Top 20 Natural Monuments around Nienwohld

The Wohldorf Forest is the oldest forest district in Hamburg and has been owned by the city of Hamburg since 1437. The forest has always been a popular destination for the Hamburg city population. There have been walking paths here since 1770, and in the first decades of the 20th century the area was accessible by a narrow-gauge railway that has since been dismantled. The Wohldorf Forest covers a total of 364 hectares, of which the central 278 hectares are now a nature reserve and are protected under the Fauna-Flora-Habitat Directive and the EU Bird Protection Directive. The areas not under protection are managed by the Hamburg Forestry Administration, and the nature reserve is jointly managed by the Nature Conservation Office, the Forestry Office and the German Forest Protection Association.

The Brenner Moor is the largest salt marsh in inland Schleswig-Holstein. The salinity of the salt springs partially reaches that of the North Sea. A jewel of nature but very busy on weekends. Still a real highlight. The crossing is only possible thanks to the laid planks. However, cycling is prohibited

The Brenner Moor is the largest inland salt marsh in Schleswig-Holstein. It is located in the district of Stormarn in the town of Bad Oldesloe in the Trave lowlands and has been declared a nature reserve. What is special about the Brenner Moor are the brine springs that rise from a depth of approx. 500 meters and have their origin in a salt band that presumably stretches from Segeberg via Tralau and Bad Oldesloe to Lübeck. The plant communities and the animal world of the Brenner Moor are shaped in a special way by the unique occurrence of salt springs inland. The salty environment attracts plants that are otherwise only found near the coast, e.g. B. rush (Juncus gerardii) and beach trident (Triglochin maritima). In some places the water has a salinity that corresponds to that of the North Sea. In less saline parts of the nature reserve, reed beds, among other things, grow. https://metropolregion.hamburg.de/kulturlandschaften/4471072/brenner-moor/

Great moor and beautiful boardwalk! Tip: 🅿️ at the Kleingartenverein

The diverse landscape north-west of the town of Bad Oldesloe invites you to take a contemplative and, in view of the large number of natural history features, also eventful and informative tours. Several large-scale salt springs rising from great depths of salt domes have created very rare habitats for salt plants (halophytes) and a particularly adapted animal world here inland. The 24-hectare Brenner Moor nature reserve includes the largest inland salt pan in Schleswig-Holstein. The area is accessible by boardwalks. Ten experience stations provide in-depth information on the leaflets provided and encourage further research. The waterlogging of the Wolkenweher Niederung fulfills the goals of the European Water Framework Directive and also the requirements of the Habitats Directive. Source: environmental data.landsh.de

A place to unwind! Here's something else from the web: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brenner_Moor

The Wohldorfer Wald impresses with its deciduous trees and is the largest contiguous deciduous forest in Hamburg. The nature reserve has a total size of 278 hectares and forms a 1,800 hectare biotope network in northeast Hamburg with the nature reserves Duvenstedter Brook, Hansdorfer Brook and Ammersbek-Niederung. The Wohldorfer Wald is the oldest forest district in Hamburg and has been designated as a recreation area since 1770. The city acquired the area as early as the 13th century. Due to the proud age of the forest, a special flora and fauna has developed there. The varied tree population is reflected in different forest images. There are alluvial forests, in the depressions and hollows alder and beech forests and also areas with oaks, ash trees and maples. The landscape is shaped by the Ice Age terminal moraines and is accordingly hilly. The animal world of the Wohldorfer Forest includes 14 different bat species and four beetle species from the "jungle relict" category, which only occur in particularly old forests. With a little luck, otters, kingfishers, woodcock or black woodpeckers can also be observed there. https://www.hamburg.de/wandern-ausflug-hamburg/297246/wandern-wohldorfer-wald/

I can highly recommend a hike in the Brenner Moor. After all, it is the largest inland salt marsh moor in Schleswig-Holstein. On your 6-kilometer hike in the north of Bad Oldesloe, you will observe rare bird and plant species and experience complete peace and quiet in some places. Accompanied by a flyer, ten experience stations invite you to explore the nature reserve. In the evening hours, the sunsets offer beautiful reflections in the moor and on the Trave. It is sometimes difficult to say where the moorland ends and the sky begins. https://tourismus-stormarn.de/de/wandern/brenner-moor-rundweg-43