London Zoo Membership

Give a Gift Membership to London Zoo!

Its vision is a world where wildlife thrives and to tackle the challenges wild animals face, and help people achieve positive change,

Memberships help contribute towards achieving these goals, partly by supporting them, and partly by giving members the opportunity to get involved and feel a connection to wildlife, whether they are visiting London Zoo or Whipsnade Zoo, and giving people the chance to see the animals for real and even have an animal experience. If we feel a connection to wildlife, we are more likely to want to care for it, to protect and conserve it.

And if you're in London for the day and want to go and visit, that's great too! Visitors help London Zoo and Whipsnade Zoo with their conservation efforts around the world. There's a London Zoo App and a map here to help you make the most of your visit.

There are many animals to see at London Zoo - about 10,000 of them, from tiny ants to a massive 193kg silverback gorilla. The full species stocklist is here. Asian short-clawed otters, the Asiatic lion, Chapman's Zebra, the Galapagos tortoise, the little harvest mouse, Humboldt penguins, King cobras, okapi, the Philippine crocodile, the majestic Sumatran tiger and lots more!

There are animal talks given every day, to share the latest understanding of endangered species, their habitats, and how we can protect them.

It's time for London Zoo staff to get counting!

To kick off the year, London Zoo staff got counting with London Zoo's Annual Stocktake 2025!

This annual job involves counting all the animals at the zoo! Starting on the 3rd January 2025, and armed with clipboards, calculators and steady counting skills, the staff will begin to count...and the job should take about a week.

Obviously, some animals are easier to count than others. From the Humboldt penguins to Critically Endangered Asiatic lions, they will all be counted... and this is something that London Zoo’s zoological license requires. The information is shared with other zoos around the world in ZIMS Species360, a database to help manage the worldwide conservation breeding programmes for endangered animals. Find out all about it here.

Give a gift membership so that your loved one can hang out at London Zoo!

Give a year of adventure with a Gift Zoo Membership And this is a win-win gift - you'll be helping London Zoo to help animals in the wild. This helps to find essential programmes to protect endangered species, to preserve habitats and to support research efforts around the world. Find out more here.

Become a member and enjoy a whole year of wonder-full wild days out at both London and Whipsnade Zoos! Sunny days, adventurous days, unforgettable days... experience amazing wildlife all year round and help protect animals too! And you're contributing to ZSL's conservation work, helping to protect animals and habitats around the world.

Give a gift membership here, London Zoo

Give a gift membership here, Whipsnade Zoo

Gift Membership benefits....*

A whole year of free entry to both London and Whipsnade Zoo
10% off in our Zoo shops and restaurants
10% off at shop.zsl.org
10% off London Zoo animal experiences and Whipsnade Zoo animal experiences
50% off car entry at Whipsnade Zoo
Exclusive daily Hullabazoo Indoor Play sessions at Whipsnade Zoo**
Discount on the Great Whipsnade Railway
Priority booking and discounts on selected events
Free off-peak parking at London Zoo**
Exclusive member updates

*Single Child and members aged under 3 share the same benefits as the adult they are visiting the Zoo with on the day and don’t have any other benefits other than the free entry associated with their membership.

**For more information read the T&Cs

ZSL has three things it wants to do, and I quote from their website:

Inspire future generations through amazing experiences with wild animals, giving them a lifelong connection to wildlife and showing the part that they can play in wildlife conservation.
Inform the world about the challenges facing wildlife and the ways we all can address these, based on our scientific research, experience and expertise.
Empower communities, leaders and influencers by giving them the methods, evidence, tools and skills to enable people and wildlife to thrive together.

5 ways you can help London Zoo achieve its mission:

Give a gift membership
Adopt an animal - sloths, tigers, elephants, penguins, giraffes and lions
Simply donate - you could send the recipient a card, e-card or email to say that you've done this on their behalf for their Christmas present this year
Give a monthly donation
Buy something from the online shop

More about ZSL

The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) was founded in 1826. It is an international scientific, conservation and educational charity and its vision is "a world where animals are valued, and their conservation assured" Its mission is to promote and achieve the worldwide conservation of animals and their habitats. It does this through its groundbreaking science, involvement in conservation projects in more than 50 countries and also its zoos - London Zoo and Whipsnade Zoo.

London Zoo is based in Regent's Park in London. There are komodo dragons, the newly opened Tiger Territory, Penguin Beach, the Reptile House, Gorilla Kingdom, Rainforest Life , Galapagos tortoises, Buttefly Paradise, meerkats, squirrel monkeys, otters and reindeers. There are also lions & tigers - birds, and an aquarium.

Whipsnade Zoo is set in 600 acres of beautiful parkland in the Chiltern Hills, just north of London, in Bedfordshire. It is home to 2,500 animals & 200 species, many of whom are endangered species. Tigers, rhinos, giraffes, lynx, bears, wolves, cheetahs, lemurs, lions, sealions, hippos, red pandas, penguins, a children's farm, otters, pgymy marmosets, pythons and boas, chimps and elephants are just some of the animals you can see.

You could adopt an animal for the animal lover in your life, such as a sloth

Give a gift from the online shop

There are lots of gorgeous gifts for everyone in the family, plus of course animal adoptions such as adopting a sloth. It's a great way to support the zoos! There are gifts for all the family, with soft toys, books, greeting cards, jewellery, clothing and accessories and more! Why not give the zoos an extra gift for all their work to help conservation and look after the animals in their care, by giving them a donation as well? The animals would be very grateful.

Browse the shop here

Did you know.....

There are a number of experience days you can treat yourself or a loved one to at both London Zoo and Whipsnade Zoo! At London Zoo, there are Giraffe Keeper experiences, Tiger Keeper, Penguin Keeper, even a Komodo Dragon Experience! Find out all about the experiences at London Zoo here.

At Whipsnade Zoo, you'll find experiences for children and young people, and also alpaca experiences, Meet the Hippos, Meet the Tigers, Meet the Elephants and Meet the Giraffes, as well as a Zookeeper for the Day experience. Find out more about these here.

Please read the important information to know before you book info for each experience.