Awards & credentials

Paignton Zoo is a member of several professional associations.

Awards & Credentials

2017

Herald Express South Devon Tourism Awards - PZ, silver, The Great Big Rhino Project
Visit Devon Awards – PZ, special Gold Award for Community Engagement, The Great Big Rhino Project.
Paignton Zoo Gold - research into a rapid field test for the deadly Chytrid fungus, BIAZA awards
Paignton Zoo Bronze, the Great Big Rhino Project, PR, Marketing, Digital & Events category, BIAZA awards

2016

Winner, The Great Big Rhino Project. Sales/Marketing Campaign of the Year, South Devon Business Excellence Awards
Runner-up, Corporate, Social and Environmental Responsibility, South Devon Business Excellence Awards
Gold, Titan arum flowering, BIAZA awards

2015

Gold, Best Green Business category, Herald Express Business Excellence awards
Silver, “Making sense of environmental change” and “How to be a Zoo Researcher” BIAZA Awards
South Devon College Apprentice Employer of the Year
Winner, Most Effective Marketing Award, Herald Express Tourism and Hospitality Awards
Winner, Most Effective Marketing Award, South Devon Tourism and Hospitality Awards
Runner-up, Sustainable Achievement, Western Morning News Business Awards

Zoo associations

Botanical associations

Tourism associations and accreditations

Environmental associations and accreditations