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Chester Zoo is a zoo in Upton-by-Chester, Cheshire, England. Chester Zoo was opened in 1931 by George Mottershead and his family. [ 3 ] The zoo is one of the UK's largest zoos at 51 hectares (130 acres) [ 4 ] and the zoo has a total land holding of approximately 160 hectares (400 acres).
After his death, his ashes were scattered on the zoo memorial garden dedicated to his wife Elizabeth who died in 1969. The garden is now the Chinese garden at the zoo. The story of George Mottershead's founding of Chester Zoo is the subject of a 2014 BBC television drama serial, Our Zoo. Mottershead is portrayed by Lee Ingleby.
The Secret Life of the Zoo is a British documentary programme produced by Blast! Films on behalf of Channel 4.The series is filmed on location at Chester Zoo in the North West of England, and focuses on the behaviour of the animals at the zoo and their relationships with the keepers.
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Image credits: Chester Zoo “Ten years ago we helped release THOUSANDS of GIANT spiders back into the UK!” read the zoo’s social media post last week. “The fen raft spiders were bred right ...
Oakfield Manor was originally a country house in Upton-by-Chester, near Chester, Cheshire, England.Since the 1930s it has been the headquarters of Chester Zoo.The house and its stables are recorded separately in the National Heritage List for England as designated Grade II listed buildings.
A highly endangered species of deer has been pictured for the first time after it was born at Chester Zoo, Cheshire, in December 2021. The Philippine spotted deer has been named Lyra after a ...
Our Zoo is a British drama television series from BBC One, first broadcast on 3 September 2014.. The six-part series, written by Matt Charman and directed by Andy De Emmony, is about George Mottershead, his dreams of creating a cage-free zoo, his family and how their lives changed when they embarked on the creation of Chester Zoo.