Wildpark An den Eichen, Wildlife park in Schweinfurt, Germany.
Wildpark An den Eichen is an 18-hectare wildlife park in Schweinfurt with an integrated leisure area, home to around 460 animals of some 50 species, mainly from Europe. It lies on a spur of the Schweinfurter Rhön between the Zellergrund and Höllental valleys, at the southern end of a three-kilometre city forest. Enclosures hold mouflon, fallow deer, elk, lynx, Highland cattle, wild boar and Valais Blackneck goats, with aviaries for numerous birds.
From 1962, the city forestry office built a forest playground with the first animal enclosures on the site; the wildlife park officially opened in 1966. The forest playground, including a water play area, was completed in 1977. From the 1990s, moose, vultures, a show farm and themed playgrounds were added.
The park's name comes from the oaks of the adjoining Stadtwald, and its animal signs are bilingual in German and English. Pupils of the Alexander-von-Humboldt-Gymnasium laid out the GoWild learning trail, where biology topics such as an oak's growth from acorn to tree are studied on living plants and animals. A Waldweihnacht is held each year on a Sunday in mid-December.
The park is free to visit year-round and accessible at any time of day, making it a flexible destination for any schedule. Wear comfortable shoes since the walking paths cross through wooded terrain where conditions can vary.
The park holds 460 animals of around 50 species, mostly European. Pupils from the Alexander-von-Humboldt-Gymnasium designed the GoWild learning trail, where biology basics such as an oak's development from acorn to tree are studied on living plants and animals. The animal signs are also in English.
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