Book wild plant courses now! (German only)

Book wild plant courses now! (German only)

Walking through the Sihlwald you will get to know different wild plants.
The first one will take place on April 13.

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Season starts on 29 March!

Season starts on 29 March!

On 29 March, the Visitor Centre Sihlwald reopens for the new season in the Zurich Wilderness Park. Take the opportunity to explore the upcoming events.

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Förderverein Wildnispark Zürich

Förderverein Wildnispark Zürich

Our Förderverein is committed to the Langenberg Wildlife Park and the Sihlwald Nature Discovery Park. Nature and wild animals benefit – but so do you. 

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Exciting animal stories and secret discoveries in the natural forest:

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On Thursday, March 28, strong gusts of wind are to be expected in the Sihlwald area. Caution is advised as branches may fall.

Experience, enjoy, understand nature

Just a stone’s throw from Zurich and Zug.

Wildnispark Zurich offers unique experiences in nature at two locations: The Langenberg Wildlife Park in Langnau am Albis invites visitors to encounter native animals. The Nature Discovery Park Sihlwald offers a unique combination of forest, wilderness and riverscape. The visitor center with nature museum, playground and fireplaces is located in the hamlet of Sihlwald.

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Frequent visits by car?

Buy an annual parking permit

If you regularly travel to the Wildnispark Zurich by car, an annual parking permit for 100 Swiss francs is worthwhile. The permit is valid for 365 days from the date of purchase and can be conveniently purchased online via parkingpay.ch or the Parkingpay app.

It is valid in both Sihlwald and Langenberg Wildlife Park, allowing you unlimited visits to Zurich Wilderness Park.

Upcoming events (German only)

Saisonbeginn

29.03.2024 09:00
Der Frühling ist da! Am Karfreitag öffnet die Stiftung Wildnispark Zürich wieder die Türen im Besucherzentrum und Naturmuseum Sihlwald. Herzlich Willkommen!
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Tierpark-Brunch

31.03.2024 09:15
Geniessen Sie mit der Familie oder Freunden einen reichhaltigen Brunch inklusive einer spannenden Führung im Tierpark.
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Tierpark-Brunch

01.04.2024 09:15
Geniessen Sie mit der Familie oder Freunden einen reichhaltigen Brunch inklusive einer spannenden Führung im Tierpark.
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Discover it for yourself

Langenberg-Rundweg

Schöner Weg durch den Tierpark Langenberg mit Besuch bei Rothirsch, Wildschwein, Wolf, Luchs und Steinbock.
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Forest Nature Trail

On the Forest Nature Trail you get to learn the secrets of the forest, and in a creative and imaginative way you come into contact from head to toe with the Sihlwald.
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The world of mice

This house accomodates mice, rats and dormice compounds. These areas come together with the visitors' rooms so as to create a unique experience. The house is part of Langenberg Wildlife Park.
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Hausen–Sihlwald–Horgen

This hike leads through the wilderness park of Zurich Sihlwald, the largest natural beech mixed woodland in the central part of Switzerland.
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Rooseveltplatz

The Rooseveltplatz is named after Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of the American President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who in 1948 admired the mighty 200 year-old trees on this location during a visit to Sihlwald.
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Hausen am Albis – Oberrieden

Diese spannende Wanderung mit vielen Höhenmetern führt einmal quer durch den Naturwald Sihlwald und endet am erfrischenden Zürichsee.
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Ebertswil – Eschentobel – Ebertswil

Diese kurze Rundwanderung führt nach wenigen Schritten in den Naturwald Sihlwald zu wilden Tobeln, schmalen Pfaden und Waldflächen, die mit ihren dürren Totholzständern einen ersten Eindruck von der entstehenden Waldwildnis vermitteln.
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Sihlwald circular hiking trail

From Sihlwald railway station the hike crosses the Sihltal road and leads into the forest wilderness. the higher you climb up the spinner's trail, the wilder and more peaceful it becomes.
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Searching for clues for children

29.03.2024
A quest for clever Sihlwald detectives.
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