It’s getting to the time of year where the school holidays are approaching and you might be thinking of something to keep the children entertained, especially after the excitement of Christmas Day. One idea to get outdoors that can appeal no matter the time of year is the zoo. Most are open all year around, closing only on Christmas Day itself.

Did you know that London Zoo was founded in 1828, making it the world’s oldest scientific zoo. Located on the edge of Regent’s Park, it’s home to 755 different species of animals and more than 16,000 animals.

Today’s zoos are a far cry from the tiny enclosures of days gone by and capturing zoos on a map, makes you realise just how large an area they cover. Of course, our intrepid team of surveyors don’t have to map the animals themselves, no matter how large they may be.

Would you recognise zoos from across the country on a map? That’s the theme for our mapping extract quiz this week. Let us know the names of the zoos on our eight OS MasterMap Topography Layer extracts and post your answers on the blog.

2 Responses to “Name the zoos in our mapping quiz”

1. claire winfield says:

   14, December, 2012 at 8:56 am

   1 edinburgh
   2 twycross
   3whipsnade
   4 chester
   5
   6 bristol
   7 marwell
   8 paignton

   stuck on no 5

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2. Brian Marsden says:

   14, December, 2012 at 1:05 pm

   5 Blackpool

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