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Fota Wildlife Park Park closes 90 mins after last entry. Fota Wildlife Park in Cork, Ireland. Conservation, Education & Fun. Charity No. 20011857
♿🚾🅿️ Charity Number: 20011857
(15651)

In addition to the wonderful array of free-roaming animals, visitors also have the opportunity to see highly endangered species such as the Rothschild giraffe, European Bison, Lion Tailed Macaque and Scimitar Horned Oryx, most of them without the obstacle of fenced-in exhibits. This is the most spectacular aspect of Fota Wildlife Park and is the reason you'll want to spend a full day exploring Ireland's Wildest Attraction. Fota Wildlife Park is a registered conservation and education charity.

Fota Wildlife Park has announced that the male Indian rhino calf, born on 13 July, has been named Bodhi. Of Sanskrit ori...
20/10/2026

Fota Wildlife Park has announced that the male Indian rhino calf, born on 13 July, has been named Bodhi. Of Sanskrit origin, the name means “awakening” or “enlightenment”.

Born to mother Maya and father Jamil, Bodhi is only the second Indian rhino ever born in Ireland, marking Fota’s commitment to wildlife and biodiversity conservation.

Bodhi’s birth follows a summer of conservation breeding successes, including a Nubian giraffe calf, three Asian lion cubs, a François’ langur monkey, two Sumatran tiger cubs, two European bison calves and two Kafue lechwe calves.

This midterm, Fota Wildlife Park will also host a programme of family-friendly Halloween activities including the Púca poster Trail and the Science of Samhain public engagement event. Visit https://www.fotawildlife.ie/blogs/news for full details.

** Congrats to AJ Carroll from Co. Waterford. AJ's entry was selected from hundreds of suggestions, winning his family an annual pass to Fota Wildlife Park.**

🎃 Calling all little witches, wizards, explorers and animal lovers! 🧙‍♀️🧙‍♂️We’re getting ready for a fang-tastic family...
19/10/2026

🎃 Calling all little witches, wizards, explorers and animal lovers! 🧙‍♀️🧙‍♂️

We’re getting ready for a fang-tastic family mid-term at Fota… the Púca is on his way and you can follow his trail in the Park from Oct 24th - Nov 1st! 👻

We also have a bunch of spooky activities with The Science of Samhain at our Education, Conservation and Research Centre, daily 11 am to 4 pm from Thursday Oct 29th to Sunday Nov 1st.

🎨Halloween-themed arts and crafts
🦉Interactive educational stands
🐈‍⬛Spooky Storytelling at 12:30 pm & 1:30 pm
🎃Face painting 12 pm – 2 pm - Suitable for children aged 3+

https://www.fotawildlife.ie/blogs/news/halloween-comes-to-fota-wildlife-park-this-october-midterm

A of red panda, Grga from our Ranger Julia. As the leaves start to fall it will be easier to spot these excellent clim...
18/10/2026

A of red panda, Grga from our Ranger Julia.

As the leaves start to fall it will be easier to spot these excellent climbers up in the trees. You may also spot them at their daily feeding time of 4 pm here in the Wildlife Park, our Animal Feeding times are running until November 8th.

https://www.fotawildlife.ie/pages/feeding-times

17/10/2026

Did you know this about sloths?

Today is and our Ranger Eoin has a fun fact you may not have known about sloths, and tells us why it's important for our rangers to know!.

Speak to our Education Team today about booking a special educational tour in the Park. An educational tour at Fota is m...
16/10/2026

Speak to our Education Team today about booking a special educational tour in the Park.
An educational tour at Fota is much more than a fun day out. We challenge students to think about their own lifestyles, and practices such as recycling and reusing can be seen in action throughout the Park. We believe in making sustainable changes, and our visitors are encouraged to use public transport or car-share to travel to us, as well as reducing and recycling waste while on our site and at home.
Many students develop a new understanding of these practices when they see the impact they have on the natural habitats of so many amazing creatures around the world, and we believe that this translates into a desire to take greater care of the world and it’s natural resources.

https://www.fotawildlife.ie/pages/education

15/10/2026

It's this Saturday, October 17th and we caught up with our Ranger Eoin to talk a little bit about the Linnie's two-toed sloths you can find here in the Tropical House at Fota Wildlife Park, open daily 10 am to 5 pm (10 am to 3.30 pm from Oct 26th)

The Púca Trail is coming to Fota Wildlife Park this October mid-term!The mysterious Púca has been shapeshifting into ani...
14/10/2026

The Púca Trail is coming to Fota Wildlife Park this October mid-term!

The mysterious Púca has been shapeshifting into animals all around Fota Wildlife Park. Visitors can follow the Púca Trail, a poster trail with riddles and clues dotted around the 100-acre Park, identifying each animal form before uncovering the final animal disguise. Solve the riddles, follow the trail to reveal his final disguise - submit your answer in the Serengeti Shop for a chance to win a Conservation Annual Pass.

And October 29th – November 1st from 11am to 4pm, join us for ‘The Science of Samhain’ featuring Halloween-themed arts and crafts, interactive educational stands with opportunities to discover more about the real animals behind some of our favourite spooky stories and traditions. With Spooky Storytelling 12:30 pm & 1:30 pm and Face Painting 12 pm – 2 pm Suitable for children aged 3+.

https://www.fotawildlife.ie/blogs/news/halloween-comes-to-fota-wildlife-park-this-october-midterm

13/10/2026

It's a great time of year to be spotting our native around the Wildlife Park!

As the days go shorter, the squirrels are hard at work gathering and eating enough food to see them through the winter and you'll often spot them high in the trees nibbling on pine cones, trying to get at the tasty seeds inside.

12/10/2026

This Wednesday, October 14th, our Bamboo Market will have some mid-week openings -
🍩Dinky Donuts will have their usual tasty treats
🍦Fota Kiosk will have snacks and drinks

Also on the day the Drey Café and The Outpost will be open as usual with their great selection of hot foods, sandwiches, teas, coffees and snacks.

Daily Animal Feeding times until November 8th - https://www.fotawildlife.ie/pages/feeding-times

11/10/2026

They may still be quite small, but they already look like fully formed little red pandas, learning and being taken care of by mother, Laxmi.

It’s your last chance to suggest a name for one of the two new endangered red panda cubs, the last day to enter your names via suggestion box in the Serengeti Shop at the Wildlife Park, is today Sunday, October 11th. We are looking for names that are in keeping with the red panda cubs native range and cultural heritage where visitors can submit their name ideas for one of the twins and be in with a chance to win one of two Conservation annual passes.

Classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, red pandas face significant threats in the wild, with estimates documented between 2,500 and 10,000 mature individuals remaining in their natural habitats.

Address

Fota
Cork
CORK

Opening Hours

Monday 9:30am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 9:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 9:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday 9:30am - 4:30pm
Friday 9:30am - 4:30pm
Saturday 9:30am - 4:30pm
Sunday 9:30am - 4:30pm

Telephone

+353214812678

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