• Native animals only, from bison and lynx to owls, reptiles and frogs, so it pairs well with a separate trip to Basel Zoo
• Restaurant inside the park, the Parkrestaurant, for lunch or a drink between enclosures
• Birthday parties and guided tours are run by the Erlen-Verein and booked through its website

A wildlife park in the Lange Erlen riverside woods along the Wiese, run by the Erlen-Verein since 1871. It keeps native animals across about 20 hectares: European bison, red and fallow deer, chamois, lynx, wildcats and foxes, plus owls in aviaries and waterbirds on the ponds.

Rare Swiss farm breeds such as Valais sheep and woolly pigs round it out.