Category Archives: Schleswig-Holstein

Nature in an Afternoon Car Drive

What do you do when you are not allowed to go far away from the place where you currently live and there is nothing open to go to? Exactly: hop in the car and drive around. That’s what we did. … Continue reading

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The Yawning Mantra

The Dummersdorfer shore is another protected area of the Natura 2000 project. It is a European nature protection network for special areas of conservation of habitats, terrestrial and marine. The Dummersdorfer Shore is located between Lübeck and Travemünde along the … Continue reading

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Corona-Shutdown Walk – The Discovery of a Slavic Ringfort

The Circular Rampart of Pöppendorf is an old embankment used as a military fortification and refuge. It is from the 8th century and still visible today. I am still on my discovery-walks in the surroundings during the Corona shutdown. Sometimes … Continue reading

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(Another) Corona-Shutdown Walk – Nature Reserve Aalbeek

The Nature Reserve of Aalbeek is one of many protected areas in this region. Natural wet-lands give an ideal place to stay over winter and also during the whole year for many water birds and other animals. One of the … Continue reading

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Corona-Shutdown Walk – Schellbruch near Lübeck

On the way to discover more and more nature reserves, a friend of mine sent me an article about the Schellbruch region along the river Trave, halfway between Travemünde and Lübeck. I wanted to have a look there and asked … Continue reading

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