Wildlife Parks Housing Wild Boar
(open to the public)

Because wild boar are difficult to see in their natural environment due to their nocturnal nature, shyness and fear of man (i.e. fear of being next Sundays' lunch), we have added a list of Wildlife Centres that house wild boar. These are all open to the public.

Sow and piglet bonding

Wild boar bred in captivity become use to people and are more active during the daytime. For anyone interested in wild boar this is a great place to start learning about the beast, as I first did several years ago now. Wild boar are not a domesticated species and housing them is more about controlling a wild animal rather than looking after a domestic one. Therefore a lot of behaviour seen by wild boar in captivity mirrors the behaviour of the free-living animals.

If you do visit one of these establishments do please email us at British Wild Boar with some feedback. Particularly good centres then can be flagged up. Plus if you have any to add to the list, do please let us know.

Wildlife Parks (sorted by county)

England

Berkshire, Reading. Bucklebury Farm Park. The park can be found on the edge of Bucklebury village 3.5 miles from the A4 between Reading and Newbury.
Website address: http://www.buckleburyfarmpark.co.uk/index.html

Devon, Fairmile. Escot Country Park and Gardens (The park can be found on the edge of Bucklebury village 3.5 miles from the A4 between Reading and Newbury.)
Website address: http://www.escot-devon.co.uk/your_day_out.html

Get 'em when their young!

Hampshire, New Forest. New Forest Otter Owl and Wildlife Park (7 kms from Southampton. Just off the M271/A35 Southampton to Lyndhurst Road.)
Website address: http://www.ottersandowls.co.uk/newforest.htm

Kent, Herne Bay. Wildwood Trust (On the A271 between Canterbury & Herne Bay.)
Website address: http://www.wildwoodtrust.org/index.htm

"I recently visited Wildwood and thoroughly recommend it. The boar have a big enclosure and can be a little distant but it is great to see them in a such a natural looking environment and the staff are very helpful about advising when the best times are to see various animals. There is a lovely selection of other British aniamls too - Lesley"

Lancashire, Preston. Bowland Wild Boar Park (situated about 2 miles from the village of Chipping, on the Chipping to Dunsop Bridge road in the Forest of Bowland.)
Website address: http://www.wildboarpark.co.uk/

Norfolk, Gt Witchingham. Norfolk Wildlife Centre, Fakenham Road. NR9 5QS.
Telephone: 01603 872274
Email: information@norfolkwildlife.co.uk
Website address: http://www.norfolkwildlife.co.uk/index.html

Scotland

Kincraig, Kingussie, Inverness-shire. Highland Wildlife Park (7 miles south of Aviemore.)
Website address: http://www.highlandwildlifepark.org/wild_boar.htm