Zoo News Archive

February 2, 2024

It’s that time of year again and our keepers have been busy filling out Marwell’s annual animal audit which is an important requirement of the charity’s zoo licence. The mammoth […]

January 31, 2024

We’re thrilled to announce the appointment of Laura Read as Chief Executive of Marwell Wildlife, the charity that owns and operates Marwell Zoo. Laura has 20 years of experience in […]

January 21, 2024

A pair of cute new arrivals are settling in at the zoo following the arrival of a tiny addax calf and a special Christmas Day delivery in sitatunga form. Both […]

January 12, 2024

What better way to celebrate a birthday than with cake! Having a birthday during the festive period can be a bit annoying at times but keepers at Marwell made sure […]

January 7, 2024

Hi there Marwell supporters, We’re Georgie and Zoe from the Hoofstock section! We’re two of the many zookeepers here at Marwell Zoo and we thought it would be nice to […]

January 2, 2024

Update 03/01/24 – We are open again as usual (10am until 4pm) last entry 2:30pm. We look forward to welcoming you at the zoo! Due to high winds at the […]

January 2, 2024

The gifts under the Christmas tree may have already been unwrapped but we’ve got an exciting New Year’s gift waiting for everyone who buys an online ticket to visit the zoo […]

December 31, 2023

Happy New Year’s Eve! We can’t believe another year has flown by already and 2024 is just around the corner. Take a walk with us down memory lane as we […]

December 19, 2023

After a raft of new arrivals over the summer our Hoofstock team has been carefully picking the perfect names for some of the zoo’s youngest residents. Amongst the youngsters receiving […]

December 18, 2023

We’re helping to protect the world’s most endangered zebra ahead of a major infrastructure project that will cut across the heart of their habitat in Kenya. Conservationists from Marwell Wildlife, […]