack of investment by English...
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    Old Birmingham/Dudley Zoo Photographs

    I am still looking for information on both Birmingham Zoo now called Birmingham Nature Centre and Dudley Zoo. Any information would be gratefully recieved along with any photographs or information on guide books Happy new Year to all Adrian
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    Old Birmingham/Dudley Zoo Photographs

    Many thanks for your reply mikejee I am still looking for photographs, guide books and any information on Dudley Zoo It may seem to be not much to you but any little help or memory that you have of the animals or attractions will be of great help to me Can you help??
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    Old Birmingham/Dudley Zoo Photographs

    Nowanoz I have sent you a private message and many thanks for your reply
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    Old Birmingham/Dudley Zoo Photographs

    I would like to thank everyone who replied to this thread the information and photographs have hlped me alot. I would like to make another appeal for more information and photographs if people have them and I would love to here of your memories of the zoo or even better if you worked at the zoo...
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    Old Birmingham/Dudley Zoo Photographs

    Pollypops I don't work at the zoo but I visit there about every ten days as I look after my mother and I count this as my chill out time. I talk to a lot of the keepers and have a very good history of the zoo species wise. I would love to work at the zoo as I find everyone there very friendly...
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    Old Birmingham/Dudley Zoo Photographs

    Cuddles was hastily rehoused at Dudley Zoo as the zoo that where looking after him closed out of the blue and Dudley stepped in to house him in a hastily arranged pool. They were going to move Cuddles to France but unfortunatly Cuddles died shortly before the arranged date of transfer...
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    Old Birmingham/Dudley Zoo Photographs

    These are great as you can see how the zoo has changed by the back grounds Many thanks for your help any more information from anyone as little as it may seem would be great as I've said before every little helps
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    Old Birmingham/Dudley Zoo Photographs

    I would be very interested in seeing your photographs It sounds like you have many good memories of the zoo Hope to hear from you shortly
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    Old Birmingham/Dudley Zoo Photographs

    if anyone would like a update on Dudley Zoo just let me know and I will post some photographs I have taken lately and I will also update on new arrivals shortly
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    Old Birmingham/Dudley Zoo Photographs

    Astonian - the zoo is starting to get to look alot better these days I visit about every 2 weeks as I care for my mother and have one day off every 2 weeks, The Old Ape House as just been refurbished at the back (where the public used to walk through) and made into 2 pretty large indoor playing...
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    Old Birmingham/Dudley Zoo Photographs

    That would be absolutly brilliant I would love to see some images from around that time many thanks for getting in touch
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    Old Birmingham/Dudley Zoo Photographs

    I would like to see those as any information I can take from them would help me alot as I have said every little bit of information no matter how small will help me in alot of ways many thanks
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    Cannon Hill Park

    Do any of you out there have information on the Nature Centre from when it opened up till today Any photographs would be great I remember going to the Radio Roadshows in the Park when I was a child. used to skip off school to go and see the shows.
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    Old Birmingham/Dudley Zoo Photographs

    Lencops many thanks for the link will try to use the information I can gain from this as well Aiden great photographs I love recieving photographs that relate to the people who them to me that's a great photograph with the bears many thanks again please keep the information coming every bit helps
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    Old Birmingham/Dudley Zoo Photographs

    Sospiri thats great to see a picture from a few years ago and then to have a thumbnail of you in the corner that made the photograph much more interesting thank you. Astonian unfortunatly both the camel and elephants are no longrer at the zoo, the last 2 elephants moved to a zoo in France Port...
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    Old Birmingham/Dudley Zoo Photographs

    Any years at all as all zoo's change from year to year
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    Old Birmingham/Dudley Zoo Photographs

    The projects I ma doing at the moment are to find out as much information on the species kept at our local zoo's from the day that they opened. i'm also trying to get an image of how the zoo's used to look that were the photographs come in. At the moment I have a very large list of species held...
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