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Twycross Zoo

Q: Where is Twycross Zoo?

United Kingdom. Twycross Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in the United Kingdom, at Burton Road, Atherstone CV9 3PX. Its coordinates are 52.653° N, 1.530° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Snowdonia National Park, about 153 km away.

Q: What animals can you see at Twycross Zoo?

46 species. Citizen-science photos record 46 species at Twycross Zoo, including Coconut Lorikeet, Chilean Flamingo, Zebra Finch, Turquoise Parrot and Slender-tailed Meerkat. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Q: Where can you see the animals of Twycross Zoo in the wild?

Coconut Lorikeet: Noosa National Park. Some of the animals photographed at Twycross Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Coconut Lorikeet (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Noosa National Park), Chilean Flamingo (about 50% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Lauca National Park) and Zebra Finch (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park).

Q: When did Twycross Zoo open and how big is it?

Opened 1963, 28 ha. Twycross Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in the United Kingdom, opened in 1963 and covers about 28 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 46 species are photographed there.

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, United Kingdom 46 spp. present

Twycross Zoo is a 100-acre (40 ha) zoo near Norton Juxta Twycross, Leicestershire. It is operated by the East Midlands Zoological Society, a charitable trust, and is a founding member of the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums. The zoo has one of the largest collections of primates in Europe, including four species of great ape, and is recognised as a "World Primate Centre". It has an annual attendance of around 700,000 visitors. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

52.653° N 1.530° W

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Essentials

Entrance

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Tourism

High

Species present

species

Opened

1963

Size

Large

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Getting there

Address: Burton Road, Atherstone CV9 3PX

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What visitors say

🦒 Animals in captivity

Trichoglossus haematodus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

in Noosa National Park+ 13 more parks

Phoenicopterus chilensis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

in Lauca National Park+ 4 more parks

Taeniopygia guttata

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park+ 4 more parks

LC Endemic

Neophema pulchella

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

in Kosciuszko National Park

Suricata suricatta

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park+ 2 more parks

Balearica regulorum

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

in Amboseli National Park+ 25 more parks

Alectoris rufa

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

in Monfragüe National Park+ 10 more parks

Columba guinea

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

in Niokolo-Koba National Park+ 43 more parks

Before you go

Where is Twycross Zoo?

United Kingdom

Twycross Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in the United Kingdom, at Burton Road, Atherstone CV9 3PX. Its coordinates are 52.653° N, 1.530° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Snowdonia National Park, about 153 km away.

What animals can you see at Twycross Zoo?

46 species

Citizen-science photos record 46 species at Twycross Zoo, including Coconut Lorikeet, Chilean Flamingo, Zebra Finch, Turquoise Parrot and Slender-tailed Meerkat. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Where can you see the animals of Twycross Zoo in the wild?

Coconut Lorikeet: Noosa National Park

Some of the animals photographed at Twycross Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Coconut Lorikeet (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Noosa National Park), Chilean Flamingo (about 50% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Lauca National Park) and Zebra Finch (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park).

When did Twycross Zoo open and how big is it?

Opened 1963, 28 ha

Twycross Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in the United Kingdom, opened in 1963 and covers about 28 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 46 species are photographed there.