Visitors are flocking to experience the UK’s rarest habitats in the heart of Devon’s leading zoo. Paignton Zoo’s beloved woodland walk is enjoying an unexpected renaissance. The Nature Trail, which reopened last week following recent storm damage, has emerged not…
A new collaboration between Paignton Zoo and hit kids TV series The Creature Cases is set to transform young visitors into wildlife detectives this February half term as super sleuths Kit Casey and Sam Snow leap from screen to scene. The…
A corner of Devon is set to feel more like the Australian Outback this Spring, as Paignton Zoo welcomes Stripe and Pretty Boy – two bouncing new residents who are helping to herald the return of one of the zoo’s…
Paignton Zoo’s popular indoor desert-themed enclosure, Arid Lands, has reopened with new residents – cape porcupines Comet and Luna. The striking pair, who joined the zoo’s collection last summer, are now thriving in their specially designed habitat. Following several weeks…
Torbay Gin’s Matobo Gin, created in collaboration with Paignton Zoo, has received a gold medal at the Taste of the West Awards. With its unique blend of African-inspired botanicals, this is the first time the gin has been entered into…
Paignton Zoo celebrated a historic milestone as over 1,600 visitors attended the grand reopening of its Crocodile Swamp exhibit on Saturday, the highest footfall for a January day since the popular exhibit first opened in 2010. The facility, which closed…
Paignton Zoo is set to re-open its iconic Crocodile Swamp exhibit at 11am on Saturday 18 January, an optimistic milestone after a period of financial hardship. The re-opening is a testament to the zoo’s resilience and the support from the…
Paignton Zoo has announced the release of a heart-warming charity Christmas single, “Christ-a-mas Day,” written and performed by Graham Card, a member of the zoo staff. Graham, a former paramedic, gained widespread recognition during lockdown for his YouTube channel for…
Paignton Zoo has been dealt another devastating blow after Storm Darragh ripped apart one of its historic trees. A towering beech, estimated to be over two hundred years old, was severely damaged by the extreme gales this weekend, crushing a…
Paignton Zoo is thrilled to announce the successful completion of its community-driven fundraising campaign, ‘Bring Back the Swamp,’ which has raised an impressive £15,000. Thanks to the incredible generosity and support from the community, the beloved Crocodile Swamp exhibit is…
