National Conservation Zoo
Opening times today: 10am - 4:30pm (Last entry at 3:30pm)
Read the latest updates from Chester Zoo.
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.
The greater Bermuda snail, once thought lost forever, has been declared safe from extinction - a landmark moment hailed as "once in a career" by the team behind it.
I read the BBC article today highlighting the very real financial pressures facing parts of the UK zoo sector.
Surinam toads breed at Chester Zoo for the very first time
The arrival marks a major milestone for the conservation of one of the world’s most endangered marsupials.
We welcomed more than 2.1 million visitors in 2025, breaking all previous attendance records since we opened our national conservation zoo in 1931.
A mother-and-son duo with a remarkable bond are now under the expert care of our carnivore specialists.
Two of the world's rarest lions arrive at Chester Zoo