Education is one of the primary functions of the zoo. To meet our obligations in this regard we have devised a range of services and lesson plans designed to meet a range of curriculum requirements and to engage students of all ages in fun and challenging ways.

The following is a brief outline of the kind of services we're able to offer.

To discuss your specific requirements, call Jade Branson on (01752) 837645 . Or email her at jade.branson@dartmoorzoo.co.uk

Educational Sessions

For visiting groups, classroom based curriculum related topics include:

• Minibeasts
• Habitats
• Lifecycles
• Classification
• Teeth, Diet and Poo
• Conservation
• Movement
• Colour & Pattern, Camouflage

We can also adapt the minibeast session for the younger children to include other topics.

Tours

You can take advantage of a range of zoo based tours. These can be arranged to address a variety of topics and can range from 30 minutes to an hour in duration. Examples include:

• Big Cat Safari
• The DZP Tour
• Habitats
• Movement

Outreach

We can offer the majority of our educational services, tailored to your needs, at your location.

Price and Booking Guide

We can accommodate a maximum 30 people per session including teachers and other adults.

Group Visit Prices*

School, Nursery, Student £5.00

Child £5.95

Adult £7.95

OAP £6.95

Children under the age of 4 years are admitted free of charge. A group must contain at least 10 people. 1adult admitted free of charge with every 6 paying children. We require 1 week's notice for a booking. If you are interested in booking educational services for your visit please give us as much notice as possible particularly if you are wanting your group to visit during the summer season. All group visits and education sessions must be pre-booked with us.

Education Session Prices

If you are wishing to book education sessions there is an extra charge

£30 for the first session booked.*

£20 for any further sessions booked.*

Maximum 30 people per education session. This includes teachers and other adults if you are a visiting school group.

To discuss your specific requirements, call Jade Branson on (01752) 837645 . Or email her at jade.branson@dartmoorzoo.co.uk

Risk Assessments

At the moment we don't have a set of risk assessments for you to download or to send out for group visits. However we do recognise this is a vital step when planning any group trip. To this end we can offer a pre-visit token for up to 2 adults and 2 children which can be used by your group to come into the zoo to do any risk assessment work or planning. These can only be requested once your group has booked to come into the zoo. Tickets are limited to 1 per booking.