About Secret Valley Wildlife Park

Our History

Secret Valley Wildlife Park is the only fully licensed zoo and Wildlife Park in the South East. Ann O’Connor set up the original farm in 2007 and it has since grown from strength to strength. The passion that Ann and her staff have for the animals and environment is clearly evident from the moment the visitor is welcomed into the grounds.

The parks rich history is now part of Irelands Ancient East which you can read about here

With fourteen areas of beautiful countryside, the Park has plenty of room for expansion and is growing .  We have a great range of animals at the Wildlife Park such as monkeys, raccoons, lemurs, rabbits, goats, donkeys, horses, alpacas, llamas, guinea pigs, prairie dogs, skunks and more. With other 40 different species amounting to 200 animals at the park there is plenty to do and see! Activities are aplenty from riding ponies, arts & crafts, riding on a quad-bike, feeding kid goats, treasure hunts etc.

Our Mission

”At Secret Valley Wildlife Parks, we want to educate our visitors while giving them an entertaining experience leading to a greater respect for animals around the world”

Discover the wonders of Secret Valley Wildlife Park

Why not come and enjoy a day out in the sunny southeast and experience wildlife from around the world at Secret valley Wildlife Park .We have everything from animal handling  to keeper talks with plenty of hands on activities with our animals for you to enjoy.

Award-winning Secret Valley Wildlife Park is set in 14 acres of beautiful countryside only 1.5hrs from Dublin; we are conveniently close to Waterford, Kilkenny, Carlow and Wexford town.

Experiences

Our family run zoo with its relaxing atmosphere offers visitors a chance to get closer to nature. Join in our keeper talks, handling and feeding sessions which happen throughout the day. Or why not try one of our animal experiences where you can get a chance to be a keeper for a day or you can just meet the Meerkats!!

If that is not enough for you, you can try our adventure hunts or grab a coffee in our cafe “The Hungry Tortoise”. There are also indoor and outdoor play areas, obstacle course and Quad train to enjoy.

So if you are looking for things to do in Wexford why not come and pay us a visit – you would be most welcome!

2018
Became full members of BIAZA (British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariams)
2017
Celebrated our 10 year anniversary
2016
Welcomed our troop of rescued Capuchin Monkeys from the Netherlands to their custom built enclosure
  • Awarded Attractions and Activities Award
  • Awarded Overall Business of the year
2015
Official opening of the Lemur Walkthrough
  • Appeared on RTE Junior with Ferne Corrigan from Cbeebies
2014
Became a fully accredited licenced zoo
  • Official opening of the Corsac Fox habitat
2013
Appeared on the TV3 show called “The Holiday Show” with Jon Slattery and Ciara Whelan
  • Became part of the Irish Seal Sanctuary participation in the rehabilitation and release of rescued seals
2012
Built our White-Fronted Lemur Enclosure
  • Changed from “Adventure Farm” to “Wildlife Park” with Media Launch
2011
Installed an Indoor Play area, now called “The Jungle Gym”
2010
Built our second shed to house our small animals, goats and alpacas, now called “The Animal Encounter House”
2009
Appeared on the mentoring programme “Higher Ground” on RTÉ with Paul McCarthy and Peter Young
2008
Second Year open trying to spread our name; introduced our Schools Programme and started Summer Camp
2007
Opened the Farm on 26/05/2007
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