at 'A' level, undergraduate and post graduate level. Botanical gardens Garden themes and plant collections include a broad collection of temperate hardy trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants arranged by habitat type. The indoor growing areas allow the zoo to grow plants from all over the world, ranging from small critically endangered cactus in the desert house, through to the massive Titan arum, giant bamboo and giant water lilies located in the tropical houses. Awards Paignton Zoo was, based on visitor feedback, named by TripAdvisor as the third best zoo in the UK (behind Chester and Colchester) and ninth best zoo in Europe in 2014. CBBC's The Zoo In 2017, children's television channel CBBC, in partnership with DHX Media, announced that an episodic comedy show filmed at Paignton Zoo, England, from the point of view of animals, would air in the summer of the same year. References External links The Great Big Rhinos Project The Great Gorillas Project Paignton Zoos in England Tourist attractions in Devon Zoos established in 1923 1923 establishments in England 10¼ in gauge railways in England