Zoos and Wildlife Parks near Cheshire

Chester Zoo
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Chester Zoo
Where do we start? With our 21,000 animals and over 500 different species, in 125 acres of award-winning zoological gardens? With the 1.4 million people who come to visit every year? Or with the many conservation projects we’re involved with, at home and abroad?   Founded in 1934 the North of England Zoological Society is the...
Cathedral Falconry & Nature Gardens
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Cathedral Falconry & Nature Gardens
The beautiful cathedral gardens now play host to one of the most amazing aerial displays imaginable. This family attraction offers you the chance to see some of the most spectacular birds of prey, right up close, right here in Chester city centre. Come meet our reptiles who visit our centre on certain dates over the school holidays and various...
Knowsley Safari Park - Merseyside
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Knowsley Safari Park - Merseyside
Knowsley Safari Park has a five mile safari drive with animals roaming freely throughout their large enclosures.  In the safari drive you are in the cage (your car) and the animals a free.  In the safari drive you will see Lions, tigers, hunting dogs, bison, wildebeest, camel, white rhino, Knowsley Safari Park's infamous baboons and many...
Croxteth Hall and County Park - Liverpool
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Croxteth Hall and County Park - Liverpool
Children and adults will enjoy the sights and sounds of country life! Get close to all the animals (cows, pigs, horses, sheep, etc) on a real working farm. See the traditional Victorian farmyard, home to an important collection of rare farm breeds of the past. Also learn about modern farming, watch our livestock grazing in the...
Peak Wildlife Park - Winkhill
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Peak Wildlife Park - Winkhill
Get up-close and personal with three brand new immersive animal walk-throughs. Inspire your kids and let them come face to face with lemurs, penguins, wallabies and much more! Our large walkthroughs allow you to come face to face with exotic and endangered animals from across three continents. Whether you love lemurs, have a passion for penguins...
Gentleshaw Wildlife Centre
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Gentleshaw Wildlife Centre
Gentleshaw Wildlife centre is a small sanctuary for exotic animals and birds of prey. As well as a hospital unit for the treatment of wild raptors (Not on display), the centre is home to over 30 different species of Bird of prey, Primate, Reptile, Invertebrate, Raccoons, Cats and many more. . Our mission statement is to provide at all times the...
Blackpool Zoo
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Blackpool Zoo
Just two miles from the famous sea-front, the AWARD WINNING Blackpool Zoo provides a home to over 1500 animals from all over the world. The Zoo provides new standards of animal care and aims to provide a stimulating, informative and enjoyable experience that demonstrates its role in the conservation of endangered species. Come on in and take a...
The Welsh Mountain Zoo
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The Welsh Mountain Zoo
The completion of a new £100,000 Condor Haven at the Welsh Mountain Zoo in Colwyn Bay has led to the creation of a unique project between conservationists in Ecuador and Wales. The project, titled Condor Huasi, (translating into “House of the Condor” from the native Indian Quichua language), is a wildlife conservation and...
Dudley Zoo & Castle
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Dudley Zoo & Castle
Have a great day out at Dudley Zoo with some of the rarest and most exotic creaures from all over the world, They have togers, lemurs( funny furry animals) lions and penguins to name but a few. They have lots of other stuff going on as well please check their events calendar. As a Charity we rely upon donations from our visitors to support our...
Drayton Manor Park - Tamworth
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Drayton Manor Park - Tamworth
Drayton Manor Family Theme Park is one of the oldest parks in the country where families can enjoy a day of excitement and adventure. Originally billed fifty years ago, in 1949, by George Bryan as an 'Inland Pleasure Resort', the park is still to this day 'Family Run for Family Fun'. With loads of fantastic rides to keep you thrilled throughout...
This section lists zoos in Cheshire so if you would like to take the little monkeys to the zoo please see our list below. Some of the zoos listed maybe wildlife parks and farms, these zoos have a varied selection of animals for viewing. there are lions and you can sometimes drive through the paddocks and view them from the comfort of your car. there are also baboons and monkeys which can be fun to watch. Or there are elephants, giraffes and other African and Indian animals. A lot of zoos have collections of insects and birds and also water creatures, all in all a trip out to the zoo is an educational experience for your children.
If you are living in the Cheshire area and you are wanting to find for a perfect day out then why don't you take your family to your nearest zoo. With so much to see and do, a visit to the zoo will be the perfect outing for kids of all age groups.  From Grandparents to tots, aunties and uncles, a visit to the zoo is superb fun time for all of the family members. A visit to your nearby zoo close to Cheshire is equally helpful and full of facts, and will leave you having a lasting impact.  The wildlife on show will be made up of numerous types of uncommon, exotic and endangered wild animals. Getting close to one of the larger wildlife  for instance hippopotamus or even giraffes is an unforgettable experience. There are many distinct kinds of avian species to see at a zoo such as owls and pelicans. Quite a few zoos will have  a reptile house so you view wildlife such as extremely dangerous snakes for example adders. A diverse range of mammals is going to be on display for example tigers not to mention kangaroos. From the waterways and also oceans of our world there are lots of impressive fish to see such as electric eels. Varied and vibrant ocean life for example octopus are always brilliant to view. Amphibians for example salamanders will always be interesting for young children of all age groups to examine. A zoo is actually a place where living wildlife are kept to be displayed and studied. The name is actually a popular variety of zoological garden, and many zoos are landscapes or parks that contains buildings and other enclosures. Zoos normally maintain only untamed wildlife, many of them coming from remote countries. However, a number of zoos house indigenous wildlife such as cows and chickens to display to city little ones that have no chance to go see farms. Kid's zoos are occasionally incorporated in zoological gardens. They may have areas where kids can observe young wildlife, and sometimes have got places where kids are able to pet and feed tame wildlife.  Zoos are definitely essential centres of wildlife conservation. A lot of zoos breed endangered animals, some of that are extinct in the wild.