A piece of Africa in the West Midlands

I have recently stumbled across a tiny piece of Africa in the heart of the West Midlands. A garden centre called Akamba!

Not your typical garden centre, there's the most beautiful garden sculptures amongst the huge tropical plants, all for sale. There's a gift shop and coffee shop, with seating around the garden. There's even a beach!

I was lost in the bird tunnel! There's a huge variety of birds, native to Africa, some of which are very used to their human visitors. Morris the Minor Bird and Zazu the African Grey Hornbill both tried to carry out a bag search when I wasn't looking...

I have added the pictures taken here to the birds section of my gallery, please take a look.