Sorgwohld Inland Dunes Nature Reserve

The inland dunes of Sorgwohld were formed at the end of the Late Ice Age around 12k years ago when sand from the Owschlager Sanders was blown together to form mighty dunes by strong ice winds. So today we can enjoy the common heather here in the middle of the sand dunes.
Tip: heather blossom 08.08.-09.09.

The worry is a tributary of the Eider. At the end of the last ice age, there was only a hesitant colonization with plants, sand that swirled around deposited again and again and condensed - a dune landscape was created. An important remnant of this inland dune landscape near Sorgwohld became a nature reserve in 1936
explained, as you have an impression of the earlier in
gets a large part of Schleswig-Holstein's covering dune and heathland with their typical plant and animal species. Since some
Years, the area also belongs to the Europe-wide network of protected areas
"NATURA 2000".

Totally beautiful hiking trail along the Sorgwohlder inland dunes. A dense carpet of heather covers the sandy soil.