Strelley lion keeper Reece Oliver says he will be opening his enclosure to the public in August this year. Those who manage to secure a visit to the 1,000 square metre enclosure will also be able to feed the lions and their cubs on the day.
Nottinghamshire Live was given an exclusive look inside the newly extended enclosure earlier this year, after it was controversially approved during a Broxtowe Borough Council planning meeting in September last year. Months later Mr Oliver revealed two cubs had been born, and he is now accepting bookings to visit the enclosure.
While his enclosure has been the subject of a petition calling for the ban on keeping wild animals, Mr Oliver says it now rivals some of Britain's largest zoo enclosures. Rocky, a lion, and Rora, a lioness, were rescued from captivity in Eastern Europe and this year welcomed cubs Ruby and Rosie into the world.
