Best UK Red Panda enclosure

Best UK Red Panda enclosure?

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britishzoofan

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This is just a bit of fun to judge the general consensus on the best enclosure for Red Pandas in the UK. I have added a few photos from the gallery to make it easier for members to compare the different exhibits. If anyone wants to make an argument for a particular enclosure, please feel free to do so. Also, I would encourage people to perhaps list the enclosures in order of what they determine to be the best.

There are quite a few exhibits without any photos so if anyone has visited these collections could they provide photos/a description. If you want to vote for any of the options not explicitly mentioned in the poll please vote for the other option and state who you are voting for in the thread. I suspect there maybe a large number of people voting other in this thread due to the wealth of options.

Drusillas

Unfortunately, there are no photos of this enclosure in the gallery. It would be extremely useful if someone who has visited can describe the exhibit and give an evaluation on its quality.

Banham

full


Lake District WP

Unfortunately, there are no photos of this enclosure in the gallery. It would be extremely useful if someone who has visited can describe the exhibit and give an evaluation on its quality.

Birmingham WCP

full


Blackpool

full


Bristol

full


Paradise WP

Unfortunately, there are no photos of this enclosure in the gallery. It would be extremely useful if someone who has visited can describe the exhibit and give an evaluation on its quality.

Cotswold

full


Chester

full


Colchester

full


South Lakes

Unfortunately, there are no photos of this enclosure in the gallery. It would be extremely useful if someone who has visited can describe the exhibit and give an evaluation on its quality.

Dudley

full


Whipsnade

Unfortunately, there are no photos of this enclosure in the gallery. It would be extremely useful if someone who has visited can describe the exhibit and give an evaluation on its quality.

Paradise P

full


Port Lympne

full


Flamingo Land

full


Woodside

Unfortunately, there are no photos of this enclosure in the gallery. It would be extremely useful if someone who has visited can describe the exhibit and give an evaluation on its quality.

Amazon World

full


Newquay

Unfortunately, there are no photos of this enclosure in the gallery. It would be extremely useful if someone who has visited can describe the exhibit and give an evaluation on its quality.

Paignton

Unfortunately, there are no photos of this enclosure in the gallery. It would be extremely useful if someone who has visited can describe the exhibit and give an evaluation on its quality.

Shepreth

full


Drayton Manor

Unfortunately, there are no photos of this enclosure in the gallery. It would be extremely useful if someone who has visited can describe the exhibit and give an evaluation on its quality.

Thrigby

full


Longleat

full


Marwell

full


Wingham

full


Woburn

Unfortunately, there are no photos of this enclosure in the gallery. It would be extremely useful if someone who has visited can describe the exhibit and give an evaluation on its quality.
 
Curraghs

full


Belfast

full


Edinburgh

full


Highland

full


Folly Farm

full


Welsh Mountain

full


Manor WP

Unfortunately, there are no photos of this enclosure in the gallery. It would be extremely useful if someone who has visited can describe the exhibit and give an evaluation on its quality.
 
Dudley all the way in this one, the fact it's situated on a hill and has viewing at ground and tree level is an added bonus. Definitely the best Dudley has to offer at the minute.
 
So the Shepreth enclosure shown here is actually a marmoset enclosure from some years back. I’ll try and get some new pictures of the red panda enclosure today.
 
So many good ones to choose from....... There are many not even listed here (a huge job to compile I'm sure?). I think the criteria should be access to real 'living' trees and visitor viewing?
*Newquay & Paignton probably should be considered too, though there are bigger and more spacious exhibits to vote for? Dudley, Welsh Mountain & Belfast look good?
 
I prefer the ones that contain confer trees and some bamboo or similar to mimic the Himalayan enviroment. So Dudley, Edinburgh and Paignton(not shown) score over the others for me. But any with natural trees are better than those without.
 
BillEel said:
So the Shepreth enclosure shown here is actually a marmoset enclosure from some years back. I’ll try and get some new pictures of the red panda enclosure today.
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You are right, that is not Shepreth's red panda enclosure, which is next to the one in photo. The one shown is the old raccoon exhibit which now holds black tailed marmoset and azaras agouti
 
For those why I voted other it is because I have voted for Longleat for the amazing Red Panda Exhibit and there are 2. One for the Breeding pair in Monkey Temple and one is by the Jungle Cruise for the boys
 
Most of these exhibits are pretty much the same standard design one or two trees and or climbing structure with the odd box surrounded by a low wall.
The only ones that really differ much are Dudley and Port Lympne. Flamingoland's was a bit different if I recall correctly, but can't see that any of the others deserve a vote really
 
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Jedd Cullinan said:
For those why I voted other it is because I have voted for Longleat for the amazing Red Panda Exhibit and there are 2. One for the Breeding pair in Monkey Temple and one is by the Jungle Cruise for the boys
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With all due respect, I am wondering how this:

britishzoofan said:
Longleat

full
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Can be considered better than this:

britishzoofan said:
Curraghs

full
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Or this:

britishzoofan said:
Edinburgh

full
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Or this:

Benosaurus said:
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Score update. Despite numerous collections holding this species Dudley have a large lead with over 70% of the vote. They stand out having a large spacious well vegetated exhibit with two levels of viewing. This is the first time Dudley has stood out as having a good exhibit within a category. The only other enclosure with more than one vote is Edinburgh. I'm not surprised Dudley is winning, however I am a little surprised by the margin of their lead.
 
britishzoofan said:
The only other enclosure with more than one vote is Edinburgh. I'm not surprised Dudley is winning, however I am a little surprised by the margin of their lead.
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I'm surprised Edinburgh has multiple votes :P as barring Dudley there are a fair few other exhibits which are better in both climbing opportunity, size and vegetation - Edinburgh's exhibit is very small!
 
Dudley zoo have what I would say is the best exhibit for Nepal red panda's in the UK as it as many tree's & ground cover.
You have 2 great viewing areas one at the bottom opposite the Giraffe's and the other just before the entrance to the second small monkey house over the top.
How many others have 2 different viewing heights?
 
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