Exotic and endangered birds from across the world have found a new home in County Durham as part of a history-inspired theme park. Curators hope they can be used to help save their cousins in the wild.
When customs officers at Heathrow developed a giggling problem, they called Jimmy Robinson.
After intercepting an illegal shipment of pink-breasted cockatoos from Australia, they needed to find the birds a new home.
Thankfully, Jimmy knew of a nest being built on the outskirts of Bishop Auckland which would happily take in the giggle of galahs, alongside its impending parliament of owls and pandemonium of parrots.
He and his team have spent three years planning and developing The Lost Feather, one of five new shows launching at the Kynren site in July.
While the other performances focus on vikings, Victorians and legendary worms, and the main evening spectacle An Epic Tale of England, which began in 2016, tries to encompass most of history, Jimmy’s bit is all about the birds.
