Bristol Zoo Gardens

Take a walk through Bristol Zoo Garden's new Butterfly Forest which celebrates the amazing variety of butterflies and moths found across the world, from the Arctic to the tropics. The new exhibit will immerse visitors in a butterfly paradise as they wander freely through a colourful array of butterflies, moths and flowers. Taking the theme of a tropical rainforest, the undercover walk-through will also be surrounded by a newly landscaped Nectar Garden.

Visit the Monkey Jungle at Bristol Zoo. This fabulous exhibit provides a first class home for its primate neighbours including monkeys, lemurs and gorillas. It also offers visitors the unique opportunity to interact with the lemurs in the delightful lemur garden.

Come face to face with penguins and seals in their natural element - beneath the waves - at award winning Seal and Penguin Coasts, a must for all visitors to the Zoo. Other favourites include award-winning Bug World, Twilight World, the Reptile House and the children's play area. From the smallest and rarest tortoise in the world, to the largest ape, there are over 450 exotic and endangered species to experience.

The Gardens

Carefully chosen combinations of colour are used to stunning effect all year round. This can best be seen in the formal setting of the spring and summer beds and borders, and within the less formal arrangements of the rock gardens and exotic sub-tropical displays. The tree collection is as broad as it is tall, ranging from ornamental acers to centuries old cedars.

Animal enclosures are enhanced wherever possible. Some feature rare species of plant like 'moth orchids' from the Philippines or the more local Bath asparagus, which are endangered in the wild.

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