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Sand heath in the Brachter Forest Nature Reserve

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Sand heath in the Brachter Forest Nature Reserve

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Sand heath in the Brachter Forest Nature Reserve

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Please check local regulations for: Naturpark Schwalm-Nette

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    Location: Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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    1. Brachter Wald Nature Reserve – Brachter Wald Nature Reserve loop from Brüggen

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    2. Brachter Wald Nature Reserve – Brachter Wald Nature Reserve loop from Brüggen

    31.4km

    02:16

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    Hard bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route.

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    3. Roßvenn – NSG Brachter Wald loop from Beesel

    18.4km

    01:10

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    April 11, 2022

    The former Mun depot offers a variety of different landscapes. Between old ramparts and the remains of railway lines, you will find very different flora and animals. Even larger areas of sand sometimes look like small desert areas.

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      June 27, 2022

      Has a bit of a small desert. One should not enter this area to protect nature.

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        May 29, 2023

        The conflict between East and West after World War II, known as the “Cold War,” led to the Western Allies setting up military bases in the Federal Republic of Germany.
        This also included the largest ammunition depot of the British Army of the Rhine in West Germany, the 3 Base Ammunition Depot in Brüggen Bracht. For almost fifty years, a unique heath landscape with a rare diversity of animals and plants was able to develop in this restricted military area on nutrient-poor sandy soils. Due to its valuable habitats, the 12 square km area was placed under nature conservation. After it was closed in 1996 due to the changed political situation, the area became the property of the North Rhine-Westphalia Foundation for Nature Conservation, Heritage and Cultural Preservation and the Economic Development Company for the District of Viersen mbH.

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          August 5, 2022

          Nature is wonderfully varied that it never gets boring.

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            May 29, 2023

            The conflict between East and West after World War II, known as the “Cold War,” led to the Western Allies setting up military bases in the Federal Republic of Germany.
            This also included the largest ammunition depot of the British Army of the Rhine in West Germany, the 3 Base Ammunition Depot in Brüggen Bracht. For almost fifty years, a unique heath landscape with a rare diversity of animals and plants was able to develop in this restricted military area on nutrient-poor sandy soils. Due to its valuable habitats, the 12 square km area was placed under nature conservation. After it was closed in 1996 due to the changed political situation, the area became the property of the North Rhine-Westphalia Foundation for Nature Conservation, Heritage and Cultural Preservation and the Economic Development Company for the District of Viersen mbH.

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              June 3, 2023

              Wonderful place, a useful conversion, a nature that has regained its rights.👍🌲 🌳

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                June 15, 2022

                Here, open inland dunes and sand heaths with their typical vegetation are being renatured.
                This creates new habitat for dune plants and animal species such as smooth snakes and sand lizards.

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                  August 28, 2022

                  No cars that bother you

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                    March 11, 2024

                    Resting place in a beautiful spot with a view

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                      Location: Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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