With heavy hearts, we said goodbye to Cecil, our beloved Lady Amherst’s Pheasant, on 9 June. 💚 A favourite of staff and visitors since 2012, his gentle presence will be sorely missed. Fly high, Cecil. 🕊️

☀️ Heatwave = happy lemurs! 🐒🍉 Our lemurs have been loving the warm weather — lounging in the shade, soaking up the rays, and snacking on fruit treats to stay cool! 😎🍓 #HampsteadHeath#GHPZoo#Heatwave #LemurLife

🦌🌿 Spotted: one very hungry red deer! Red deer are the UK’s largest land mammals — and with an appetite to match! 📸 Admire from afar -please don't be tempted to feed our animals. #RedDeer #WildLondon #NatureInThePark #RespectWildlife #GHPZoo

Is there anything cuter than a lemur eating an ice lolly? Nepal enjoyed this frozen, fruity treat during the recent heatwave. #LemurLove #GHPZoo #IceLollyJoy

🦋🐝 It’s #NationalInsectWeek and the Golders Hill Park Zoo team is buzzing! Each week they survey the park, counting butterflies, bumblebees, dragonflies & damselflies—helping us protect these vital pollinators. 🌿💚 #Biodiversity #LondonParks

🐴☀️ Donkeys + ice lollies = the ultimate heatwave combo! Our long-eared friends are beating the heat with frozen fruity treats 🍎🧊— and loving every chilled bite. Cool snacks for cool donkeys 😎💦 #Heatwave #Donkeys #GHPZoo

Hugo sent in his audition for Jurassic World… Still can’t believe they passed on him as a T-Rex extra. 🦖 Have you seen those teeth?! 🦷 Total missed opportunity. #JusticeForHugo #DonkeySaurus #GHPZoo #HampsteadHeath #JurassicWorld

📸 Caught on camera: these lemurs knows their angles 😎 Whether it’s the tail flick or the over-the-shoulder smolder, this little superstar only shows its best side (spoiler: every side is the best side when you’re this cute). #GHPZoo #LemurLife

🏆 Golders Hill Park wins a Green Flag Award! 🌳💚 Proud to be recognised as one of the UK’s best green spaces — thanks to our amazing team, volunteers & visitors! 🦌🦜 #GoldersHillPark #GreenFlagAward #LoveParks

You may have seen the wildflowers growing in our “wild corridors” between our zoo perimeter fences. We wanted to keep a little part of our zoo “wild”. 🌳 If you’d like to help our native wildlife thrive, try setting aside a “wild” area in your garden, to let wildflowers grow! 🌼

🎉 Kirindi the lemur turns 25 today! 🎂🐒 A true queen of the treetops, she's still stealing hearts (and bananas) like a pro. 🍌👑 Wish a happy birthday to this sassy, sun-loving legend! 💚🌿 #HappyBirthdayKirindi #LemurLegend #25YearsYoung

It's National Zookeeper Week! 🥳 And to show our appreciation for our hard-working keeper team at Golders Hill Park Zoo, we thought we’d share what a day-in-the-life is like for a Zookeeper! Join us in thanking our team for their passion and dedication this week! 👏

It's the Big Butterfly Count – a nationwide survey of Butterflies where YOU can be a citizen scientist and help record how many Butterflies you see in your garden! 🦋 But, if you love getting outdoors and want to take part, head over to …erflycount.butterfly-conservation.org 💚

You may have noticed that our Chickens, Del and Ale, have moved from their usual enclosure into the one just opposite, this is because of some upcoming maintenance work at the zoo. 🧑‍🔧 In the meantime, the Chickens are loving their new, temporary digs! 😍 #chickens #zoo

Recently, our trio of Red Deer - Rowan, Maple, and Aspen – celebrated their birthday with some deer pellet in the shape of a "4", as they turned 4 years old. 🥳 We hope you’ll join us in wishing our cheeky Red Deer a very happy birthday! 🎂 #reddeer #happybirthday

Just a happy little Kookaburra enjoying the sunshine 🌞 Come and say "g'day!" to our resident Kookaburras, Dani and Bruce, the next time you're visiting Golders Hill Park! 🤭 #goldershillparkzoo #gday #kookaburra

Our sassy lady, Calypso, has recently been enjoying a new puzzle feeder – a giant ball filled with hay! We love to see our animals enjoying their enrichment - it brings our Zookeepers a lot of joy! #donkey #enrichment #goldershillparkzoo

Happy International Cat Day! 🐱 We want to celebrate our 2 Scottish Wildcats, Fern and Ruthven, who are serving as ambassadors for their species and are both very beloved here at Golders Hill Park Zoo. 🧡 #internationalcatday #goldershillparkzoo #hampsteadheath

If you’re a frequent visitor to the Zoo, you may have noticed that our Eurasian Eagle Owl, Burt, is not in his usual enclosure 🤔 You can find him in the now empty Chicken enclosure. He’ll be living there temporarily while we undergo necessary maintenance on his enclosure. 🔨🔧

Our sassy Scottish Wildcat, Fern, has found an excellent hiding spot to escape the heat this summer! 🤭 If you haven't seen the Wildcats in a while because of the hot weather, try popping back in the early morning or late afternoon - that's your best shot at catching a glimpse!