After the heavy thunderstorms there is a lot of loose dead wood and fallen trees can block paths. Please be careful and do not rest under scrawny trees.

Due to the ongoing heat wave and drought, there is a considerable risk of forest fires in the canton of Zurich (level 3 out of 5). We kindly ask you not to light fires in the Sihlwald. You may use the marked fireplaces in the Langenberg Wildlife Park. Please always extinguish the fire completely.

Portrait of Andreas Speich

Visionary and city forestry master of Zurich

Andreas Speich was once the forestry master for the city of Zurich and the visionary behind the idea of leaving the Sihlwald forest to its own fate. An article published this year in Pro Natura Magazine (p. 14) focuses on the life and work of Andreas Speich.

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