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Gießen District

Black Woodpecker

Natural Monuments

Gießen District

Black Woodpecker

Highlight • Forest

Black Woodpecker

Name: Black Woodpecker
Rating: 1.8

Recommended by 12 hikers out of 15

This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Feldatal

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Location: Gemünden (Felda), Vogelsbergkreis, Gießen District, Hesse, Germany

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1. View of Ehringshausen – Backofenhaus Pond loop from Ehringshausen

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2. Backofenhaus Pond – Mehlbacher Teich loop from Groß-Felda

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3. Heinzemann Rock Formation – Mehlbacher Teich loop from Ehringshausen

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𝘾.𝘽. 𝘼𝙙𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙨

September 10, 2025

Unfortunately, it's only a temporary highlight, as the black-feathered fellow always flutters away so quickly when spotted. ;)

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NaturFreunde Hessen e.V.

December 5, 2023

A pioneer of the forest is the black woodpecker, a cavity nester that creates its own nesting hole in old trees with its powerful beak. If he leaves it, it provides a habitat for other cave-nesting animals such as stock doves, bats or wild bees. Old beech trees are the preferred habitat of many sensitive species, including FFH species. The rare green broom moss, which was found on six trees at one location in the FFH area, also occurs here. The trees on which the moss cushion, which is usually only a few square centimeters in size, grows, have been marked for conservation despite their location in a core area.
If necessary, young growth that is too shady is removed in their environment as a species protection measure in order to ensure that the moss receives sufficient light.
Photo Black Woodpecker: © Dryocopus martius/ Flickr(CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

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Location: Gemünden (Felda), Vogelsbergkreis, Gießen District, Hesse, Germany

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