Reaseheath Zoo – 15th & 16th December, 10am – 4pm

Welcome to Reaseheath’s Mini Zoo. Situated in the grounds of the Main Campus at Reaseheath College, we benefit from scenic views of the lovely Cheshire countryside.

Animal Management as a subject has been delivered here since 1995, but it wasn’t until 2000 that the department turned into a Zoological Collection.

We were the first College in the County to receive a Zoo Licence, meaning we could hold specific species, then many years later we were able to open our doors during the holidays so that everyone can benefit from the collection that our students are lucky enough to work with every day. The Zoo is a member of BIAZA (British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums) who are a professional body that represent the UK’s best zoos and aquariums providing a high standard of welfare, education and conservation of animals.

Although we don’t hold many of the species typically found in zoos like giraffes or lions; for these would be too big and dangerous for our students work with – the animals we do house can be viewed closely. As our collection is small our visitors tell us they receive a more personal experience from their visit.

Our students are so busy with their studies working with the animals; that the Zoo opens to the public only during school holidays and at weekends. Make sure you check our holiday dates listed below- to ensure they match with your local authority/school holidays.

New for 2017, we are launching some exciting new programmes which will bring our visitors closer to our animals: Keeper for the Day packages, Adopt an Animal and Annual Membership options are all now available, and we even do birthday parties too.

There’s something for everyone at Reaseheath Zoo, we hope you enjoy your visit!