Fota Wildlife Park
Fota Wildlife Park is a 100-acre wildlife park located on Fota Island, near Carrigtwohill, County Cork, Ireland. Opened in 1983, it is an independently funded, not-for-profit charity that is one of the leading tourism, wildlife and conservation attractions in Ireland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fota and Belvelly Castle.
Fota
Railway station
Fota railway station serves Fota Island in County Cork. It is a station on the Cork to Cobh commuter service. Travel to Glounthaune station to transfer to Midleton. Fota is situated 630 metres northwest of Fota Wildlife Park.
Belvelly Castle
Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Belvelly Castle is a 14th or 15th-century tower house in County Cork, Ireland. It is situated next to the small village of Belvelly, opposite and overlooking the only road bridge connecting Fota Island to Great Island. Belvelly Castle is situated 780 metres southeast of Fota Wildlife Park.
Slatty Viaduct
Bridge
Photo: Rosanne Donovan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Slatty Viaduct is a bridge, which is situated 780 metres northwest of Fota Wildlife Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Belvelly and Glounthaune.
Belvelly
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, No restrictions.
Belvelly is a small village on the northern end of the Great Island of Cork Harbour, about four miles north of the town of Cobh, County Cork, Ireland. Belvelly is situated at the shortest crossing point between Great Island and the neighbouring Fota Island.
Glounthaune
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Glounthaune is a village in County Cork, Ireland, some 7 kilometres east of Cork city, on the north shore of Cork Harbour, the estuary of the River Lee. Glounthaune is situated 2½ km northwest of Fota Wildlife Park.
Passage West
Town
Photo: Andy Beecroft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Passage West is a port town in County Cork, Ireland, situated on the west bank of Cork Harbour, some 10 km south-east of Cork city. Passage West was designated a conservation area in the 2003 Cork County Development Plan. Passage West is situated 3 km southwest of Fota Wildlife Park.
Fota Wildlife Park
- Type: Zoo
- Description: wildlife park on Fota Island, Ireland
- Categories: nonprofit organization, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.89282° or 51° 53′ 34″ northLongitude
-8.31088° or 8° 18′ 39″ westOperator
Zoological Society of IrelandOpen location code
9C3HVMVQ+4JOpenStreetMap ID
way 31344800OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=zooWikidata ID
Q5473889
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Fota Wildlife Park from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Fota Wildlife Park” goes by many names.
- French: “Fota Wildlife Park”
- Hausa: “Gidan shakatawa na namun daji na Fota”
- Irish: “Páirc Fiadhúlra Fhóite”
- Japanese: “Fota Wildlife Park”
- Japanese: “フォタアイランド自然動物公園”
- Spanish: “Parque de vida silvestre de Fota”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Indian Rhino and European Bison.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Incubation House and Giraffe House.
County Cork: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Cork, Cobh, Kinsale, and Mallow.
Curious Zoos to Discover
Uncover intriguing zoos from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Fota Wildlife Park”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.