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Newquay Zoo’s top 5 zoo hacks

With hundreds of animals, along with 13 acres of lush, sub-tropical gardens to explore, you’ll find something new around every corner at Newquay Zoo. Located just a short walk away from Newquay’s train and bus stations, Newquay Zoo is one…

Crowns in the animal kingdom

If you thought that only kings and queens could be crowned, think again! Here are just some of species from the animal kingdom that are rocking regal headgear. Blue-crowned hanging parrots Male blue-crowned hanging parrots have a characteristic blue ‘crown’…

Meet the team: Jo Wotton

Jo Wotton is the Catering and Visitor Experience Manager at Wild Planet Trust, based at Newquay Zoo. Her job entails looking after both the Catering and the Visitor Experience teams. Q. What does a normal day look like? A. Each…

Placement student spotlight: Francesca Tyrrell

Place of study: University of Manchester Course: BSc Zoology Placement focus: Owston’s civets Q. What’s your role at Newquay Zoo? A. I’m currently working at Newquay Zoo in the role of zoo-based research student. I am two years through a…

Newquay’s lions on the move: FAQ

As regular visitors will know, we have been planning the move of our three African lions from Newquay to our sister zoo in Paignton Zoo for some time. The move has now happened and we know there may be some…

Placement student spotlight: Maria Rozycka

Place of study: University of Leeds Course: BSc Biological Sciences (Zoology) Placement focus: Sustainable Palm Oil Q. What’s your role at Newquay Zoo? A. I am currently studying Biological Sciences (Zoology) at the University of Leeds and am doing my…

What’s happened while we’ve been closed?

During our 2 week January closure we’ve been busy and our team has achieved a huge amount! We’ve tackled the big jobs that make a mess and the areas that would be difficult to work in if visitors were using…