"The" heath doesn't really exist. Although the Lüneburg Heath has the largest contiguous heath areas in Europe, these are more of individual, large areas that are spread over the entire width of the Lüneburg Heath. An exception is the large Lüneburg Heath nature reserve with its huge heath areas.
Due to the different locations, sometimes on a slope, sometimes on the south side, the heath areas bloom at different times, and the beginning is almost never the same. This ensures that you can find blooming heather as early as the end of July and the last blossoms can sometimes still be seen in October.
The heath areas are all named, e.g. Misselhorner Heide or Oberloher Heide etc.
They are all part of the Lüneburg Heath and thus make orientation easier.
The heather plant that is primarily found in the Lüneburg Heath and characterizes its landscape is the common heather - "Calluna vulgaris". It is also often referred to as heather. The bell heather (Erica tetralix) usually flowers a short time before the common heather and prefers swampy areas such as raised bogs.

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Lilli+Georg

September 1, 2025

The Oberoher Heide is the largest heathland in the district of Celle

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Location: Faßberg, Celle, Lüneburg Heath, Lower Saxony, Germany

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