Features
The 4.5 hectare Wugu Leisure Farm is conveniently located next to the Wugu Interchange in New Taipei City. A romantic, elegant castle built in the Southern European fashion stands in the middle of the grassland, surrounded by white lily ponds, rivers, waterfalls, and a forest.
Wugu Farm is the largest preserve for the restoration of firefly habitats in northern Taiwan. It also houses a gene pool for aquatic plants in Taiwan, with a butterfly pavilion, precious pavilion, herb pavilion, and ecological pavilion, which cultivates hundreds of orchids, medicinal plants, and herbs. A variety of unique wildlife and rare animals also regularly displayed.The farm also accommodates school courses, with specialized courses and green ecological field study courses taught by by professionals. There are also animal ecology exhibits on frogs, butterflies, native Taiwanese fish, and fireflies as well as explorative activities on wetland ecosystems and trees and unique plants found on the farm.
The farm’s plant story house provides DIY activities for visitors to paint their own stag beetle piggy banks, Japanese rhinoceros beetle piggy banks, frog wind chimes, firefly LED lights, windmills and shopping bags, or make their own water rockets, pachinko machines, seashell photo frames, and butterfly or dragonfly pen holders.