BCA Zoo

BCA Zoo is a college run Zoo open to members of the public at weekends and school holidays for prebooked tours and encounters.

In August 2015, the BCA Animal Management Centre was awarded its first ever zoo license and with that BCA Zoo was ‘born’. A huge amount of hard work, commitment and investment went into the development of the zoo and that was reflected in the glowing feedback from our first inspection. Shortly after obtaining our license, the zoo became full members of the British and Irish Association of Zoos and

Aquariums (BIAZA) which outlined our commitment to having the best standards possible for our animals, students and visitors. BCA Zoo is now home to over 100 species of animal ranging from scorpions to lemurs. A number of the species housed at the zoo are at risk in the wild and are part of European Endangered Species Programmes (EEP’s) which include our critically endangered Bali starlings, Slow loris and Desertas wolf spiders. BCA Zoo is first and foremost an education and training centre for our students and as such, we only offer public encounters and events on a pre-booked basis during weekends, bank holidays and student term breaks. When visiting, you will have the opportunity to look around our zoo courtyard which houses the majority of our mammals and birds. Here you will be able to see species such as Meerkats, Squirrel monkeys and Lemurs. The zoo also has a nocturnal room where you will be able to observe animals in the dark when they would naturally be most active. You can find the small Spotted genet and our Armadillo living here. The exotics house is home to our diverse collection of reptiles and invertebrates. A number of the species are on public display like our Cuban rock iguana and Elongated tortoises but if you want the opportunity to see much more then look into booking onto one of our fantastic Reptile Encounters.

25/06/2025

Get ready for a wild and tropical adventure at our Family Zoo Day on Sunday 29th June!🌴

Enjoy fascinating talks about our various animals, get up close with marvellous minibeasts, and dive into various fun activities throughout the day!

🕒AM Session: 9:00am - 12:00pm
🕒PM Session: 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Wear your tropical attire and join us for a day full of fun!

For more information and to book your spot, visit: zoo.bca.ac.uk

22/05/2025

Come along for a fun filled day whilst learning about some of the animals we have here at BCA 🐒

We have spaces available for 7-12 year olds on our Junior Animal Academy over half term. Discover animal needs and their care, how to create fun activities, and how zoos protect animals.

Book here: zoo.bca.ac.uk/encounters/animal-academy/

13/02/2025

We still have a few places on our Zookeeper Experience and Junior Animal Academy running over February Half Term. These experiences are perfect for children and are educational and fun!

https://zoo.bca.ac.uk/encounters/

24/09/2024

No plans for Saturday? Looking for something to do?
Come visit us at the Zoo!
We still have tickets available for our last Family Zoo Day of the year.
Explore the Zoo, Reptile House and Farmyard at your own pace, plus our cafe will be open, and we will have our fabulous face-painter onsite too.

📅 Saturday 28th September 2024
⏱ 09:00 - 12:00 or 13:00 - 16:00

Tickets are just £9pp (under 3's are free and don't need a ticket).
https://zoo.bca.ac.uk/encounters/family-zoo-days/

27/07/2024

For anyone attending our Family Zoo Day today…. We are really sorry but unfortunately due to staffing our cafe is not open. You are more than welcome to bring along picnics to eat onsite. We apologise for the inconvenience.

27/06/2024

We have still got tickets available for this Saturday's Family Zoo Day! Come and see our new fledgling Bali Starling chicks along with all the other residents.
Tickets are just £9pp (under 3's are free and don't need a ticket).
https://zoo.bca.ac.uk/encounters/family-zoo-days/

20/06/2024

The Birds are out of the nest!
We have some very eggciting news here at BCA Zoo as our 3 critically endangered Bali Starlings have finally fledged!

The blue eggs were laid back in March by mum Siabang after the pair were introduced at the end of last year. This is fantastic news for the conservation of their species as back in 2001 there were just 6 of these birds left in the wild. Through the fantastic conservation work being done out in Bali along with breeding programmes in Zoos this is now estimated to have risen to 450 birds found throughout national parks in Bali.

17/05/2024

Calling all Photographers aged 12+.
We have had a last minute cancellation for one space on tomorrow mornings session!
Come and spend 3 hours from 9:00 - 12:00 meeting all of the animals at BCA Zoo whilst perfecting your shot.
Louise our photography expert will be on hand to help you capture the perfect memories.
The space is £60 pp and if you are booking for someone under 16 an adult will need to stay with them for the duration but will not be able to go into any of the enclosures.
https://zoo.bca.ac.uk/encounters/photography-morning/

02/05/2024

Happy Birthday to our beautiful skunk Jasper 🦨. One of our wonderful visitors (who also adopts Jasper) turned up at the weekend with his favourite enrichment… SOIL! We filled the tray with all his favourite bugs and fruit and he spent hours digging around which is great enrichment making Jasper use his super sense of smell and powerful claws.

24/04/2024

We are open this Saturday for our next Family Zoo Day.
Come and spend the morning or afternoon exploring the Zoo, Reptile House and Farmyard for just £9pp.
Our cafe will be open and we will have our amazing face-painter onsite.
You can purchase tickets online at https://zoo.bca.ac.uk/encounters/family-zoo-days/ 🐍🐵🦗

14/03/2024

Yesterday we visited Rivermede Court Care Home to arrange some exciting activities in the near future.

The residents had made these amazing hedgehog books for World Book Day that work perfectly as enrichment for all the animals 🦔📚.

We hid lots of wriggly worms in the pages that meant the monkeys, meerkats and chickens spent ages turning the pages.🙊

Address

BCA Zoo
Maidenhead
SL66QR

Telephone

+441628827571

Website

http://zoo.bca.ac.uk/

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