Reaseheath Mini Zoo

10/07/2025

09/07/2025

Reaseheath Mini Zoo will open to the public during the week from Monday 21st July 2025. Until then, we would love to welcome you every weekend as usual!

Whenever we are open, we will have 4 keeper talks per day! 10:30, 12:00, 14:00, and 15:00. Some of these talks will even allow you to help the keepers to feed our animals.

From the team here at the zoo- we look forward to welcoming you soon!

07/07/2025

Still looking for activities to keep your 8-14 year olds busy this summer? Get them booked on to zoo school today 🥳

We still have spaces on all dates on our website, but they won't hang around for much longer - our friendly team have a whole host of activities planned for animal lovers to get stuck in cleaning, feeding, heath-checking and heaps more fun!

To book visit https://reaseheathzoo.co.uk/discover-and-explore/zoo-school-and-academy/

📷 Instructor Becky and two zoo school participants checking out our invertebrates

31/05/2025

We’re celebrating World Parrot Day with our new blue and gold macaw, Marley!

Blue and gold macaw’s black feather patterning around their eyes is as unique as your fingerprint! Macaws can also communicate using their eyes, changing the size of their black pupils to react and communicate their emotions- this is called Eye Pinning.

Our students can look forward to working with Marley in the new academic year!

📸 Zookeeper Beth

14/05/2025

We're counting down to May Half Term! Opening daily from the 24th May to 1st June, 10am-4pm 🐾

Is your 8-14 year old as animal mad 🐰 as we are❓ Book now for Zoo School on the 27th, 28th and 29th May and let them get stuck in looking after some of our animals - 📋 places are filling up fast so secure your preferred date while you can here: https://reaseheathzoo.co.uk/discover-and-explore/zoo-school-and-academy/

12/05/2025

Check out who’s back on show… Ross, our large hairy armadillo!

Ross has been hanging out with the keepers behind the scenes whilst we had some building works completed. But he is back out and ready to see you all at Reaseheath’s Family Festival!

For more information on our fun-filled day out, and to book your tickets, please visit our website: https://www.reaseheath.ac.uk/familyfestival/

Ross will see you all soon!

03/05/2025

Flint and Madonna, our beautiful and hydrated ferrets, wanted to make sure you all know we are open Bank Holiday Monday- 5th May 2025!

There will be 4 keeper talks on during the day, so make sure you think of some tricky questions for our keepers!

Please note- Feast Café will not be open Monday. However, we do have picnic areas within the zoo (both inside and outside) so please do bring lunch with you to make the most out of your visit here! We look forward to welcoming you soon!

📸 Keeper Jasmine

17/04/2025

Luna, Autumn, Pumpkin and Bramble want to remind you that we're open 10am-4pm for the whole Easter weekend, including Monday 21st April, and then will be closed for the rest of the week as our students are back after the Easter break!

We're then open every weekend, until May half term. For more info on our opening dates please visit our website: https://reaseheathzoo.co.uk/plan-your-visit/opening-times-and-prices/

13/04/2025

Our lemurs (Gino, Guardian, and Kubwa) are out enjoying the sunshine and they hope to see you soon!

We are open daily until 21st April with keeper talks and feeds happening as well as a dinosaur trail!

📸 Zookeeper Jasmine

10/04/2025

Mouse, one of our cape porcupines, recently underwent an anaesthetic to remove an abscess our keepers spotted during their daily routine checks.
As you can imagine, injecting a porcupine could be tricky, but Mouse was a perfect patient- and even very cute, if we do say so!

Mouse was back with his family within a couple of hours, rooting around and snacking on sweet potato with his mum and grandma! 🍠

07/04/2025

We’re open for the Easter Holidays!

Our adorable lion head rabbits cannot wait to welcome you!
We’ll have 4 keeper talks per day and a fun trail running for our younger visitors.

We are open every day 10:00-16:00 (last entry at 15:00) until 20th April!

📸 Zookeeper Jasmine

31/03/2025

We are sad to announce the passing of our resident serval, George. George has been at Reaseheath Mini Zoo since 2007 after arriving from Africa Alive.

George has had ongoing health issues related to his age, including osteoarthritis. However, despite regular ongoing veterinary care and the best TLC from our keeping team, George had continued to deteriorate in the past weeks and the whole Reaseheath team has had to make this difficult decision.

We know George will be greatly missed by our current and past students, our visitors, and our staff- many of whom have been working with George since he arrived.

Our team would love for you to share your pictures and memories of George in the comments- as we love hearing from all of you.

You will be missed, George.