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Sihlwald Nature Discovery Park

Although the Sihlwald was only returned to nature in 2000, there are already large parts of the forest where upright dead trees and fallen, decaying tree trunks lend an impression of wilderness. Wilderness means diverse habitats for plants, animals and fungi. The Sihlwald was the first area in Switzerland that has been awarded and certified with the national “Nature Discovery Park” designation. The certificate recognises the unique opportunity to combine nature conservation and recreation.

The visitor centre in Sihlwald provides information and maps for your foray into the local wilderness. The Sihlwald exhibition also offers you an insight into how the formerly intensively utilised forest is developing into a natural forest. The visitor centre with the Sihlwald exhibition is open from the end of March to the end of October.

Langenberg Wildlife Park

Langenberg houses the most important native and formerly native mammals in spacious enclosures. Their near-natural design allows brown bears, bison, lynxes, wolves, deer and wild boar to be observed almost as if they were in the wild. The animals are kept in such a way that they can express as much of their natural behaviour as possible. In particular, this includes finding mates, rearing their young and, in the case of social species, living together in large groups.

Further information about the Wildnispark Zurich Foundation