What can the zoo do for you?
Challenging preconceptions.
Paignton Zoo Environmental Park
Mission Statement
Paignton Zoo Environmental Park is an
education, scientific and conservation charity
dedicated to protecting our global wildlife
heritage and inspiring in people a respect for
animals, plants and the environment.
Education
Approx. 600,000,000 people visit zoos around the world each year
Paignton Zoo has over 500,000 visitors each year and 49,000 of those
are on educational visits.
Things we do that you (might) know about…
Animals
• Teaching sessions based on the national
curriculum and specifications.
• Residential groups for weeks or parts of weeks.
• BTEC in partnership with South Devon College
and Bridgwater College.
• Children’s clubs for Zoo members.
Things we do that you might not know about…
Plants!
• Registered botanical gardens.
• Look after many endangered species of plants.,
especially cycads and buddleias.
• Many habitat zones with the appropriate plants.
• Themed gardens such as the medicinal garden
and the wildlife garden.
• Curriculum, enquiry based plant sessions.
Forest School
• Forest school style sessions for school
groups and young peoples clubs.
• Education officers are in the process of
level 3 forest school training with
Bridgwater College.
Nature Reserves
Sustainability
• We look after two nature reserves one on the
zoo site with a variety of woodland and
limestone grassland, Primley woods open to
the public across the road.
• We use the reserves for a variety of different
activities including Countryside management
BTEC.
• Green facts trail.
• Cows Vs Caterpillars.
• Games! Snakes and ladders,
Play your ‘eco cards’ right.
• Leading by example.
• Teacher training sessions.
Bingo!
Sustainability
Alcoa
7153 Adult visitors engaged with activities
7.2% of these completed a questionnaire
about their experience
95%
Enjoyed the Learnt new
activities
actions to
carry out at
home.
Pledged they
will be taking
new actions
after their visit
to the zoo
97%
Solar Panels and building Biomass boiler
management systems
95%
Heat pumps
Recycling, compost, green roofs, battery powered vehicles……..
Boreholes,
rainwater recycling,
reed bed filtering.
Field conservation projects
We can do anything!!