The savannah · Giraffes and plains zebras
A mixed paddock where giraffes and zebras graze together, as they do in the wild. The feeding platform puts you at a giraffe's eye level.
- Animals
- Giraffes and plains zebras
- From
- Africa
- Keeper talk
- 11:00
- IUCN status
- Giraffe: Vulnerable · Plains zebra: Near Threatened
Lion ridge · African lions
A pride of five on a sun-warmed rock ridge. They are most active late in the afternoon.
- Animals
- African lions
- From
- Africa
- Keeper talk
- 14:30
- IUCN status
- Vulnerable
Gorilla forest · Western lowland gorillas
A family troop led by a silverback, in a planted forest with an indoor house for cold days.
- Animals
- Western lowland gorillas
- From
- Africa
- Keeper talk
- 12:15
- IUCN status
- Critically Endangered
Hippo river · Common hippopotamus
An underwater window shows the hippos walking along the river bed - they cannot swim.
- Animals
- Common hippopotamus
- From
- Africa
- Keeper talk
- 15:15
- IUCN status
- Vulnerable
Tiger trail · Sumatran tigers
A raised boardwalk through long grass. Tigers like water, and often cool off in the pool below the bridge.
- Animals
- Sumatran tigers
- From
- Asia
- Keeper talk
- 13:00
- IUCN status
- Critically Endangered
Elephant valley · Asian elephants
The largest enclosure in the zoo, with a bathing lake and a sand yard. A herd of four, all female.
- Animals
- Asian elephants
- From
- Asia
- Keeper talk
- 10:30
- IUCN status
- Endangered
Red panda wood · Red pandas
Look up: red pandas spend most of the day asleep in the treetops.
- Animals
- Red pandas
- From
- Asia
- Keeper talk
- 16:00
- IUCN status
- Endangered
Orangutan towers · Bornean orangutans
Climbing towers and ropes high above the path, so the apes can travel through the canopy as they would in the forest.
- Animals
- Bornean orangutans
- From
- Asia
- Keeper talk
- 11:45
- IUCN status
- Critically Endangered
Jaguar rainforest · Jaguars
A pair of jaguars in a humid forest with a stream. Jaguars swim well and hunt in water.
- Animals
- Jaguars
- From
- The Americas
- Keeper talk
- 14:00
- IUCN status
- Near Threatened
Capybara marsh · Capybaras
The world's largest rodent, living in a marsh they share with ducks and turtles.
- Animals
- Capybaras
- From
- The Americas
- Keeper talk
- 12:45
- IUCN status
- Least Concern
Macaw aviary · Scarlet macaws
A walk-through aviary. The macaws are loudest at feeding time.
- Animals
- Scarlet macaws
- From
- The Americas
- Keeper talk
- 15:45
- IUCN status
- Least Concern
Penguin beach · Humboldt penguins
A rocky beach and a deep pool with underwater viewing. Humboldt penguins come from the coasts of Peru and Chile.
- Animals
- Humboldt penguins
- From
- Ocean
- Keeper talk
- 11:15 and 15:00
- IUCN status
- Vulnerable
Sea lion bay · California sea lions
A bay with a seating amphitheatre for the daily keeper talk.
- Animals
- California sea lions
- From
- Ocean
- Keeper talk
- 13:30
- IUCN status
- Least Concern
Aquarium · A coral reef and its fish
An indoor reef tank and a tunnel underneath it. Warm and dry on a wet day.
- Animals
- A coral reef and its fish
- From
- Ocean
- Keeper talk
- Every hour
- IUCN status
- Reef corals: many threatened
Kangaroo walk · Red kangaroos
A walk-through enclosure: stay on the path, and the kangaroos come close.
- Animals
- Red kangaroos
- From
- Australia
- Keeper talk
- 10:45
- IUCN status
- Least Concern
Koala house · Koalas
Koalas sleep up to twenty hours a day. The best time to see them awake is the afternoon talk.
- Animals
- Koalas
- From
- Australia
- Keeper talk
- 14:45
- IUCN status
- Vulnerable
Flamingo lake · Chilean flamingos
A flock of Chilean flamingos on the lake at the heart of the zoo. Their pink comes from the carotenoids in what they eat.
- Animals
- Chilean flamingos
- From
- South America
- IUCN status
- Near Threatened
Main entrance
Tickets, maps and buggy hire. Open 9:30 to 17:30.
Visitor information
Talk times, lost children and the day's announcements.
Lakeside café
Hot food and a terrace over the flamingo lake.
Elephant valley kiosk
Snacks and drinks.
Toilets
With baby change and an accessible toilet.
First aid
Staffed all day, beside the savannah viewing deck.