Wildpark Schloss Tambach, Wildlife park at Schloss Tambach, Weitramsdorf, Germany.
Wildpark Schloss Tambach is a 50-hectare wildlife park in Weitramsdorf, Bavaria, attached to Schloss Tambach and covering the former castle park grounds. Large enclosures hold mainly native species: red deer, fallow deer, wild boar, European bison, mouflon, elk, Heck cattle and sika deer, with wildcats, lynx, wolves and birds of prey added in recent years. The Bayerischer Jagdfalkenhof is on site.
Wildpark Tambach was founded in 1969 by Alram Graf zu Ortenburg on the grounds of Schloss Tambach, a former castle park in Weitramsdorf. The park officially opened on 16 May 1970 and covers 50 hectares. Its animal stock has been expanded in recent years, adding wildcats, lynxes and wolves to the red deer, bison and elk already kept there.
The park keeps mainly native species in large enclosures, among them red deer, fallow deer, wild boar, bison, mouflon, elk, Heck cattle and sika deer; wildcats, lynx, wolves and birds of prey were added in recent years. Its Bayerischer Jagdfalkenhof is a Bavarian hunting falconry centre where birds of prey are kept. A forest adventure trail opened on 1 May 2017.
The park is explored entirely on foot along marked trails through hilly and sometimes muddy woodland, so sturdy shoes are a good idea. Animals tend to be more active in the morning, so arriving early in the day usually gives the best chance of seeing them moving around.
The park's 50 hectares take in the grounds of the former Schlosspark, so the animal enclosures lie inside an old estate park beside Schloss Tambach. The Bayerischer Jagdfalkenhof, a Bavarian hunting falconry, is housed on the site, and since 1 May 2017 a Walderlebnispfad forest trail has been added for visitors.
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