Stalking deer in the Langenberg Wildlife Park

Stalking deer in the Langenberg Wildlife Park

On a family excursion with a wildlife biologist from Pro Natura on 19 June, you will have the opportunity to get to know the five deer species at Langenberg Wildlife Park. 

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Wilderness Day at Langenberg Wildlife Park

Wilderness Day at Langenberg Wildlife Park

On 16 June, the «Lynx and Dragonfly» Wilderness Day will take place at Langenberg Wildlife Park. A varied and playful programme awaits you and your family. Come and visit us!

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«Wisent & Co. – the landscape gardeners»

«Wisent & Co. – the landscape gardeners»

The new exhibition in the Elk House in Langenberg West provides an insight into the life of Switzerland's large herbivores. Entry is free and accessible all year round during the opening hours of Langenberg West.

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Exciting animal stories and secret discoveries in the natural forest:

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Experience, enjoy and understand nature

At the gates of the cities of Zurich and Zug.

The Zurich Wilderness Park offers unique experiences in nature at two locations: the Langenberg Animal Park in Langnau am Albis invites visitors to meet native animals. The Sihlwald Nature Adventure Park offers a unique combination of forest, wilderness and river landscape. The Sihlwald hamlet is home to the visitor center with a nature museum, playground and fire pits.

Making a big difference with small changes

Butterflies at home

Piles of branches and stones, flower meadows or insect hotels provide habitats for lizards, hedgehogs, wild bees and other small animals. You can also encourage small animals in the garden or on the balcony.

How can you do this? You can find the instructions here. Further inspiration can be found in the new small animal commune on the grounds of the visitor centre in Sihlwald – it's well worth a visit!

Upcoming events (German only)

Neophyten-Aktionstage

05.06.2024 08:45
Suchen Sie einen abwechslungsreichen und sinnvollen Arbeitseinsatz? Bereits zum neunten Mal streifen wir während unseres jährlichen Grosseinsatzes durchs Sihltal und bekämpfen invasive Fremdpflanzen.
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Zeichnen im Tierpark

05.06.2024 14:00
In diesem Kurs fokussieren Sie sich beim Betrachten, Beobachten und Zeichnen von Wildtieren auf Fellmuster und entdecken das Spiel von Licht und Schatten. Dabei werden Sie von einer wissenschaftlichen Illustratorin angeleitet.
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Neophyten-Aktionstage

06.06.2024 08:45
Suchen Sie einen abwechslungsreichen und sinnvollen Arbeitseinsatz? Bereits zum neunten Mal streifen wir während unseres jährlichen Grosseinsatzes durchs Sihltal und bekämpfen invasive Fremdpflanzen.
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Discover it for yourself

Searching for clues for children

03.06.2024
A quest for clever Sihlwald detectives.
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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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Schnabelburg ruins

Schnabelburg was given to the town of Zurich by the Hapsburgs, who had remained neutral during a hostile retaliation campaign. Today only the foundation walls are visible.
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Langenberg–Türlen

Einfache Wanderung hinauf auf den Albisgrat und hinunter zum Türlersee.
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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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Albispasshöhe – Sihlbrugg

Diese Gratwanderung führt auf dem Albisgrat mit Blick über den gesamten Naturerlebnispark Sihlwald auf der einen Seite und toller Fernsicht ins Knonaueramt auf der anderen Seite vom Albispass bis nach Sihlbrugg.
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Albis observation tower

153 Steps up to an unlimited panorama over the whole wilderness park of Zurich and beyond: from the Black Forest to the Säntis, the Glarus Alps, Lake of Zug, Rigi, Pilatus, and the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau.
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Zurich–Sihlwald

This cycling route leads from Zurich's town centre to the wilderness in Sihlwald and for most of the way on car-free tracks, always follows the bank of the River Sihl (regional cycle route 94).
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Sihlwald wilderness playground

Branch nests, suspension bridges, an hollow silver fir trunk, a snake made of wood - these are the centrepieces of the wilderness playground at the visitor centre in Sihlwald. The exciting play wilderness offers challenges for young and old.
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Opening hours

Sihlwald Nature Discovery Park

Visitor Center and Sihlwald area
The outdoor facilities on the Visitor Center site (wilderness playground, fire pits) and the Sihlwald forest, including the forest adventure trail, are freely accessible 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Visitor center and nature museum
Wed - Fri: 12.00 - 17.00 hrs
Sat/Sun/Public holidays: 09.00 - 18.00 h
Mon/Tues closed


Opening hours

Langenberg Wildlife Park

Langenberg East
Most of the animal enclosures are freely accessible 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Langenberg West
daily 09.00 - 19.00

Restaurant Langenberg
Mon - Fri: 09.00 - 17.00 hrs
Sat/Sun/Public vacations & school vacations: 09.00 - 19.00

Do you have dogs?

How to get to Sihlwald and Langenberg

We recommend traveling by public transport.

Contact us

Wildnispark Zurich Foundation
Alte Sihltalstrasse 38
8135 Sihlwald
+41 44 722 55 22
info@wildnispark.ch

Telephone
Mon - Fri: 09.00 - 12.00, 13.00 - 17.30
Sat/Sun & public holidays: 09.00 - 17.30

Support the park
  • Our donation account:
  • IBAN: CH14 0070 0110 0017 3782 3,
  • Account no. 80-151-4,
  • Zurich Cantonal Bank