Zoo launches ultimate Easter egg hunt across the South West and Wales

Bristol Zoo Project is partnering with tourist attractions from across the South West and Wales to stage one of the biggest Easter egg hunts of the year.

Seven prize-winning golden eggs are to be hidden at mystery locations later this month for the zoo’s week-long Great South West Egg Hunt.

It will be taking place from Saturday 29 March to Friday 4 April, with a shiny golden tin egg being hidden in a different location each day. The mystery venues stretch from Devon and Somerset to Bath and Cardiff.

Video clues will be given on the zoo’s social media accounts each morning of the hunt, and then it’s over to the public to track them down. Those lucky enough to find one of the 15cm high eggs will win tickets to Bristol Zoo Project and a cuddly animal toy.

Rosie Sims, Public Engagement Manager at Bristol Zoo Project, said: “Everyone loves an egg hunt, and we thought we’d have a bit of extra fun this year and spread the Easter celebrations far and wide!

“We welcome visitors to the zoo from across the South West and Wales and want to make sure everyone has a chance to take part and win, even if they don’t live close by.

“Of course, the excitement doesn’t stop there, and over the holidays we’ll be unveiling our fun and fact-filled Easter Egg-splorers trail at the zoo too. So, if you miss the Great South West Egg Hunt, we’ll also be hiding a golden egg somewhere in the zoo each day of the holidays (5-27 April) with some fantastic prizes up for grabs, ranging from a zoo membership to an animal experience.”

Anyone wanting to take part in the egg hunt should look out for the video clues which will be posted on Bristol Zoo Project’s social media channels each morning, from 29 March to 4 April.

Bristol Zoo Project is home to animals from around the world including giraffe, cheetah, red panda, zebra, deer, ostrich, gelada baboons and lemurs. It also includes the award-winning Bear Wood, which is home to brown bears, lynxes, wolverines and wolves.

Currently, 85% of animals at the zoo are both threatened and part of targeted conservation programmes. The Society’s aim is for this to rise to 90% of species by 2035.

To find out more about Bristol Zoo Project and Bristol Zoological Society’s conservation programmes across the globe, visit www.bristolzoo.org.uk.