A wooden viewing platform offers a view of the Merklinger Ried. A sign provides further information about the nature reserve. Unfortunately, the view is quite overgrown in summer, while the bike and hiking paths through the nature reserve offer significantly better views in some places.

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February 5, 2019

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The Merklinger Ried nature reserve is located in the Würm floodplain between Weil der Stadt and Merklingen.
The Merklinger Ried is almost surrounded by the Heckengäu-Weil der Stadt landscape conservation area. Habitat for wild plants and animals, especially for numerous bird species. A floristic speciality is the marsh helleborine orchid species, which is classified as "endangered" in Baden-Württemberg. Numerous bird species occur: reed warbler, marsh warbler, reed bunting, grasshopper warbler, blackcap, chiffchaff, spotted crake and common snipe.

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Elevation 440 m

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Location: Weil der Stadt, Landkreis Böblingen, Stuttgart District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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