Donate in celebration

Chester Zoo is a force for nature – and so are those who support our work.

Whether you’re celebrating a birth, a wedding, partnership, milestone birthday, anniversary or special life moment – your support in-celebration can do so much to ensure nature can both survive and thrive.

There's so many ways to support in celebration of life's precious moments

Donate in celebration

Thank you so much for choosing to donate in celebration of a special moment. Every donation will help to ensure nature can survive and thrive.

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Birthday fundraising

Arrange a birthday collection in lieu of presents on Just Giving, donate to support our work as a gift for a loved one, gift them a membership or an animal adoption, or shop for gifts on our online shop.

Set up a Just Giving Page

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Wedding & Partnership fundraising

Donate in lieu of favours for your guests, gift an animal adoption or membership to the happy couple, arrange a collection in lieu of gifts via Just Giving or shop for wedding gifts in our online shop.

Set up a Just Giving Page

Dedicate a Footprint for the Future

The perfect gift for any lover of species conservation. You can dedicate a beautifully crafted ‘paw print’ in the heart of our snow leopard habitat.

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Give the gift of becoming a Patron

By gifting a Chester Zoo Patronage to someone special – or treating yourself to a patronage to mark a special occasion – you'll be celebrating that special life moment while ensuring nature can survive and thrive.

Become a Patron

Add a leaf to our Giving Tree

Donate to have a name engraved on our Giving Tree within the zoo. Our suggested donation is £250 per leaf. If you’d like to find out more email fundraising@chesterzoo.org or call 01244 650229.

Your support in celebration can help to support...

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projects with our conservation partners in over 20 countries worldwide, delivering vital projects to save vulnerable species.

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animals, from more than 500 of the world's rarest species, that are cared for and protected in our Chester Hub.

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threatened populations of species by reversing their decline through our work in the wild by 2031.

Find out more about our work

Your support directly helps to fund our work - in the zoo and across the world. Find out more about the areas of conservation work our experts carry out every day.

There are so many ways to support our work

Our species-saving conservation work - both in the zoo and across the world - is only made possible thanks to our supporters.

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Our Conservation Masterplan

Preventing extinction can't be done alone – it is complex and requires a collaborative approach to resolve inter-related threats.

Our pioneering science research

Our dedicated team of scientists, data analysts and technologists work together with partners across the world.

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Our conservation work across the globe

Our team of experts work in six regions around the globe- representing some of the planet's most biodiverse habitats.

Our International Conservation Academy

Chester Zoo is a hub for conservation education and we're committed to inspiring future conservationists