85th anniversary

Happy 85th DZC!

What a wonderful day we had on Saturday as 2,000 visitors joined our 85th anniversary celebrations! We had children’s entertainment, competitions and face painting in the courtyard, Jambi our zoo mascot greeted guests and there were meet and greets with our birds of prey and small critters. An exhibition in the 11th century castle also … Continue reading Happy 85th DZC!

Celebrations for 85 years!

Come and help us celebrate our 85th anniversary next Saturday!   We’ll be marking the occasion with children’s entertainers, costumed characters, face painting, a meet and greet of small critters, games and competitions.   There’ll be an exhibition of zoo memorabilia and archive photographs in the Castle – including this one of the first animals … Continue reading Celebrations for 85 years!