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in General
Please be aware that the larger play area of our soft play complex, Jungle Tumble, will be closed from Monday 14th - Friday 18th January due to annual maintenance work including a thorough deep clean. From Monday 21st - Friday 25th...

in Enclosures & Development
Now serving breakfast! We have also introduced new breakfast muffin meals which are available from 9.30am-11.30am! Check out our half term introductory offer and buy your breakfast muffin meal for less here. After 6 weeks, the refurbishment of the Southern Kitchen...

in Action for the Wild & UmPhafa
Unfortunately, since the introduction of ostriches onto our UmPhafa Private Nature Reserve and despite the adults  producing large clutches of eggs and successfully hatching them, there has been very little success rate to date in the survival of their chicks. This was due to the...

in General
My name is Michael Parmenter and I am an extremely lucky man. I am the daddy to a very special little Angel, my daughter Isobel, and I would like you to read my story about the reasons why I need your...

in Animals
Rajang, the Orangutan is a popular resident at Colchester Zoo, he is very interactive and loves engaging with visitors and keepers in ways which other individuals may not. Therefore, we thought it would be great to show Rajang a magic trick...

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