City Nature Park

Naturally wild – a park for nature lovers The wildlife park is located on the western outskirts of Frankfurt (Oder), at the entrance to the town forest. The site, covering 17 hectares, was used as a shooting range for over 100 years. In the 1990s, the wildlife park was developed by the Frankfurt (Oder) Wildlife Park Association and opened in 2000. Since 2006, the wildlife park has been operated by the Gronenfelder Werkstätten, a recognised workshop for disabled people run by the Wichern Diakonie welfare association. All the work in the wildlife park is carried out by people with disabilities, accompanied by specialist staff. The wildlife park presents plants and animals from Europe’s temperate climate zones. A circular path leads visitors past 300 animals from around 30 species. One of the very special experiences is meeting the herds of fallow deer that can move freely around part of the wildlife park. Visitors can also enjoy spending time in the two playgrounds and the “Kobel” wildlife park restaurant. Children’s festivals, concerts and audio drama evenings are organised on a seasonal basis. Visitors with dogs are welcome to visit the wildlife park, but dogs should be kept on a lead. The educational courses in the wildlife park school are matched to the framework curricula. The activities available focus on hands-on experience and activity, in contrast to lessons in school. Visitors can get here using bus lines 980 or 982 as far as the Am Wildpark stop or the Rosengarten turn. By car, drive to the Rosengarten parking area.