Eagle Aviary at Bristol Zoo is a Grade II listed building in the Bristol, City of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 January 2022. Aviary.

Eagle Aviary at Bristol Zoo

WRENN ID
final-cloister-alder
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bristol, City of
Constituency
Bristol Central MP: Carla Denyer (Green)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 January 2022
Type
Aviary
Address
Eagle Aviary at Bristol Zoo, Bristol Zoological Gardens, Clifton, BS8 3HA
OS grid reference
ST 569 739
Coordinates
51.46246, -2.62171
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Eagle Aviary at Bristol Zoo is a circular aviary built in 1962, designed by Saxon, Smith and Partners. It features a central concrete cylinder surrounded by laminated Douglas fir timbers and a concrete outer ring wall that is faced in blue and white mosaic tiles. The aviary has a central cylindrical tower and eight ribs of varying heights to adapt to the gently sloping site.

The structure is formed by a circular canopy supported by five concentric ring beams, with a central ring of glass domes. Slender iron struts connect the canopy to the perimeter ring and the perimeter wall, supporting wire mesh netting. The timber bird houses located beneath the canopy are not included in the listing.

Local climate

Eagle Aviary at Bristol Zoo receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 62% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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