Table 4. The final list of popularity scorings (for all collections that had 2006 animal inventory data available).
Zoo name | Score | ||
Chester | 551.73 | Newquay | 260.43 |
Paignton | 521.76 | Thrigby | 253.96 |
London | 505.77 | Africa alive | 251.25 |
Edinburgh(c) | 427.22 | Curraghs(b) | 249.26 |
Twycross | 420.67 | Woburn | 235.39 |
Colchester | 413.98 | Camperdown(a) | 225.20 |
Belfast(b) | 404.20 | Shepreth | 221.62 |
Blackpool | 399.91 | Birmingham(a) | 217.13 |
Marwell(a) | 399.17 | Tropiquaria | 210.28 |
Whipsnade | 379.79 | West midlands | 200.99 |
Dudley | 362.29 | Fota(b) | 200.50 |
Banham | 356.54 | Linton(a) | 198.30 |
Bristol(a) | 352.96 | Galloway(a) | 189.96 |
Dublin(b) | 322.91 | Blair Drummond | 174.37 |
Exmoor(a) | 309.44 | Tilgate | 172.14 |
Paradise WLP | 303.63 | Tropical world(a) | 165.60 |
Cricket St Thomas | 302.75 | Battersea | 163.07 |
Jersey(b) | 299.54 | Lakeland | 154.95 |
Drayton manor | 299.09 | Wildwood trust(a) | 146.37 |
Flamingo Land | 298.46 | Calderglen | 140.07 |
Amazon world(a) | 296.02 | Living Rainforest | 112.16 |
Welsh mountain | 280.22 | Shaldon | 111.36 |
Drusillas(a) | 272.36 | Knowsley | 111.36 |
Trotters | 269.87 | HWP(c) | 89.70 |
Chessington | 264.60 | New forest WCP | 75.99 |
Birdworld | 261.96 |
– Represents those collections that were excluded from the multivariate analysis because they either would not allow visitor number figures to be released or they did not provide permission within the timeframe needed for completion of the analysis.
– Represents those collections that were excluded from the multivariate analysis because demographic figures could not be gathered from the census data used in the study.
– Only a combined visitor number figure was available for Edinburgh and Highland Wildlife Park. The decision was made to only use Edinburgh in the multivariate analysis using this combined visitor number figure and the popularity rating calculated solely for Edinburgh.