Wild Ireland Animal Sanctuary | Donegal
About Wild Ireland Animal Sanctuary
They're back!
Step back in time into an ancient woodland inhabited by extinct creatures to experience some of Ireland’s ancient lost wildlife. Walk among the ancient trees and encounter Bears, Wolves, Lynx and Wild Boar on your journey through the past.
‘Wild Ireland’ is located on the Wild Atlantic Way and is the newest and most exciting visitor attraction in the North West of Ireland.
Just a few centuries ago, Ireland was clothed in a thick blanket of Temperate Celtic Rainforest. Due to destruction and deforestation, this woodland has all but disappeared, in a small pocket of remaining woodland on the Inishowen peninsula, the hands of time have been rolled back to an era were ferocious beasts ruled the Irish countryside.
Come see our Brown bears, European Wolves and Lynx back together in the Irish forest for the first time in thousands of years. Here they live in their natural habitat in the temperate rainforest.
Lots of wild birds call Wild Ireland home and our beautiful lake is home to swans, ducks and even a cheeky pair of otters.
There is lots to see and do for children too, take the fairy trail around the rainforest, be delighted with our tales of ancient folklore, play in our state of the art play park and finish off with some tasty treats from our Wild Ireland Shop and café.
Plan your day at Wild Ireland on the Wild Atlantic Way today.
An amazing day out for all of the family, view animals previously extinct in Ireland through the impact of mankind. All of the animals were native to Ireland in the past, and have now been brought back.
See wolves, bears, lynx, otters, red deer and much much more.
Visit the Facebook page at www.facebook.com/wildirelandorg or the website at www.wildireland.org for more info.
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My class had an excellent day out at Wild Ireland! Killian was an amazing tour guide and the children thoroughly enjoyed the whole tour from the small animals to the large. We felt completely safe during the tour as it is all outdoors and there is more than enough space to ensure social distancing from other visitors. The children were still talking about how cool it was this morning. I couldn't recommend Wild Ireland enough for school tours or a normal day out during Summer!