See wildcats in the Wildcat Village Hütscheroda
Here, they are not hiding: In the Wildcat Village Hütscheroda, everybody can catch more than a glimpse of the shy wildcat and the beautiful lynx. In the woodland next door, however, they are hunting, climbing and fighting in much more secretive ways.
The Wildcat Village is right at the edge of the UNESCO World Heritage site Hainich National Park Hainich. Visitors can get to know the shy animals in the Wildcat Enclosure, the information centre Wildcat Barn and from the look-out Hainichblick.The wildcat, being a rare species with high demands on its habitat, epitomises the much needed linking of habitats and is representative for many endangered species of animals and plants.
The entrance to the Wildcat Barn in Hütscheroda, the starting point for your visit of the Wildcat Village Hütscheroda
Map of the Wildcat Village Hütscheroda
View from the look-out Hainichblick on the Wildcat Path
The "Wildkatzendorf" is a project of the Wildtierland Hainich gGmbH, a body of the BUND Regional Association Thuringia, the municipality Hörselberg-Hainich, the association of administrations Mihla and the Gesellschaft zur Entwicklung des Nationalparks Hainich e.V. (Association for the Development of Hainich National Park).
Opening hours and tickets
1 April to 31 October
open every day from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
1 November to 31 March
open on Saturday, Sunday and bank holidays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
During the Thuringian school holidays in this period we are also open on weekdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
(closed on 24 December and 31 December)
For more information go towww.wildkatzendorf.de
