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Observation Tower European Pond Turtle Nature Trail Neuburg am Rhein

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Observation Tower European Pond Turtle Nature Trail Neuburg am Rhein

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Observation Tower European Pond Turtle Nature Trail Neuburg am Rhein

Name: Observation Tower European Pond Turtle Nature Trail Neuburg am Rhein
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Location: Neuburg am Rhein, Germersheim, Südpfalz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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🇺🇦Schlofwandler🕊️

March 27, 2021

As part of the “Pond Turtles Without Borders” project, new bodies of water were created for the pond turtle and the habitat prepared for reintroduction. Through the breeding program, animals are regularly released into the German-French project area on the border near Neuburg in the project area in order to build up a start-up population. "Together with other reintroduction measures, it should be possible to bring the European pond turtle back to the Upper Rhine permanently," explains Uwe Meißner from the Lower Nature Conservation Authority, "Observations already confirm the success of the measures. Even if there are still no pond turtles to be seen in the waters between Berg and Neuburg, it already offers a protected space as a superordinate "umbrella species" due to the diverse habitat requirements of a large number of plants and animal species such as marsh harrier, little bittern, purple heron, tree frog and crested newt. “There are good opportunities for observation in Neuburg am Rhein, where a nature trail with observation platforms and themed panels about the pond turtle has been set up for the population.
Source: District of Germersheim - nature conservation and landscape management

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Scout Jens

December 2, 2023

A lookout tower on the edge of the hiking trail.
Muskrats can be found on an arm of the Old Rhine, which was converted into an anti-tank ditch during the Second World War. I haven't seen any beavers or the pond turtles that are supposed to settle here again.

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Andi

January 27, 2022

I spoke to two pensioners who live in Neuburg. Neither of them have ever been able to observe a terrapin. However, there are beavers in the area and I was able to observe some myself. In any case, this is a beautiful piece of nature here (it used to be an anti-tank ditch as part of the West Wall).

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