Zoo · near Bridge End · Donegal

Wild Ireland

Wild Ireland is a zoo; it lies 2.6 km northeast of Bridge End. Facilities include a café. Close by, Burt Castle is 11 km away, one of 9 within 15 km.

Where

2.6 km

northeast of Bridge End

How well known

Top 35%

#609 of 1,783 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Aug

highs of 17–19°C

In brief

Zoo near Bridge End

Just outside Bridge End

Wild Ireland is 2.6 km northeast of Bridge End. Towns near it ↓

Written from Fáilte Ireland’s open data, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and the CSO’s 2022 town outlines, with Met Éireann’s 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

A month-by-month guide

Warmest in Bridge End are June to August, at 17–19°C.

Jan8° / 2°112 mm

Feb8° / 2°94 mm

Mar10° / 3°83 mm

Apr12° / 5°69 mm

May15° / 7°69 mm

Jun17° / 10°77 mm

Jul19° / 11°90 mm

Aug19° / 11°98 mm

Sep17° / 10°83 mm

Oct13° / 7°105 mm

Nov10° / 5°114 mm

Dec8° / 3°126 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Bridge End, and rain in a month. Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages for Bridge End (Copyright Met Éireann, CC BY 4.0). Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Bridge End’s full climate →

About

Wild Ireland

Zoo.

Type: Zoo
Town: 2.6 km northeast of Bridge End
Official site: wildireland.org

Facts: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Plan your visit

Practical details

AddressWild Ireland, Dundrean, Burnfoot, F93 KN7X

Address and hours: Fáilte Ireland’s open data and OpenStreetMap contributors. Hours change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Locating Wild Ireland

The map centres on Wild Ireland, in orange, with nearby places numbered.

Towns near it

Bases for a visit

The biggest base of the 8 is Buncrana (6,971 people). These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.

1 · 2.6 km southwest of it

Bridge End

373 people · 4 places to visit

2 · 3.7 km west of it

Tievebane

495 people · 6 places to visit

3 · 3.8 km west of it

Burnfoot

413 people · 5 places to visit

4 · 3.8 km northeast of it

Muff

1,418 people · 2 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Wild Ireland is	People	Places to visit
Bridge End	2.6 km southwest of it	373	4
Tievebane	3.7 km west of it	495	6
Burnfoot	3.8 km west of it	413	5
Muff	3.8 km northeast of it	1,418	2
Kildrum	9.2 km southwest of it	518	2
Fahan	9.2 km northwest of it	589	4
Buncrana	12 km northwest of it	6,971	3
Quigleys Point	12 km northeast of it	213	0

Make a day of it

More near Wild Ireland

There are 9 within 15 km, 3 castles, 2 gardens and 2 forts among them.

CastleBurt Castle11 km away 2GardenGardenIOSAS Centre600 m away 3

FortNeds Point Fort13 km away 4CastleCastleInch Castle10 km away 5FortFortGrianán of Aileach6.5 km away 6Natural landscapeNatural landscapeInch Wildfowl Reserve6.8 km away 7GardenGardenDunmore Gardens12 km away 8CastleCastleInch Island9.6 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

A visit to Wild Ireland: questions

Where is Wild Ireland?

Wild Ireland is 2.6 km northeast of Bridge End, Donegal.

What is Wild Ireland?

Zoo.

When is the best time to visit Wild Ireland?

June to August are the warmest months in Bridge End, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Wild Ireland?

Within 15 km: Burt Castle (11 km), IOSAS Centre (600 m), Neds Point Fort (13 km) and Inch Castle (10 km).

Sources: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), CSO 2022 town outlines (CC BY 4.0), Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages (CC BY 4.0).

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (2)

Burt Castle: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Neds Point Fort: Paddyhickey~commonswiki, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).