Where is the entrance, and can we park?

Use Am Tierpark 1–2, 17438 Wolgast. Free parking is provided before the entrance to the woodland, and there are bicycle stands. If Tannenkampweg is closed, approach via the L262 as directed by the park; follow current road signs.

Can we get there by public transport?

VVG bus 274 connects Wolgast Bahnhof with Wolgast Am Tierpark on Monday–Friday. Services differ between school and holiday days, and not every journey serves the stop. Check both outward and return connections in the current VVG timetable; do not assume a weekend bus.

What works if it rains?

Keep the animal walk short and take a bistro break when it is open. The bistro’s indoor room provides a pause from the weather, but most of the visit is outdoors. Bring waterproof layers rather than planning a full indoor day.

Can a school or group book a learning visit?

The Zooschule offers sessions from kindergarten through upper secondary level. Ask about an age-appropriate programme and register at least seven days ahead where possible; a normal admission ticket does not book a group session.

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Tierpark Wolgast

Visit Tierpark Wolgast for a gentle woodland outing where lemurs, wallabies and deer share the day with playground breaks.

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About

Visit Tierpark Wolgast for a gentle woodland outing where lemurs, wallabies and deer share the day with playground breaks. In Wolgast’s Tannenkamp woods, mature trees shade the paths and there is room to pause between enclosures. Start at the entrance map and check which walk-through areas are open before choosing your first animals.

The Affenwald, or lemur wood, is a particularly good stop. Look for the ring-tailed lemurs, then let the children compare their movements with the Bennett’s wallabies elsewhere in the park. These are captive animals, including those in enclosures visitors may enter. Stay on the visitor paths and give them space to move away.

There is also a quieter side to the visit: ponds and the herb garden provide changes of scene between mammal enclosures. At the Peenestrom-Aquarium, look into tanks arranged around a circular structure to explore fish habitats from the Peene region. Keep some time for the animals that interest your family most, rather than treating every enclosure as another box to tick. Be ready to snap and learn! Get the Snappit app to identify any nature species you find here.

Local volunteers and businesses helped create the Heimattiergarten, which opened on 1 May 1961. The Bärenburg recalls the park’s bear-keeping past: completed in 1969, it now serves as an events stage. The last brown bear left in 2014 because suitable conditions could no longer be provided. A charitable association has run the park since 1994.

What to do here

Use the park map to link the Affenwald, deer and wallabies with a stop at the meerkats. For a shorter outing, choose two animal areas and one playground; for a fuller visit, add the aquarium, smaller mammals and a picnic. Adapt the order to the day’s open paths and your children’s favourite animals.

Try a simple family challenge: each person watches one animal for a minute and describes something it actually did. Was it resting, looking around, eating or moving? The goat-and-sheep petting area, climbing equipment and scooter track break up the watching. From May to September, check the day’s keeper-feeding programme on arrival and build your walk around one talk instead of racing between all of them.

Seasonal info

The park is closed from 2 to 27 November 2026, and on 24 and 31 December 2026. In October, admission runs 9:30–16:00 and the park closes at 16:30. May–September hours are 9:00–18:00, with last admission at 17:00; winter days are shorter. Check the official opening notice before travelling, especially around November and public holidays.

Accessibility

The park is largely accessible, with accessible toilets and a baby-changing room. If you use a wheelchair or need an easy pushchair route, call 03836 203713 before travelling to discuss path surfaces, slopes and walk-through gates. Access can differ between enclosures, so ask which areas will suit your needs.

Don't miss

Walk-through areas for lemurs, wallabies and deer

Mature woodland, ponds and a herb garden between the enclosures

Seasonal keeper feeds and a chance to see the show feed kitchen

A goat-and-sheep petting area, climbing play and scooter track

Wildlife and habitats

Look for a striped tail in the Affenwald, then watch how its owner moves between ground and branches. Stay still if a lemur approaches.

At the Bennett’s wallabies, compare a resting animal with one moving around. Leave the animals a clear route past you in the walk-through area.

Watch the whole group before choosing a photograph. See whether different individuals are resting, exploring or looking around; the keeper talk can help explain what you notice.

Pause at a comfortable distance and watch the alpacas’ faces and ears. Use the enclosure’s feeding sign, not the animal’s interest in your bag, as your guide.

Look across the enclosure before entering and choose a quiet place to watch the deer. Keep feed bags out of sight and never follow an animal that moves away.

Compare the emu’s long-legged shape with the smaller birds you have seen. Watch from the public path without trying to attract its attention.

Look carefully around resting places as well as the ground. If the raccoons are hidden, revisit later rather than calling or tapping to wake them.

Scan the water and its edges slowly. If a coypu swims into view, follow it with your eyes and watch where it chooses to climb out.

Sources and useful links

Wildlife you might spot

Each card links to a full Explore page with photos, traits, and fun facts.

Meerkat

Alpaca

Fallow Deer

Emu

Raccoon

Snap map for this place

Start with the big picture, then zoom in to explore individual wildlife observations around this place.

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Good to know before you go

Feeding

Follow the traffic-light signs. Green permits food bought at the ticket desk; yellow permits only the food provided at that enclosure; red means keepers only. An empty food container means stop. Never substitute your own food.

With children

Supervise any permitted feeding closely and keep feed bags concealed around goats and deer. The park may suspend feed sales for animal health.

Picnic break

Use the marked picnic areas. Keep your own snacks packed away while watching animals or entering walk-through enclosures.

Lunch

The entrance bistro has sheltered seating and a heated indoor room. Its hours vary and can be shorter than the park’s; check before leaving lunch until late.

Tickets and extras

Admission is paid. Bring proof for concessions; rental handcarts are available. Some advertised prices include a voluntary conservation contribution, which you can decline before paying.

Frequently asked questions

: Use Am Tierpark 1–2, 17438 Wolgast. Free parking is provided before the entrance to the woodland, and there are bicycle stands. If Tannenkampweg is closed, approach via the L262 as directed by the park; follow current road signs.
: VVG bus 274 connects Wolgast Bahnhof with Wolgast Am Tierpark on Monday–Friday. Services differ between school and holiday days, and not every journey serves the stop. Check both outward and return connections in the current VVG timetable; do not assume a weekend bus.
: Keep the animal walk short and take a bistro break when it is open. The bistro’s indoor room provides a pause from the weather, but most of the visit is outdoors. Bring waterproof layers rather than planning a full indoor day.
: The Zooschule offers sessions from kindergarten through upper secondary level. Ask about an age-appropriate programme and register at least seven days ahead where possible; a normal admission ticket does not book a group session.