Join our zoo community

ZooChat Challenge UK 2017

Discussion in 'Quizzes, Competitions & Games' started by Shorts, 29 Dec 2016.

Thread Status:
Not open for further replies.
Page 2 of 6
  1. pipaluk

    pipaluk Well-Known Member 10+ year member

    Joined:
    10 Feb 2012
    Posts:
    4,598
    Location:
    England
    I note it says 'mandatory' reporting after 4 collections, so as someone has posted I'll declare mine:
    1 Colchester 1/1/17
    2 Linton 2/1/17

    Sure someone has done better already though!
     
    pipaluk, 3 Jan 2017
    #21
  2. zoogiraffe

    zoogiraffe Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    12 Sep 2007
    Posts:
    6,338
    Location:
    Middlewich,Cheshire U.K
    Don't look at me only done 1 place so far and nothing planned till the end of the month!In fact I will probably not even take part this year.
     
    zoogiraffe, 3 Jan 2017
    #22
  3. pipaluk

    pipaluk Well-Known Member 10+ year member

    Joined:
    10 Feb 2012
    Posts:
    4,598
    Location:
    England
    You know where I was looking though!! Even if you're behind, we'll all have to be looking over our shoulder I'm sure! You might do 4 in a day!
     
    pipaluk, 3 Jan 2017
    #23
  4. TeaLovingDave

    TeaLovingDave Moderator Staff Member 10+ year member

    Joined:
    16 May 2010
    Posts:
    14,831
    Location:
    Wilds of Northumberland
    For a bit of fun I thought I would work out how many of these collections I have visited before, and found that I have managed to reach a total of 17 collections:

    Bristol Zoo
    ZSL London
    Edinburgh Zoo
    Paignton Zoo
    Chester Zoo
    ZSL Whipsnade
    Dudley Zoo
    WWT Slimbridge
    Birdland
    Flamingoland
    Colchester Zoo
    Twycross Zoo
    Welsh Mountain Zoo
    Shaldon Zoo
    Hawk Conservancy
    Linton Zoo
    Newquay Zoo

    I certainly won't be winning the challenge, so my target this year is to visit more eligible collections than I managed in 2016; as I only managed to visit Edinburgh, Paignton and Chester last year, this will hopefully be a reasonably easy challenge :p with only four collections required to hit my target!

    My secondary target will be to visit at least one collection I have never reached before.
     
    TeaLovingDave, 4 Jan 2017
    #24
  5. Martin B

    Martin B Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    20 May 2009
    Posts:
    92
    Location:
    Warwickshire
    Looking forward to taking part in this challenge and seeing how many collections I can visit during 2017. Enjoyed the day at Chester Zoo today. It was lovely to see the elephant and giraffe calves of course, but the trip will always be remembered for seeing the ever elusive Andean Bear perched at the top of a tree looking out over at the Capybara.

    1. Chester Zoo - 8/1/2017
     
    Martin B, 8 Jan 2017
    #25
  6. devilfish

    devilfish Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    5 Jul 2008
    Posts:
    1,924
    Location:
    Knowle, UK
    I've only ever made it to 15 of those, but it's a number which should be bigger (even if only slightly) by the end of the year.
     
    devilfish, 8 Jan 2017
    #26
  7. zoogiraffe

    zoogiraffe Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    12 Sep 2007
    Posts:
    6,338
    Location:
    Middlewich,Cheshire U.K
    Only 4 that I haven't done yet,and I don't think I will alter that by the end of the year!
     
    zoogiraffe, 9 Jan 2017
    #27
  8. Hettie

    Hettie Member

    Joined:
    22 Dec 2016
    Posts:
    12
    Location:
    Hampshire
    For anyone wanting to add Chessington to their list, they have Zoo only tickets over the next few weekends.
    Great price in comparison to what you normally have to pay for entry.
     
    Last edited: 15 Jan 2017
    Hettie, 15 Jan 2017
    #28
  9. Martin B

    Martin B Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    20 May 2009
    Posts:
    92
    Location:
    Warwickshire
    Enjoyed a quick visit to Twycross today. It was bitterly cold and the vast majority of the glass enclosure windows were frozen over making viewing difficult. Due to the freezing conditions, the Elephants were locked in doors giving us a good opportunity to see the herd including 34 month old Esha up close.

    1. Chester Zoo - 8/1/2017
    2. Twycross Zoo - 22/1/2017
     
    Martin B, 22 Jan 2017
    #29
  10. MagpieGoose

    MagpieGoose Well-Known Member 5+ year member

    Joined:
    29 Mar 2015
    Posts:
    1,299
    Location:
    UK
    A visit to Colwyn Bay today bring me to 2
    2) Welsh Mountain Zoo
     
    MagpieGoose, 5 Feb 2017
    #30
  11. zoogiraffe

    zoogiraffe Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    12 Sep 2007
    Posts:
    6,338
    Location:
    Middlewich,Cheshire U.K
    Right now that I have visited 4 places,on the list I will post my total as requested by Shorts in his rules!

    1) Chester Zoo
    2) Twycross Zoo
    3) Bristol Zoo
    4) Flamingoland

    These were all planned visits and not purpose trips as will any other collections that I post on here.
     
    zoogiraffe, 5 Feb 2017
    #31
  12. pipaluk

    pipaluk Well-Known Member 10+ year member

    Joined:
    10 Feb 2012
    Posts:
    4,598
    Location:
    England
    Now on 3

    1 Colchester 1/1/17
    2 Linton 2/1/17
    3 London Zoo 12/2/17
     
    pipaluk, 13 Feb 2017
    #32
  13. pipaluk

    pipaluk Well-Known Member 10+ year member

    Joined:
    10 Feb 2012
    Posts:
    4,598
    Location:
    England
    4 Whipsnade 19/2/17
     
    pipaluk, 19 Feb 2017
    #33
  14. Martin B

    Martin B Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    20 May 2009
    Posts:
    92
    Location:
    Warwickshire
    1. Chester Zoo - 8/1/2017
    2. Twycross Zoo - 22/1/2017
    3. ZSL Whipsnade Zoo - 19/2/17
     
    Martin B, 19 Feb 2017
    #34
  15. Crowthorne

    Crowthorne Moderator Staff Member 10+ year member

    Joined:
    13 Jan 2014
    Posts:
    1,590
    Location:
    UK
    1. Chessington Zoo 26/02/2017
     
    Crowthorne, 26 Feb 2017
    #35
  16. Martin B

    Martin B Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    20 May 2009
    Posts:
    92
    Location:
    Warwickshire
    1. Chester Zoo - 8/1/2017
    2. Twycross Zoo - 22/1/2017
    3. ZSL Whipsnade Zoo - 19/2/17
    4. Birdland - 26/2/17
     
    Martin B, 26 Feb 2017
    #36
  17. MagpieGoose

    MagpieGoose Well-Known Member 5+ year member

    Joined:
    29 Mar 2015
    Posts:
    1,299
    Location:
    UK
    3) ZSL London Zoo - 04/03/2017
     
    MagpieGoose, 4 Mar 2017
    #37
  18. Crowthorne

    Crowthorne Moderator Staff Member 10+ year member

    Joined:
    13 Jan 2014
    Posts:
    1,590
    Location:
    UK
    2. ZSL London Zoo 21/03/2017
     
    Crowthorne, 23 Mar 2017
    #38
  19. zoogiraffe

    zoogiraffe Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    12 Sep 2007
    Posts:
    6,338
    Location:
    Middlewich,Cheshire U.K
    Thanks to the izes collectors fair at Ventura my total is now 5,

    5) Paradise Wildlife Park

    That will probably be it till the end of next month.
     
    zoogiraffe, 23 Mar 2017
    #39
  20. pipaluk

    pipaluk Well-Known Member 10+ year member

    Joined:
    10 Feb 2012
    Posts:
    4,598
    Location:
    England
    1 Colchester Zoo 1/1/17
    2 Linton Zoo 2/1/17
    3 London Zoo 12/2/17
    4 Whipsnade 19/2/17
    5 Paradise Wildlife Park 26/3/17
     
    pipaluk, 26 Mar 2017
    #40
Page 2 of 6
Thread Status:
Not open for further replies.