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The Devon Wildlife Trust - Exeter
The Devon Wildlife Trust (DWT) is concerned with all aspects of wildlife conservation in the county and is part of The Wildlife Trusts throughout the UK and the South West Wildlife Trusts. Devon Wildlife Trust's vision for Devon: * A place where the future of wildlife is secure - DWT strives to safeguard threatened species and...
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Buckfast Butterflies & Dartmoor Otter Sanctuary - Buckfastleigh
Buckfast Butterflies and Dartmoor Otter Sanctuary offers a great, enjoyable, otter and butterfly educational experience. Wander around the otter sanctuary and butterfly farm and see new butterflies emerge in tropical surroundings. See the otters swimming underwater in specially built glass enclosures. Follow the otter keeper around at feeding...
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Shaldon Wildlife Trust
The Trust is a unique organisation which cares for some of the world's most endangered species. Our centre, set in an acre of natural woodland gardens with lush semi-tropical planting, nestles into the hillside above the attractive coastal village of Shaldon in South Devon. As the smallest member of the British and European Association of Zoos...
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The Donkey Sanctuary - Sidmouth
Just outside the town of Sidmouth, The Donkey Sanctuary is home to around 500 donkeys. Set in unspoilt farmland and countryside, visitors return time and again to meander among the donkeys and absorb the serene and relaxed surroundings. The Donkey Sanctuary was founded by Dr Elisabeth D Svendsen, MBE in 1969 and was registered as a charity in...
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The Big Sheep - Bideford
Our team passionately strives to give all our visitors an entertaining day full of fun and laughter. Visitors to the The Big Sheep can learn breeds of sheep, shearing processes, watch sheep dog trials and laugh out loud at our exciting sheep races. Children and adults can cuddle baby animals including puppies and rabbits and treasure magic moments...
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Paignton Zoo
Paignton Zoo is home to thousands of amazing animals and plants. Visit the desert, cross the savannah, explore the forest and trek through the tropics. Use your senses to discover the wild world: look around, listen out - you’ll even need your sense of smell! It’s a great day out for everyone. Why not visit Living Coasts, our sister...
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Exmoor Zoological Park - Barnstaple
Exmoor Zoo is a unique and unusual zoo to visit! Opened in 1982 the zoo is now an ideal family venue, catering very well for the younger generation. So much change has taken place, that even a visit last year, will today see new exhibits and animals. Set in the North Devon countryside the zoo hosts winding paths lined with shrubs and trees...
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Dartmoor Zoological Park - Plymouth
There are over 200 animals at Dartmoor Zoological Park: from tiny stick insects to Ben our Brown Bear or Solomon our Lion all set in over 30 acres of beautiful parkland. Discover something different, learn something amazing and help us make tomorrow's world rich in animal life. Our new meerkats, Sue and Timon, took up residence in their brand new...
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Porfell Wildlife Park & Sanctuary - Liskeard
Where the peace and tranquility of the Cornish countryside combines with the exotic world of wild animals A zoo with a difference! Porfell is home to zoo animals needing a home for life. In the park, you will get up close and personal to exotic animals including Ring-tailed lemurs, Ostrichs, Zebra and Meerkats. Mac is a coatimundi...
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TropiQuaria Animal and Adventure Park - Watchet
Tropiquaria Zoo, award winning Animal and Adventure Park is a great day out for adults and children of all ages. Hold a snake or creepy crawly in the Tropical Hall, visit the amazing puppet show and the strange fish in the aquarium. For a nostalgic experience see the Radio Museum. Outside play for hours on the full-size pirate ships or in the...
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Cornish Birds Of Prey Centre
We at The Cornish Birds of Prey Centre are a family partnership of four people, Kelly, Andy, Kath and Mick. Mick, Kath and daughter Kelly Browne moved from Orpington, Kent to Bideford, Devon in 1999 where Kelly met her now husband falconer Andy Grigg. Andy comes from Buckfastleigh, Devon and has been passionate about birds from a...
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This section lists zoos in Devon 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 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 Devon area and you are needing inspiration for a great outing then why not take all of your family to the local zoo. With so much to see and do, a visit to the zoo is the great day trip for families of all age groups. From Grandma to grandchildren, aunties and uncles, a trip to the zoo is fantastic fun for all the family members. The day out to your local zoo close to Devon is both equally instructional and full of facts, and will leave you having a enduring impact. The animals on display will be made up of numerous kinds of extremely rare, unique and protected wild animals. Getting close to one of the larger animals such as hippopotamus as well as lions is an unique experience. there are a large number of distinct varieties of wild birds to see at a zoo like condors and pelicans. Various zoos could have a reptile house so you view animals such as extremely dangerous snakes such as cobras. The broad range of mammals is going to be on exhibit such as tigers not to mention pandas. From the rivers as well as oceans of our earth you will find lots of remarkable species of fish to see like piranha. Varied and vibrant underwater life for example seahorses are definitely brilliant to view. Amphibians for example newts will always be fascinating for kids of all ages to study. The zoo is a place in which living animals are kept to be exhibited and researched. The name is a popular type of zoological garden, and a good number of zoos are gardens or parks that contains buildings as well as various other enclosures. Zoos generally maintain only wild animals, several of them from faraway nations around the world. However, some zoos house indigenous animals such as cattle and hogs to show to city kids who have no chance to pay a visit to farms. Kid's zoos are in some cases included in zoological gardens. They may have nurseries where youngsters can see young animals, and sometimes now have places where youngsters are able to pet as well as feed tame animals. Zoos are definitely important centres of wildlife preservation. Many zoos breed protected species, several of that are extinct in the wild.