Visitor numbers often surface for larger zoos, but what about the smaller ones? Exmoor Zoo's website states that they have around 40000 visitors annually. Does anyone have any insight to other collections?
This says Tropical World (Leeds) got 390,000 visitors, and also gives mention to Lotherton Hall and Harewood House, but no figures: http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/latest-news/top-stories/revealed- leeds-s-most-and-least-popular-tourist-attractions-1-6877288 Whereas this say Tropical World gets over a million visitors yearly (I wouldn't be surprised if it was true, as on weekends it is packed and has a massive queue to get in), but it does say the crocodiles (which arrived a few years back) are new : Tropical World, Roundhay Park, Leeds. Map, Tour with audio, images and text.
International Zoo Yearbook publishes attendnace figures. The latest ones I have relate to 2009. I did a highly scientific analysis (if I think it is a small zoo it's on the list, if I think it's a big zoo it's not on the list), so here it is. visitor numbers vary considerably between collections. Amazon World 50000 Birdland, Bourton on the Water 88000 Birdworld, Farnham 100000 Birmingham Nature Centre 163129 Calderglen 50000 Curragh's Wildlife Park 47311 Exmoor 48000 Galloway 28279 Hawk Conservancy, Andover 44000 Hamerton 85000 Harewood 210000 Lakeland Wildlfie Oasis 20667 Living Rainforest 80000 Mablethorpe 45000 Monkey Sanctuary, Looe 30000 Monkey World 450000 Newquay 198000 Paradise Park, Hayle 95000 Pensthorpe 55000 Raptor Foundation, Woodhurst 34000 RSCC 15000 Shepreth 83000 Skegness 117000 The Deep, Hull 384285 Thrigby 74692 Tilgate Nature Centre 250000 Tropical World, Leeds 298957 Tropiquaria 40000
