The best animal parks and farms Pays De La Loire

Stroll through the bucolic alleys of this 6-hectare park where you can spend some quality time with the farmyard animals. From hens to guinea fowl, rabbits, turkeys, guinea pigs, as well as goats, ponies, donkeys and pheasants. Children can feed some of them with the food provided at the entrance. There are also more atypical species, such as four-horned sheep, dwarf cows and llamas. And the surprise is even greater when you discover a camel and a dromedary in the same field. Picnic area.

A change of scenery guaranteed. Safari atmosphere, thanks to a visit in a camouflage truck in a wild country environment. Sophie and Dominique raise deer, chickens and guinea fowl on a 40-hectare estate dotted with hedgerows, coppices and woods. A biotope well suited to deer. At the beginning of autumn, treat yourself to an evening, from dusk to midnight, to listen to the stags' courtship. In the shop, you will find prepared dishes (preserves, cold cuts) made from deer meat, but also fresh meat from the farm.

In a green and hilly setting of 7 hectares, this farm is a refuge offering a pleasant retirement to rescued animals, from abandonment, rescue, from slaughterhouses, retired or disabled. Goats, chickens, horses, cows and donkeys. Three young women with a passion for animals will introduce you to them and offer you a variety of activities based on domestic animals and local wildlife, and will raise your awareness of the animal cause. They also plan to install enclosures to accommodate wild animals and felines.

L'îlot Zanimo is an educational equestrian farm located in the same place as the Écuries de l'Îlot (pony club). With more than 20 hectares and about fifty animals in total, they offer various activities: guided tour of the farm, possibility to feed the animals and to discover their way of life and their habits, snack at the farm, pony rides, games and treasure hunt... Children will be the first to want to pet the animals. Let's add that the animals are raised according to the principles of the Animal Approach.