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Altwarmbüchener Moor

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Altwarmbüchener Moor

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Altwarmbüchener Moor

Name: Altwarmbüchener Moor
Rating: 2

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Location: Isernhagen, Region Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany

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1. Altwarmbüchener See – View of Altwarmbüchener See loop from Bothfeld

20.2km

05:08

50m

Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Altwarmbüchener Lake – Altwarmbüchener Lake loop from Altwarmbüchen

9.44km

02:24

30m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Parksee Lohne – Altwarmbüchener Lake loop from Altwarmbüchen

16.7km

04:14

50m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Jamatoja aus Hannover 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦🍀

April 2, 2021

The Altwarmbüchener Moor was formed towards the end of the last Ice Age, 10,000 BC. Developed. Melt and rainwater created a small lake that silted up and developed into a fen. A raised moor bulged out of it over the next millennia. In 1365 the first rural peat cutting in the moor was mentioned. At that time, peat was mainly used for heating. The 17th century was dominated by moor drainage. In 1747 the moat was widened to transport peat to Hanover. In 1830 there were attempts to burn down the moor in order to gain arable land. Between 1905 and 1923, hard coal from the Deister peat was displaced as heating material. The Altwarmbüchener Moor became a landfill site for the excavated marl that arose during the construction of the Mittelland Canal. The excavation later formed the subsoil for the Lahe household waste dump. In 1934 a fire destroyed large parts of the moor. When sand and gravel were removed from the moor between 1978 and 1981 for the construction of the motorway, a quarry pond was created and, until 1982, today's local recreation area Altwarmbüchener See. Traces of human interference can still be found in the moor today. You can clearly see old peat cuttings in which small open bodies of water have formed. Since 1997 attempts have been made to recultivate the moor by closing old drainage ditches and built-in sheet pile walls to reduce water runoff. A 40 hectare area of the moor is under nature protection. The moor is a habitat for rare animal and plant species such as adders, grass snakes, various types of dragonflies, ferns and cotton grass.

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Jamatoja aus Hannover 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦🍀

April 2, 2021

Peat extraction by hand:

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Location: Isernhagen, Region Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany

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Altwarmbüchener Moor

1. Altwarmbüchener See – View of Altwarmbüchener See loop from Bothfeld

2. Altwarmbüchener Lake – Altwarmbüchener Lake loop from Altwarmbüchen

3. Parksee Lohne – Altwarmbüchener Lake loop from Altwarmbüchen

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