Tierpark Essehof, Zoo in Lehre, Germany.

Tierpark Essehof is a zoo in Lehre that presents around 260 animals from about 50 species in naturalistic enclosures. The facility spans roughly 10 hectares and is divided into zones representing different continents.

Werner Beller opened the zoo on Good Friday in 1968. A coffee house followed in 1974, and new stalls and enclosures were built between 1976 and 1978. A monkey house was completed in 1988. In 1991 the zoo was purchased by Uwe Wilhelm GmbH, which still owns it and has continued renovations.

The zoo is run by Uwe Wilhelm GmbH, which also owns the "Noah's Ark" zoo in Braunschweig, and it receives no public funding. It belongs to the Deutsche Tierparkgesellschaft, the Deutscher-Wildgehege-Verband and the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums. Visitors can join scheduled feedings and buy food to feed animals in the petting zoo.

The grounds offer a coffee house, picnic areas, and scheduled animal feedings that give visitors a good rhythm for their visit. A petting area allows guests to feed certain animals with available food.

A water nature trail runs through the grounds and includes a 30-meter wooden bridge plus an underwater viewing window. This window sits about 3 meters below the water surface and gives visitors a rare look into aquatic worlds.