Großer Torfstich, Mittelbruch Nature Reserve

pretty forest

The Mittelbruch is a nature reserve of around 30 hectares in the Berlin district of Pankow, in the Berlin-Buch district. The area, which consists of three former peat pits and an adjacent meadow landscape, was placed under protection on May 22, 1997.

The "Mittelbruch" nature reserve is located a little off the main hiking trails that lead through the Bucher Forest and along the Panke. Extensive meadows and three small bodies of water that have emerged from peat cuttings (Nordstich, Großer and Kleiner Torfstich) characterize the nature reserve. This landscape is a relic of a cultural landscape that hardly exists anymore. Worthy of note are the smooth oat meadows that can still be found in large stands in fresh to seasonally moist areas and are now under EU-wide protection.
Source: berlin.de/sen/uvk/natur-und-gruen/naturschutz/schutzgebiete/naturschutzgebiete/mittelbruch