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Opened in 1836 by the Bristol, Clifton and West of England Zoological Society, Bristol Zoo was the world's oldest provincial zoo. It was a Victorian walled zoo located between Clifton Down and Clifton College, near Brunel's Clifton Suspension Bridge; it covered a small area by modern standards, but with a considerable number of species.
The zoo is closing its doors for good after 186 years, with the animals moving to a new safari-style park in south Gloucestershire. Staff at Bristol Zoo bid a fond farewell to Clifton site Skip to ...
Bristol Zoo Project, formerly known as Wild Place Project, is a wildlife conservation park in North Bristol, United Kingdom. It is run by Bristol Zoological Society (BZS) and was the sister site of Bristol Zoo Gardens until closure of that site in 2022. In summer 2023, Wild Place Project rebranded as "Bristol Zoo Project" following the ...
The zoo opened in 1836 and was the fifth oldest in the world. The zoo opened in 1836 and was the fifth oldest in the world. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800 ...
Campaigners are to hold a meeting in the hope of saving the former Bristol Zoo site from being redeveloped into 196 new homes with public access to the gardens for free. ... A public meeting will ...
Bristol Zoo: c.1929: Edgar Thomas Earp Relief panels: Cast concrete: 50cm deep, 420cm wide Grade II: Design shows 23 animals. [2] [26] Alfred Wall of gorilla house: 1949: Roy Smith Sculpture of the head of a lowland gorilla: Bronze: 45cm by 30cm [2] Mute Swan Bristol Zoo: 1971: David Wynne: Sculpture: Bronze on steel piller with a concrete base ...
Bristol Zoo Gardens will close to the public for the last time on September 3 at 5.30pm but will open at 9am next Friday and Saturday.
Clifton has a long history of natural history television programming and global conservation, due to the presence of the former Bristol Zoo in the north of the neighbourhood, and the BBC Natural History Unit on Whiteladies Road, which means that more than 25% of the world's wildlife programmes are made in Bristol. [9]