National Conservation Zoo
Opening times today: 10am - 5:30pm (Last entry at 4:30pm)
Read the latest updates from Chester Zoo.
Visitors are invited to share insights into their mood, nature-connectedness and more.
We're part of a major conservation partnership bringing Shore Dock plants back from the brink.
Chester Zoo's Chief Executive Officer, Jamie Christon, shares his insight on our vital work to save one of the UK's rarest coastal plants.
One of the world's smallest baby antelopes has taken her first wobbly steps at Chester Zoo - standing barely taller than a tin of baked beans.
Experts from Chester Zoo are leading efforts to return Africa’s rarest and largest antelope back to Kenya.
Chester Zoo's Chief Executive Officer, Jamie Christon, shares his first-hand experience seeing the work being done to bring one of Africa's rarest animals back from the brink of extinction.
An adorable two-year-old female red panda has arrived at the zoo as part of a conservation breeding programme.
A pioneering operation saved Masaya's foot, and she's now given birth to little Lagertha.
The Plant Heritage Missing Collector Garden will be moved to a permanent home at our conservation zoo and botanic garden.
Misleading rain icons in weather apps could be costing some venues up to £137,000 in a single day.
wienerberger has pledged to provide funding to support UK native species, particularly terrestrial invertebrates.
We're only the second zoo in Europe to receive global recognition for our plant conservation work.