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From here, you have a beautiful view of the dam. There are two benches where you can relax.

Almost the only way to see the reservoir and its walls. Otherwise access is prohibited and overgrown all around.

There are a few benches here where you can take a rest

At this point there is a larger moor lake, which makes a nice photo motif, especially in fog. Above this, this moor lake is regularly visited by waterfowl such as wild ducks. If there are few people on the jetties and you approach the lake(s) quietly, there is a high probability that the animals will not be startled and scared away.

The peat that can be found everywhere in the bog and fen areas is the result of a process of incomplete decomposition. Usually, dead plants are gradually decomposed by small animals (such as earthworms), bacteria and fungi. This process applies to well-drained soils. On impervious acidic soils that do not contain many bacteria and in humid climates, plants such as peat moss are only partially decomposed. Their superimposition forms the peat layer. This peat layer can be up to 7 m in certain places here in the Brackvenn. 1 mm layer of peat takes 1 year to form. With a peat layer of 7 m, for example, we are talking about a period of 7,000 years.

There are several bog eyes along the wooden walkways, which are home to numerous species of dragonflies, among other things.

The bog lakes are often Palsen, Pingos or Thufure. The water in the middle is called bog scour or bog eye.

In autumn, the Brackvenn is the most colorful fen landscape in the Eupen area.