🦒 Enjoy a wild adventure this summer at the Eastern region’s No. 1 Zoo, CZS! With a full day of entertainment including activities, animal encounters, parties & much more! 🐾 ↪️ Pre-book your tickets today at https://www.colchesterzoologicalsociety.com/event/summer-holidays/ | Colchester Zoo
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🦒 Enjoy a wild adventure this summer at the Eastern region’s No. 1 Zoo, CZS! With a full day of entertainment including activities, animal encounters, parties & much more! 🐾 ↪️ Pre-book your tickets today at https://www.colchesterzoologicalsociety.com/event/summer-holidays/ | Colchester Zoo
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🐘 Love your Zoo this May half term 🐾 Embark on a wild adventure & enjoy a whole host of activities suitable for the whole family, from 24th May to 1st June! 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 🎟 Pre-book your tickets today at https://www.colchesterzoologicalsociety.com/event/may-half-term/ | Colchester Zoo
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🐘 Love your Zoo this May half term 🐾 Embark on a wild adventure & enjoy a whole host of activities suitable for the whole family, from 24th May to 1st June! 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 🎟 Pre-book your tickets today at https://www.colchesterzoologicalsociety.com/event/may-half-term/ | Colchester Zoo
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Over the last few months the Colchester Zoo team have been busy hand-rearing two penguins! As you can see from our short video our penguin chicks are doing really well and have been having great fun being introduced to new objects with different enrichment from their keepers 🐧 Read more about them here > https://www.colchester-zoo.com/2019/07/adorable-penguin-chicks-hand-reared/ | Colchester Zoo
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Over the last few months the Colchester Zoo team have been busy hand-rearing two penguins! As you can see from our short video our penguin chicks are doing really well and have been having great fun being introduced to new objects with different enrichment from their keepers 🐧 Read more about them here > https://www.colchester-zoo.com/2019/07/adorable-penguin-chicks-hand-reared/ | Colchester Zoo
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Happy Valentine’s Day!❤️ The animals here at Colchester Zoo are feeling the love with some otter-ly adorable heart-shaped enrichment created by our Animal Care Team! | Colchester Zoo
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Happy Valentine’s Day!❤️ The animals here at Colchester Zoo are feeling the love with some otter-ly adorable heart-shaped enrichment created by our Animal Care Team! | Colchester Zoo
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Here at Colchester Zoo, we are always looking to provide the best facilities for our animals, visitors and staff. Our maintenance team consists of most trades with an experienced team of over 30 staff. We are also lucky to have some amazing local companies we work with to help us achieve our goals. With over 60 acres to maintain and new projects to deliver, our team are always pushing forward to improve the facilities and redevelop areas to offer new experiences. Here are just a few of the proje
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Here at Colchester Zoo, we are always looking to provide the best facilities for our animals, visitors and staff. Our maintenance team consists of most trades with an experienced team of over 30 staff. We are also lucky to have some amazing local companies we work with to help us achieve our goals. With over 60 acres to maintain and new projects to deliver, our team are always pushing forward to improve the facilities and redevelop areas to offer new experiences. Here are just a few of the proje
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Merry Christmas from all the staff and animals here at Colchester Zoological Society! | Colchester Zoo
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Merry Christmas from all the staff and animals here at Colchester Zoological Society! | Colchester Zoo
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Here at Colchester Zoological Society, you can enjoy an immersive experience as you journey through Australian Rainbows, an exotic aviary home to our free-flying rainbow lorikeets, open daily from 10:30am to an hour before zoo closing! Find out more 👉 https://ow.ly/HQlI50VGcN4 | Colchester Zoo
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Here at Colchester Zoological Society, you can enjoy an immersive experience as you journey through Australian Rainbows, an exotic aviary home to our free-flying rainbow lorikeets, open daily from 10:30am to an hour before zoo closing! Find out more 👉 https://ow.ly/HQlI50VGcN4 | Colchester Zoo
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Happy Mother’s Day to all our mums here at the Zoo! | Colchester Zoo
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Happy Easter from all of the staff and animals here at Colchester Zoological Society! | Colchester Zoo
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Cuteness overload alert! Colchester Zoo has a new arrival. 😍 | Essex Live
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Enjoy a magical evening at the Zoo filled with exciting animal encounters and exclusive presentations from Colchester Zoo directors at our Toast to Wildlife event! 🌊Discover more about our Patagonian sea lions during an encounter with our Animal Care Team 🐯Watch our Amur tigers as they enjoy an exclusive feed and learn more about the individuals we have here at the Zoo 🍃Enjoy a close encounter with our lemurs and find out more about this endangered species from our Zoo Hosts 🦒Hand feed our g
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Get your Christmas plans sorted with our Enchanted Trail of Light event, purr-fect for the whole family to enjoy! All put together by our creative in-house events team, be sure to enjoy a magical journey along a 1-mile route, featuring a brand new 40m light tunnel with over 20,000 lights, and new animal sculptures. Don’t forget to hop on board our festive road train to take the weight off your feet as you are transported to more enchanting sights! Limited tickets available – book your tickets to
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Enjoy your visits with us!? Nominate us as your favourite ESSEX FAMILY ATTRACTION in the Muddy Stilettos 2023 Awards!: http://ow.ly/KtWI50O05je | Colchester Zoo
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Ready. Set. GO! And they are off! Who will cross the finish line first? All of our runners will receive an exclusive Colchester Zoo Stampede 10K medal! | Colchester Zoo
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Since we released our future vision plan as part of our 60th anniversary celebrations in 2023, work has now started to begin on one of our many projects which will kick-start our vision. We are pleased to announce that we are working on plans for a brand-new African lion habitat! This is a project that we have been wanting to start for several years but following the effects of the pandemic, it has been delayed. It’s important to note that this development is currently in the pre-application pha
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We are excited to welcome back the Wild Vibe Crew this summer, with parties and parades taking place every day throughout the holidays from 20th July to 1st September 2024! Dance and sing along with their Club Tropicana show at selected times throughout the day ☀️🦩🍍 See our summer timetable 👉 https://ow.ly/7vc250SxEJJ | Colchester Zoo
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This morning’s reopening was an emotional one and we cannot thank you all enough for your support, not just today, but throughout this past year. It has kept us going during what has been a difficult time for us all. Thank you and welcome back to Colchester Zoo! 🧡🦧🐆🐒🐯🐘🦎🐧 | Colchester Zoo
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All aboard the festive road train! Twinkle can’t wait to see some of her favourite animals on her journey. | Colchester Zoo
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Join us for a magical journey after hours along the Enchanted Trail of Light! Enjoy a host of illuminations including dancing fountains, dazzling light tunnels and a glowing nature area. PLUS keep warm and cosy with seasonal food and drinks and SAVE with a Combi Ticket to receive a £6.50 food and drink voucher for just £5! Find out more and pre-book today 👉 https://ow.ly/c4u050Q3p1N | Colchester Zoo
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LAST CHANCE to enjoy our Enchanted Trail of Light! ✨ Due to popular demand, we’ve added one more extra date for the unique opportunity to enjoy the trail one last time! Pre-book your time slot for Tuesday 3rd January from 5pm and enjoy a magical evening in 2023! Limited availability, book now to avoid disappointment: http://ow.ly/foJF50MfhV2 | Colchester Zoo
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LAST MINUTE AVAILABILITY THIS SUMMER! ☀️ Be VIPs for the morning with our Extra-Ordinary Animal Experience! Explore the very heart of Colchester Zoo and see a whole variety of amazing animals. PLUS enjoy a cooked breakfast to fuel your journey! Find out more: https://ow.ly/KaAT50PuJre | Colchester Zoo
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A milestone year filled with all things new, 2025 marked an exciting chapter for the Zoo. With day-to-day life continuing to thrive with new arrivals, exciting developments and the return of our award-winning seasonal events, 2025 also marked the start of new journey. By becoming a charitable trust, we have been able to do even more to help care for wildlife and wild places. Join us as we take a look back at 2025, a year of change, growth and unforgettable memories 👉 https://www.colchesterzoolo
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You may have been lucky to see the Critically Endangered Amur leopard cubs over the last month here at Colchester Zoo, and with warmer weather on the way, we are sure that they will be out exploring even more! Although we appreciate that the pair are incredibly popular with visitors, we do kindly ask that everyone remains quiet and respectful in the area whilst they settle into their environment. | Colchester Zoo
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Visit CZS for a magical experience with your school class this Christmas! 🎄 Join a merry elf as your class learn about the fascinating world of reindeer, discovering some of their amazing winter adaptations. Your class will have the chance to meet the herd of young reindeer before being joined by Father Christmas. The class will then have a photo opportunity, and each pupil will get a special gift. Covering a wide range of learning about reindeer and linking to the National Curriculum, this mag
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We are excited to announce that we have now opened our brand new ‘Interactive Zone’ at Colchester Zoo’s Discovery Centre! Make your own landscape out of sand and watch as rivers and mountains appear with the changing levels you create! Check out this short clip of the fantastic interactive sand pit: PLUS MORE COMING SOON! https://www.colchester-zoo.com/explore/news/general?view=entry&id=438 | Colchester Zoo
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It’s not always blue skies and sun at UmPhafa Private Nature Reserve! On Monday 3rd June, the climate looked very different with golf ball sized hailstones and a tornado! After not having any rain in June since 2021, Durban received 21mm of rain in just 2 days. | Colchester Zoo
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Our NEW habitat, Capuchin Climb is now open! After renovating one of the oldest habitats within the Zoo, we are now delighted to announce that the buff-headed capuchins moved into their renovated home on Tuesday 8th April and were very excited to explore their new surroundings! Why not pay the Zoo a visit and see for yourself! Read full story 👉 https://ow.ly/cSQl50Vxgyr | Colchester Zoo
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Get up close and experience the animal encounter of a lifetime! Choose from either a half day experience or get the real deal, with a full day here at the Zoo, packed full of unforgettable memories! With only a limited number of dates available due to popular demand, be sure to book now and seal the deal of 25% off on your Extra-Ordinary Animal Experience! Ts & Cs apply. 👉 https://ow.ly/EYnQ50V6ahU | Colchester Zoo
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The animals here at CZS enjoyed their first snow day of 2026! If you are visiting the Zoo today, be sure to wrap up warm! | Colchester Zoo
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We would like to say a huge thank you and a Happy New Year from all of the staff and animals here at Colchester Zoo! 2024 has been an exciting year for us with so much happening both behind the scenes as well as within the park, and we can’t wait to welcome you back in 2025! | Colchester Zoo
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