An Essex zoo has formally submitted to build a new lion enclosure as part of a "master plan" for its long-term future. Colchester Zoo has filed documents with Colchester City Council following its ...

Colchester Zoo has announced that it is working on plans for a brand-new African lion habitat, inspired by a lion’s natural habitat and complete with multi-level viewing. This is a project that ...

Simba (left) was named after a cartoon film lion cub A cat named after the Lion King film character Simba has been found seven months after going missing - near Colchester Zoo's big cats enclosure.

Last year, the zoo revealed multi-million pound plans to build a new African lion habitat. Colchester Zoo opened in 1963 and celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2023.

COLCHESTER Zoo is becoming a charity after being privately owned for more than 60 years. The zoo will officially be called Colchester Zoological Society from today (February 1) marking the start of ...