Mr England, Vaughan Bailey, visited Twycross Zoo on Monday in his role as a celebrity ambassador for the Zoo. Read the rest of this entry »
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Mr England meets Ganesh Vijay
Posted by admin on January 10th, 2011 | No Comments »
Filed under Uncategorized | Tags: Atherstone, baby, elephant, Me England, Twycross Zoo, Vaughan Bailey
Have a ‘Grand’ day out at Twycross
Posted by admin on November 29th, 2010 | No Comments »
If you’re a Grandparent and, like many of us, increasingly in demand for childcare, to help out hard-pressed parents, Twycross Zoo, near Tamworth, could just have the answer. For the next 3 weeks, (Monday to Friday, 22nd November to 10th December) Over 60s can go to the zoo for just a fiver – and Under 3s come free. Read the rest of this entry »
Filed under General | Tags: Atherstone, Himalaya, special offer, Twycross Zoo
Twycross Zoo Celebrates Grandparents Day
Posted by admin on September 22nd, 2010 | No Comments »
Grandparents are important to children in so many ways. They have patience and time when parents are often busy. They have stories to tell and interesting games to play. They are also good for treats and spoiling, which we all need from time to time! Read the rest of this entry »
Filed under Events | Tags: Atherstone, Chimps, Coventry, CV9, Grandparents, Molly Badham, Special Event, Talk, Twycross Zoo
Exciting Enrichment week at Twycross Zoo
Posted by admin on August 24th, 2010 | No Comments »
From 9th to 13th August visitors at Twycross Zoo enjoyed getting messy in our ‘exciting enrichment’ activity week in the Zoo Centre. Enrichment can be anything we give our animals to keep them entertained and often involves finding ways to make the animals search for food. We have had lots of fun making papier mâché piñatas for the keepers and filling the piñatas with treats such as seeds hidden inside. Read the rest of this entry »
Filed under General | Tags: Animal Enrichment, Atherstone, Conventry, CV9, enrichment, leicester, Twycross Zoo, www.twycrosszoo.org
Local Charity presented with silver tickets for providing animal bedding
Posted by admin on August 19th, 2010 | No Comments »
People in Action, a not for profit, charity that supports adults with learning disabilities is being presented with 2 Silver Tickets by Twycross Zoo on Wednesday 25th August at 10:30am. Read the rest of this entry »
Filed under Eco, General | Tags: Animal Bedding, Atherstone, Charity, CV9, Jeff Hunt, leicester, People in Action, Silver Tickets, Twycross Zoo
Exciting times for visitors this summer at Twycross Zoo
Posted by admin on August 18th, 2010 | No Comments »
Exciting things are happening at Twycross Zoo this summer, new attractions, Fun Rangers and great value for money inclusive tickets and delighted visitors! Read the rest of this entry »
Filed under General | Tags: Atherstone, CV9, leicester, New Exhibits, New Tickets, Parachute Penguins, Summer Offers, Treasure Hunt, Twycross Zoo, Value for Money
Twycross Zoo earns the Learning outside the Classroom quality badge
Posted by admin on August 11th, 2010 | No Comments »
The “Learning outside the classroom partnership” aims to increase the opportunities for school aged children to learn outside of the normal classroom environment and also to experience new places. Read the rest of this entry »
Filed under Twycross Zoo Education | Tags: Atherstone, award, CV9, Education, Learning outside the classroom partnership, leicester, Twycross Zoo
Asian elephant walkway – Uda Walawe – Now Open
Posted by admin on July 21st, 2010 | 1 Comment »
By Kim Riley
The High Commissioner for Sri Lanka, His Excellency Justice Nihal Jayasinghe will join us to officially open the new £1 million Asian elephant habitat and walkway “Uda Walawe” with a distinctly Sri Lankan theme on Wednesday 28th July at 2.00 pm. Read the rest of this entry »
Filed under Uda Walawe | Tags: Asian, Atherstone, Coventry, elephant, Elephants, Nihal Jayasinghe, Now Open, Suzanne Boardman, Twycross Zoo, walkway, “Uda Walawe”
New Arrival: Bouncing baby bonobo at Twycross Zoo
Posted by admin on July 14th, 2010 | 3 Comments »
A beautiful bouncing and extremely important male baby Bonobo is now on show in the Bonobo House at Twycross Zoo. The baby weighs approximately one kilogram and was born on 26th June 2010 after an eight and a half month pregnancy. He is the second baby for twenty one -year-old Cheka who came from Frankfurt Zoo. Cheka is an excellent natural mother and aunty to the other youngster in the group. Read the rest of this entry »
Filed under New Animals | Tags: ape, Atherstone, baby, bonobo, cheka, New Arrival, Twycross Zoo
TWYCROSS ZOO COMES TO CASTLE STREET, HINCKLEY
Posted by admin on July 7th, 2010 | No Comments »
Come and meet some small and friendly animals from Twycross Zoo in a special animal encounter on Monday August 2nd at Hinckley Business Centre. You can find out some fascinating facts about different animals from around the world and, if you want, you can even stroke some of them! Read the rest of this entry »
Filed under General | Tags: Animals, Atherstone, CASTLE STREET, CV9, HINCKLEY, Primates, Twycross Zoo
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