Tropical Birdland in the north of the village of

Desford Desford is a village and civil parish in the Hinckley and Bosworth district, west of the centre of Leicester and around 7 miles north east of Hinckley. Situated on a hill approximately 400 feet above sea level, the parish includes the hamlets ...

Leicestershire Leicestershire ( ; postal abbreviation Leics.) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East Midlands, England. The county borders Nottinghamshire to the north, Lincolnshire to the north-east, Rutland to the east, Northamptonshire t ...

, England, is a visitor attraction that has many bird species including parrots, toucans,

hornbill Hornbills (Bucerotidae) are a family (biology), family of bird found in tropical and subtropical Africa, Asia and Melanesia. They are characterized by a long, down-curved bill which is frequently brightly coloured and sometimes has a Casque (an ...

s and owls on display. Some of the birds are allowed to fly out-of-doors during visiting hours.

External links

Tropical Birdland's websiteTropical Birdland (on Hinckley and Bosworth council website)Tropical Birdland (on National Forest website)
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