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Weseler Heath

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    1. Wesel Heath – Weseler Bach Ponds loop from Wesel

    25.9km

    06:41

    130m

    130m

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

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

    Hard

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

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    April 25, 2023

    The Wesel Heath offers everything a heathland hiker could wish for: sheepfolds, bee enclosures, and sweeping views of the landscape.

    When the heather (Calluna vulgaris) blooms here in August and September, the eye is presented with a seemingly endless purple-pink splendor. The beekeepers have filled the bee enclosures with their baskets and hives, and the coveted heather honey is being collected by the busy bees. When the heath is "honeying," the air is filled with the sweet scent of the nectar.
    Source: naturpark-lueneburger-heide.de/natur-und-kultur/naturwunder-und-naturblicke/weseler-heide

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      August 23, 2022

      Lüneburg Heath
      There's actually no such thing as "the" heath. While Lüneburg Heath boasts the largest contiguous heathland in Europe, it's actually more like individual, large areas spread across the entire expanse of the Lüneburg Heath. The exception is the large Lüneburg Heath Nature Reserve with its vast heathland.


      Due to their varying locations, sometimes on a slope, sometimes facing south, the heathlands bloom at different times, with the start of blooming almost never the same. This means you can find heather blooming as early as the end of July, and the last flowers can sometimes be seen as late as October.

      The heathlands are all named, for example, Misselhorn Heath or "Wesel Heath." They are all part of the Lüneburg Heath, making orientation easier.

      The heath plant that is primarily found in the Lüneburg Heath and characterizes its landscape is the common heather – "Calluna vulgaris." It is often also called heather. The bell heather (Erica tetralix) usually blooms shortly before the common heather and prefers swampy areas such as raised bogs.

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        July 17, 2024

        Gently rolling hills on the edge of a forest, the Weseler Heide, offers many benches and wide views.

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          Location: Undeloh, Harburg, Lüneburg Heath, Lower Saxony, Germany

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