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The area of today's Holtwicker Wachholder Heide was originally created by agriculturally used forest areas. Almost every farming community in Westphalia owned such a mark. They had the right to use these marks as grazing land for their cattle, for lumber, and for cutting sods. Over time, the forest disappeared more and more due to overexploitation and a lack of reforestation. Only heather and juniper bushes grew on the emaciated and acidic soil. To date, these extensive heathlands have mostly been reforested and, to a lesser extent, converted into arable land. The Holtwick juniper heath, which has been placed under nature protection, remained as a remnant of this ancient rural cultural landscape.

While large areas of the region were still covered with heathland at the beginning of the 19th century, today the Westruper Heide is a remnant of that time. The approximately 90-hectare heath is in the immediate vicinity of the Haltern reservoir.

A 250ha wildlife park that you can also cross by bike. With a bit of luck you can also see fallow deer.

With its important past as a Roman base around the birth of Christ, Haltern am See has had town rights since 1289 and is a historical, up-and-coming medium-sized town, located at the northernmost point of the Lippe, embedded in the Hohe Mark, Haard and Borkenberge forest areas. The current urban area of Haltern am See was created as part of the municipal territorial reform in North Rhine-Westphalia in 1975. At that time, the town and the Haltern district, consisting of the communities Kirchspiel-Haltern (Holtwick, Lavesum and Sythen), Hullern and Lippramsdorf, were merged and expanded south of the Lippe to include the communities of Flaesheim (formerly part of the Datteln district) and Hamm-Bossendorf (parts of the Hamm community formerly part of the Marl district). The allocation of districts south of the Lippe to Haltern meant crossing a centuries-old border. A border that was the reason and prerequisite for the granting of town rights to Haltern by the sovereign and Prince-Bishop of Münster, Everhard von Diest, in the 13th century. Since 1908, Haltern am See has had a pumping station to pump drinking water for the northern Ruhr area. Water extraction has been steadily expanded; it helped the city to earn its decorative name "Haltern am See" and reached its provisional end point with the completion of the Hullerner Lake in 1985. A side effect of the area-intensive water management is the increased recreational value of the Haltern landscape, which, free of industry, has become even more attractive to visitors and locals thanks to the creation of the lakes. Today, the Haltern lakes with their boathouses, sailing harbor and seaside resort are the destination of many people seeking relaxation. But Haltern am See has more to offer visitors than just the lake. The attractive and varied landscape is often referred to as the lungs of the Ruhr area. The city is the heart of the Hohe Mark Nature Park. The extensive forests of the Haard and the Hohe Mark, as well as the Westruper Heide, Holtwicker Heide and Sebbelheide nature reserves, are accessible via a dense network of hiking, cycling, horse riding and walking trails. The pedestrian zones of the old town and the modern town centers of Sythen, Flaesheim, Lippramsdorf, Hullern and Lavesum are popular shopping and meeting places for residents and visitors alike.

Very nice if you can ride a bike through a game reserve. The fallow deer are used to people and are not very shy. Of course, it's best not on the weekend when the park tends to be overcrowded.

Nice pond with seating!

Nice resting place, great water playground for children but gastronomy overpriced

The Dülmen Wildlife Park was opened in the 1860s and covers 250 hectares. It consists of a landscaped area of meadows, forests and lakes. Fallow deer, red deer and sheep (Heidschnucken) have a home in the extensive area. The ponds attract a number of bird species. Three entrances lead into the listed park, the central path of which is integrated into the city of Dülmen's cycle path network. The park is open to the public free of charge all year round.