Otter Holdings in the UK
This is a list of zoos etc keeping otters in the UK. I have not included number kept as this varies with time as cubs are born and move on to other collections. I have not visited all of these, and the information has been found by phone, email or website. If you know of other places keeping otters in the UK, or if the information below is out of date, please let me know.
Zoo | Location | Species Kept | Review |
Aquarium of the Lakes | Newby Bridge, Cumbria | Amblonyx cinereus | |
Amazon World | Arreton, Isle of Wight | Amblonyx cinereus | |
Banham Zoo | Banham, Norfolk | Amblonyx cinereus | |
Battersea Park Childrens Zoo | London | Amblonyx cinereus | |
Birmingham Sea Life Centre | Birmingham | Amblonyx cinereus | |
Blackpool Zoo | Blackpool, Lancashire | Lutra lutra | |
Blair Drummond Safari Park | Stirling, Scotland | Amblonyx cinereus | |
Blue Reef Aquarium, Portsmouth | Southsea, Hampshire | Amblonyx cinereus | |
Bristol Zoo Gardens | Brisotl, Avon | Lontra canadensis | Read it here |
British Wildlife Centre | Lingfield, Surrey | Lutra lutra | Read it here |
Buckfast Butterflies and Dartmoor Otter Sanctuary | Buckfastleigh, Devon | Amblonyx cinereus Lontra canadensis Lutra lutra |
Read it here |
Chessington World of Adventure | Chessington, Surrey | Amblonyx cinereus | |
Chester Zoo | Chester, Cheshire | Amblonyx cinereus | |
Chestnut Centre | Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire | Amblonyx cinereus Lontra canadensis Lutra lutra Pteronura brasiliensis |
Read it here |
Colchester Zoo | Colchester, Essex | Amblonyx cinereus | |
Coombe Martin | Coombe Martin, Devon | Amblonyx cinereus | |
Cotswold Wildlife Park | Burford, Oxfordshire | Amblonyx cinereus | Read it here |
Curraghs Wildlife Park | Isle of Man | Amblonyx cinereus | |
The Wildlife Park at Cricket St Thomas | Chard, Somerset | Amblonyx cinereus | |
Dartmoor Wildlife Park | Plymouth, Devon | Amblonyx cinereus | |
Drusillas Park | Alfriston, Sussex | Amblonyx cinereus Lontra canadensis |
Read it here |
Dudley Zoological Gardens | Dudley, West Midlands | Amblonyx cinereus | |
Edinburgh Zoo | Edinburgh, Scotland | Amblonyx cinereus | |
Escot Fantasy Gardens | Near Honiton , Devon | Amblonyx cinereus | Read it here |
Exmoor Zoo | Near Barnstaple, Devon | Amblonyx cinereus | Read it here |
Gweek Seal Sanctuary | Near Helston, Cornwall | Amblonyx cinereus | |
Hunstanton Sea Life Sanctuary | Hunstanton, Norfolk | Amblonyx cinereus | |
Jersey Zoo | Les Augrés Manor, Jersey | Amblonyx cinereus | |
Knowsley Safari Park | Prescott, Merseyside | Amblonyx cinereus | |
Longleat Safari Park | Longleat, Warminster, Wiltshire | Amblonyx cinereus | |
Manor House Wildlife and Leisure Park | St Florence, Tenby, Wales | Amblonyx cinereus | |
Mole Hall Wildlife Park | Widdington, Near Saffron Walden, Essex | Amblonyx cinereus Lontra canadensis |
Read it here |
New Forest Otter, Owl and Wildlife Park | Longdown, Near Southampton, Hampshire | Amblonyx cinereus Lontra canadensis Lutra lutra |
Read it here |
Newquay Zoo | Newquay, Cornwall | Amblonyx cinereus | Read it here |
Norfolk Wildlife Centre | Gt Witchingham, Norfolk | Amblonyx cinereus | |
Old Macdonalds Educational Farm Park | Brentwood, Essex | Amblonyx cinereus | |
The Otter Trust, North Pennine Reserve | Bowes, Barnard Castle, Durham | Amblonyx cinereus Lutra lutra |
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The Otter Trust, Earsham | Bungay, Suffolk | Amblonyx cinereus 0:0:6 Lutra lutra spp 0:0:10 |
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The Otter Trust, Tamar Otter Sanctuary | Launceston, Cornwall | Amblonyx cinereus Lutra lutra |
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Paradise Wildlife Park Wildlife Sanctuary | Hayle, Cornwall | Amblonyx cinereus | Read it here |
Scarborough Sea Life Centre | Scarborough, Yorkshire | Amblonyx cinereus | Read it here |
Scottish Sealife Sanctuary | Near Oban, Argyll, Scotland | Lontra canadensis | Read it here |
Shepreth Wildlife Park | Near Royston, Hertfordshire | Amblonyx cinereus | |
South Lakes Wild Animal Park | Dalton in Furness, Cumbria | Amblonyx cinereus | |
Suffolk Wildlife Park | Near Lowestoft, Suffolk | Amblonyx cinereus | |
Thrigby Hall Wildlife Gardens | Near Great Yarmouth, Norfolk | Amblonyx cinereus Lutra lutra |
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Tropiquaria | Watchet, Somerset | Amblonyx cinereus | |
Twycross Zoo | Atherstone, Warwickshire | Amblonyx cinereus | |
Vale Wildlife Visitor Centre | Evesham, Worcestershire | Amblonyx cinereus | |
Wellplace Zoo | Near Wallingford, Oxfordshire | Amblonyx cinereus | |
Weymouth Sea Life Centre | Lodmoor Country Park, Weymouth, Dorset | Amblonyx cinereus | |
Wingham Wildlife Park | Canterbury, Kent | Amblonyx cinereus | |
Zoological Society of London | London | Amblonyx cinereus |