Broken Records...
26/02/2019
What a wonderful month! The weather this February has been exceptional. Not only has it allowed excellent progress on some ground-works which we did not expect to be able to start until later in the spring, but it has also resulted in a huge increase in visitor numbers. The numbers for the month will finish at almost two and a half times those of our busiest February to date - AND this is despite zero numbers of school bookings for the first time ever, in February. This continuing and sustained decline appears to be due to a combination of much increased levels of health+safety documentation surrounding out-of-school trips, and massive increases in coach hire prices due largely to increased fuel and staff costs. Zoos are in the interesting position of being legally required to provide formal education programmes, whilst at the same time the same Government actively prevents schools from being able to visit. An, unsustainable situation - into the medium term - so we are super grateful for the sunshine!