5/5 Sarah B. 2 years ago on Google
Since
moving
to
Germany
(Heidelberg
area)
last
December
me
and
my
husband
have
been
to
quite
a
lot
of
different
wildparks
(every
other
town
seems
to
have
one),
but
this
is
probably
my
favourite
so
far.
The
park
is
set
in
lovely
natural
forest
and
uses
natural
barriers
like
ditches
and
water,
in
combination
with
low
fences
and
electric
wires,
so
you
can
see
the
vast
majority
of
the
animals
without
any
bars,
wire
or
plexiglass
between
you
and
them
(Great
for
photographers).
All
of
the
flying
animals
including
owls,
vultures
and
storks
can
be
seen
via
large
walk
through
aviaries
(the
first
time
I've
seen
this
strategy
for
birds
of
prey).
Animals
seem
happy
and
healthy
and
for
the
most
part
have
plenty
of
space.
Phorzheim
Wildpark
is
probably
better
for
a
more
interactive
'petting
zoo'
type
experience,
Silz
Wild
and
Wanderpark
is
the
best
if
you
want
a
long
hike
with
free
roaming
deer;
but
overall
Bad
Mergentheim
is
my
favourite.
It
is
on
the
expensive
side
for
German
Wildparks
(12.50
euros
for
adults
at
the
time
of
writing,
which
is
more
than
I've
paid
for
any
other
wildpark);
but
for
me
it
was
worth
it
and
we
will
almost
certainly
come
back
again.
Sadly
we
didn't
manage
to
see
the
wolves
or
beavers,
as
they
didn't
turn
up
even
at
feeding
time;
but
we
saw
most
of
the
other
animals.
The
arctic
foxes
were
probably
my
favourite,
and
I've
never
seen
them
in
a
zoo/wildpark
before.
The
only
criticisms
I
have:
-
On
the
website
it
says
that
tickets
can
only
be
purchased
online
as
limited
numbers
are
available
for
Covid
control
reasons.
We
bought
tickets
online
the
morning
of
our
visit,
but
were
surprised
to
see
people
buying
tickets
(with
cash)
at
the
entrance
when
we
got
there.
Not
a
big
deal,
but
the
park
was
busier
than
I
might
have
expected
and
there
were
less
covid
restrictions
than
at
other
parks
I've
been
too
recently.This
is
not
necessarily
a
bad
thing,
for
example
if
you're
vaccinated
and
want
to
be
able
to
watch
animal
feeding
at
scheduled
times
(most
other
parks
currently
don't
announce
feeding
times
to
stop
people
gathering
together),
but
may
be
something
to
bear
in
mind
if
you're
worried.
You're
supposed
to
wear
a
mask
for
watching
animal
feedings,
but
not
everybody
does.
-
Not
the
park's
fault
in
the
slightest
but
there
were
a
lot
of
very
badly
behaved
parents
during
our
visit.
It
goes
without
saying,
but
if
you
are
a
parent
please:
Don't
stand
by
and
watch
while
your
children
are
climbing
around
on
the
fence
on
the
INSIDE
of
the
elk
enclosure.
Don't
allow
your
children
to
repeatedly
scream
at
and
scare
away
animals.
Don't
allow
kindergarten
age
children
so
much
free
reign
that
a
complete
stranger
has
to
stop
them
from
running
out
into
the
car
park
unsupervised.
It's
not
fair
on
the
animals,
other
visitors
or
whoever
might
get
the
blame
if
your
children
get
hurt.
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