Shaw's Bird Park

Great experience! Interactive bird park with gorgeous birds and animals. Great playground for the kids. Entrance fee is by donations only. This place is currently under threat of removal by council due to building a new road network, let's help save the bird park!

Been on the list to visit for ages and finally got there!Some amazing bird life and a nice place for a leg stretch!

Shaw's Bird Park is a 7ha area that is home to well over 500 native trees and multiple varieties of birds. Murray and Margaret Shaw bought this property when it was a gully full of blackberry and gorse. It is now a wonderful breeding ground for birds. They breed Mandarin, Carolina and NZ Grey Teal ducks. The park can have up to 2000 visitors a day in busy periods.There is a petition at Change.org under 'Save Shaw's Bird Park' if you would like to add your name to stop council from running the East/West arterial road through the Shaw's property (the park) within 1.9 meters of their house.

I highly recommend visiting this place while you're in Hamilton. We arrived early in the morning, which was the perfect time to chat with the keepers and get an up-close look at the birds without too many other visitors around.

Enjoyed my outing here. The setting is right on the outskirts of town but feels a world away. The birds are beautiful. The geese and swans aren't even demonically possessed. Definitely recommend.

It was a really bad experienceThe structure on the road side with the name on is so stunning and elaborate, that I was really excited at the prospect.What a disappointment.There are some yellow arrows telling you where to park. But then there is a very long track with yellow arrows to walk. It's better to drive to the end of the track. Then you're not allowed to park close. You have to walk from this 2nd closer carpark. I drove down, because I have mobility issues, and they begrudgingly allowed it.There was nobody on site, except for a gentleman doing some cleaning (who said I could park there). I stood in the blazing sun for about 7 minutes. Then I walked to what looked like an office, but it was closed with restricted access".Then I started walking around the disgusting

Such a beautiful, tranquil place to visit and totally free!!!!

Loved it don't expect to. Much and you will learn alot from the passionate owner. Nice to see people looking after nature

What a beautiful spot! Lovely walk beautiful trees and native birds! Loved it so much I visited 2 days in a row. I'm 30 weeks pregnant and it is a nice, easy, beautiful walk! Highly recommend visiting !

Beautiful place. So sad the council are putting a road through the middle and are practically stealing the land to do it. All the birds and other animals are gone. So many families devastated that they can't have the wonderful experience of holding a bird or guinea pig. Shame on you council. There's empty land right next to it. I guess that land is tagged for residency to reap rates money who knows what scullduggery the council are up to.