Steller Heide Nature Reserve

Great NSG with wonderful paths

Varied hiking area with deciduous and coniferous trees, poor sand grass and meadows.

little info from the net:The landscape protection area "Steller Heide" is located in the northern part of the district of Groß Mackenstedt (municipality of Stuhr) and covers an area of approx. 78 hectares.Due to its special locational diversity and the proximity to the city of Bremen, the Steller Heide is used for leisure activities and landscape-related recreation.The protected status serves in particular to preserve, develop or restore existing sandy heaths and nutrient-poor grassland on inland dunes, old acidic oak forests and dystrophic still waters as a habitat for the crested newt (Triturus cristatus) and dragonfly species such as the greater musk damsel (Leucorrhinia pectoralis).The landscape protection area serves to protect FFH area no. 252 "Steller Heide".The district of Diepholz is responsible as the lower nature conservation authority.The HB riot police used to be here for training