Haus Tannenbusch
Small natural history museum in the Tannenbusch recreation park with a wildlife park, geopark and nature trail; free admission.
Have only individual sections read aloud
About the museum
Haus Tannenbusch is part of the Tannenbusch nature recreation park in the Dormagen district of Delhoven. The park developed from 1958 out of a wildlife enclosure that began with a roe deer fawn and grew through donations from many citizens and companies. Today more than 130 mammals and well over 100 waterfowl and game birds live there, mainly native species or species that were once native to the area.
In 1980 the Schutzgemeinschaft Deutscher Wald (SDW, German Forest Protection Association) Dormagen opened a geopark on the grounds as a geological trail. It shows characteristic rocks of the region; at the entrance, a geological clock illustrates almost five billion years of Earth history as a 24-hour day.
In Haus Tannenbusch, a natural history exhibition presents four landscapes of Dormagen worthy of protection in their ecological context: the Stürzelberger Grind, the Wahler Berg, and the dry beech-oak forest and the ash-elm floodplain forest in the Knechtstedener Busch. A nature trail, a forest school and a forest restaurant complete the offering.
Highlights
- Natural history exhibition on four Dormagen landscapes
- Wildlife park with over 130 mammals
- Geopark with geological clock
- Nature trail with stations
- Adventure playground and forest restaurant
Permanent exhibition
- Naturkundliche Ausstellung im Haus Tannenbusch – Presents four landscapes of Dormagen worthy of protection – Stürzelberger Grind, Wahler Berg, beech-oak forest and floodplain forest – in their ecological context.
- Operated by
- Stadtbad- und Verkehrsgesellschaft Dormagen mbH (SVGD)
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Admission to the park and museum is free; the forest school can only be used with registration.
Accessibility
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
- Playground / play area
Large adventure playground, wildlife park with animals to observe, nature trail with stations and picnic meadow.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Zum Tannenbusch
Bus stop "Zum Tannenbusch".
By car
Paid parking
Ample parking: free on weekdays; on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays from 9:00 to 17:00, €3 per day. Annual parking pass €42 (information: phone +49 2133 80718).
Access via Provinzialstraße (signposted "Wildpark Tannenbusch" from the A 57, Dormagen junction); navigation address: Im Tannenbusch, 41540 Dormagen.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Restaurant
Tannenbusch forest restaurant; large picnic meadow.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| School programs | yes |
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| Good to know | Forest school by registration. Dogs on a leash are allowed in the wildlife park. |
