HOSPICE PREPARES FOR FOAMY FUN AT BUBBLE RUSH NEXT WEEKEND
HOSPICE PREPARES FOR FOAMY FUN AT BUBBLE RUSH NEXT WEEKEND Rowcroft Hospice is preparing for a day of foamy fun and bubbly-madness at its new family-friendly sponsored 5k, the Bubble…
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The UK zoo going 6,000 miles to help an elusive forest bird
A Devon conservation charity is launching a project to help a bird that hasn’t been seen in the wild for nearly 20 years. Paignton Zoo Environmental Park aims to help…
Zoo animals are the stars of new TV show
National TV is putting a magical new twist on life at Paignton Zoo. The Zoo is a major new children’s comedy series starring the vocal talents of actor and comedian…
How to visit a Zoo…
Paignton Zoo is a popular summer holiday visit – but can you by-pass the queues and even pay less for your ticket? Here are some top tips from Zoo insiders….
Keepers trick frog into breeding
Paignton Zoo Environmental Park has successfully bred a rare South American frog by “hoodwinking” it using old film canisters and borrowed leaves. The Sira poison dart frog (Ranitomeya sirensis) is…
Second “corpse plant” flowers at Paignton Zoo
The second of two huge smelly flowers has bloomed at Paignton Zoo. Titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum) flowers can be up to 3 metres high and 3 metres in circumference and…
Cheetah has the last laugh at Paignton Zoo
When it comes to laughing, hyenas are the African carnivores we think of first… But here’s one cheetah who seems to be in on the joke… Kitwana has just arrived…
Zoo’s 500-mile horticultural mercy dash
Paignton Zoo Environmental Park has sent rare pollen to Scotland in a 500-mile mercy dash. The Devon zoo dispatched the fresh pollen – essentially, the male sperm of a plant…
Classic Car Motor Show 30th September 2017
Summer Nights Street Food & Live Music 16th Sept 2017
“SUMMER NIGHTS” is a FESTIVAL OF STREET FOOD on three summer nights in Newton Abbot that features locally produced dishes and world cuisine. The food stalls are from Courtenay St….