Twycross Zoo – always fun to visit

3.4.2026 by Pat Waldron

Set in the heart of England on the Leicestershire/Warwickshire border, Twycross Zoo is a internationally recognised conservation charity and award-winning visitor attraction, giving visitors a day out with a difference. Twycross Zoo is fun for all the family to enjoy, with hundreds of amazing animals, outdoor play areas, splash pad, indoor soft play and The Gruffalo Discovery Land. Our incredible zoo spans across 100-acres and exists to support conservation, education and research of some of the most endangered species on the planet.

Twycross Zoo is proud to be the only UK zoo, and one of few worldwide, home to four of the great ape species. That’s chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans and our closest living relative, the bonobos.

C C = Chilling Chimpanzee 🙂

Counting fingers

Chimpanzee having a lunch break

Orangutang wearing the new Spring hat 🙂

Veggie time

Oh, those paparazzis …

The Western Lowland Gorilla has lots of enrichment.

Shall I climb or not?

Yeah, a piece of cake!

Wow! He sure looks determined to do whatever he’s planning to do! 🙂

De Brazza Monkey

Emperor Tamarin

L’Hoest’s Monkey

Silvery Marmoset

Twycross Zoo are playing their part in the world of animal conservation. They recently homed a number of animals listed on the newly announced ‘LEGO Endangered Species Program’. It is believed they are well behaved, take little or no looking after and are very cheap to feed! 🙂

By the way – This zoo is the first female-founded zoo in the UK!

Twycross Zoo was founded in 1963 by Molly Badham MBE and Nathalie Evans, the UK’s first female zoo founders. Originally rival pet shop owners, the trailblazing duo joined forces in the late 1940s and began a unique journey, dedicating their lives to the care and conservation of wildlife.

Presentation of the animals in the Twycross Zoo

About the Twycross Zoo

A chimp walk