Name: Cotswold Wildlife Park, Burford
Start: 2026-05-29T08:35:00+01:00
End: 2026-05-29T16:30:00+01:00
Location: Marchant's

Set in over 160 acres of beautiful parklands the Park has an amazingly diverse collection of species many of which are endangered in the wild.
The park houses one of the largest snake species – Green anacondas, and also some of the most venomous – the Black mamba and Puff adder. They regularly breed their Morelet’s crocodiles, the only collection in Europe that has bred this species.
The Wildlife Park set up an initiative with the Seychelle Islands and received an Aldabran Giant Tortoise as a gift from their government. There is also an excellent collection of smaller lizards, snakes, frogs and invertebrates.
The Lemur collection is a real highlight of any visit to Cotswold Wildlife Park. They are extremely proud of their conservation projects for Crowned sifaka and Greater bamboo lemurs – two of the most endangered primate species in the world. The Madagascan Walkthrough exhibit allows visitors to get a real insight into the lives of these fascinating creatures and is not to be missed. In and around the Walled Garden area of the Park, you will also find many other primate and small mammal species and the incredible Wolverines – Cotswold Wildlife Park is the first UK zoo to successfully breed this species.
The Large Mammal section contains the mega – herbivores such as Giraffe, Camels and Tapir, and the large carnivores such as the Asiatic Lion.
Some of these species, such as the Giraffe and the Wolves, are kept in non-breeding groups in line with the recommendations of the breeding programme.
Others, including a group of critically endangered Visayan Warty Pigs, play a vital role in producing the next generation of these species which can then be relocated to start new breeding groups in other collections.
The Cotswold Wildlife Park has long been renowned for its bird collection. They currently house 131 species ranging in size from the diminutive Zosterops to the largest bird of all, the Ostrich. Cotswold Wildlife Park were the first UK zoo to breed the Great hornbill and have had other notable successes over the years with Black storks and Penguins amongst many others.
With the Victorian Manor House at the hub, a large walled garden and a wonderful collection of mature trees form the backbone of the landscape. The planting in and around the animal exhibits is an important part of the parks work and of course presents its own interesting challenges!