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Recommended by 13 hikers
Location: Harz Mountains, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
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8.04km
350m
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27
02:45
8.99km
310m
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06:47
23.8km
550m
When cats hide...The European wildcat prefers untidy forests. She feels at home where fallen trees and root plates remain and tree cavities can be found. But she also likes so-called Holzpolter, the stacks of felled tree trunks. There she happily gives birth to her young and raises them.However, when the piles of wood are removed, it is life-threatening for the animals. Again and again it happens that the wild kittens are crushed or loaded with them.
To prevent this from happening, BUND recommends not clearing away piles in wildcat forests from March to August (during the main time when wildcats are born and reared). Other options are storage at a central storage location outside the forest or immediate removal.
August 11, 2023
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Location: Harz Mountains, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
4.5
(41)
163
01:55
8.04km
350m
4.5
(6)
27
02:45
8.99km
310m
4.4
(17)
78
06:47
23.8km
550m