In 2008 the peat mining at Anton-Günther Meiners was given up. The field railway was subsequently dismantled. As the Ernst Karl company continues to mine peat in Westerhorn, their peat plant was reactivated and Ernst Karl bought 3 locomotives from the Meiners company. In 2011, all of the Meiners peat plant was demolished. The field track is still visible and has a length of about 500 meters. Especially in spring there are many ducks and geese on the water surface

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Jaegersen

May 1, 2019

Cycling

Great location with still working peat plant and train

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Anke

November 2, 2019

Cycling

The lake is mostly visited by ducks and geese and it is a great sight

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Sunday 15 March

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