HERE ARE SOME OF OUR HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE NATURE RESERVE SINCE WE EXPANDED IT IN MAY

So far in the coronation meadow we’ve found more than 70 types of native plant!

Black tailed skimmer dragonflies have also appeared for the first time at the zoo near one of our new ponds!

The kingfisher has been seen regularly fishing for sticklebacks from our new viewing hide.

This spring we’ve planted more than 400 more native shrubs and trees including the rare wild service tree and alder-buckthorn for brimstone butterfly caterpillars.

We’ve also spotted a family of foxes playing, badgers foraging and stoats skulking through the hedgerows!

The bare patches in the new meadow are perfect for the green-tiger beetle too – which is another first for the Nature Reserve!