Sihlwald protection ordinance
Sihlwald Nature Discovery Park
National Park close to the city
The Sihlwald forest belongs to the 20 parks of national importance and has been awarded the «Nature Discovery Park» label by the federal government. It is located in between Zurich and Zug conurbation and is easily accessible for around 2 million people.
The Wildnispark Zürich Sihlwald was 2009 the first Nature Discovery Park that was recognised by the federal government. It offers visitors a unique combination of forest wilderness and river landscape in close proximity to urban areas. The forest has not been managed since the turn of the millennium and has been slowly transforming back into a wilderness ever since. The Sihlwald is a mixed beech forest like it originally covered 80 percent of middle Europe.
SRF Documentation: Rendez-Vous in the Parc (German only)
More about the Sihlwald Nature Discovery Park
Park of National Importance
A special seal of quality
There are currently 20 parcs in Switzerland that are recognised by the federal government. The Sihlwald Nature Discovery Park is one of…
R as in Rangers and Rules
We are Guests in the Forest
Nature has priority in Sihlwald; people are welcome. Rules are needed so that nature can develop as undisturbed as possible. The ranger team ensures that these are adhered to.
©Stephan Blaser
Natural Forest Reserve
Primaeval beech forest
With an area of around 970 hectares, the Sihlwald is the largest natural forest reserve on the Central Plateau. Rare species, ancient trees and fungi thrive here. Most of the natural forest is…
History of the Sihlwald
Fraumünster – the Habsburgs – city of Zurich
The Sihlwald has an eventful history: from a commercial forest owned by the Habsburgs, the church and then the city of Zurich to the present day and its restoration to natural forest.
