Zurich Wilderness Park Sihlwald

The nature discovery park Sihlwald by Lake Zurich has been left to nature. The beech forest provided the city of Zurich with firewood for hundreds of years but no trees have been felled here since 2000. An original beech forest has therefore become re-established, like those which once covered the majority of Europe: with centuries-old giant trees, an above-average proportion of dead wood  – which serves as a habitat for rare insects and fungi – and an impenetrable thicket of ferns and shrubs.

The Wilderness Park also includes the following attractions:

Sihlwald Exhibition
An exciting expedition into the history, present and future of the Sihlwald forest near Zurich.
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Langenberg Wildlife Park
Explore the wild animals of Switzerland at the Langenberg wildlife park, west of Lake Zurich.
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Also worth mentioning is the Sihl Adventure Trail, which leads from the Sihl toward Zurich in seven stages and also runs through the Wilderness Park.