ボクホルストの天然記念物・トップ20

The ring wall castle 'Kaaksburg' dates back to the 8th or 9th century. Its oldest known documentary mention dates from 1560-1576. The oval ring wall with a diameter of 80 or 100 m and a height of around 5 m was raised from dark earth, while the ground in the surrounding area is sandy, which is why it was assumed that the material came from the Bekau, which flows past in the southeast. At that time, the Bekau was navigable at least as far as the castle and was influenced by the tides until it was embanked; the area around the castle was still swampy and marshy at that time and was occasionally flooded. It was therefore assumed that the castle was built in this strategically favorable position to control the waterway. According to a folk legend, it once served as a base for pirates - sometimes Klaus Störtebeker is mentioned. While the country road between Itzehoe and Schenefeld used to bypass the ring wall to the east, today's L 127 runs right through the ring. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaaksburg

Very nice view, with a bad route

HISTOUR point BG31 | Former peat quarrying area The Eggstedter Moor is a 260-hectare lowland area of the Holstenau that is rapidly being drained. In the past, peat was also extracted here for heating and soil improvement. The local peat baking association commemorates this tradition with annual demonstrations. The still preserved peat cuttings and the drainage ditches running through the agriculturally used grassland offer numerous plants and animals that are almost extinct today a last habitat. Eleven species of freshwater snails, five species of freshwater mussels and 14 different species of dragonflies live in the Eggstedter Moor, including the rare green damselfish. Breeding bird species that have become rare today include lapwing and skylark. Raised bogs in western Schleswig-Holstein were mostly formed from low bogs, which in turn had formed in damp depressions. The peat mosses that form the peat only need air, sun, lots of rainwater and dust that has been blown in to grow. Raised bogs are therefore not dependent on nutrient-rich water from the subsoil for their growth, the plant and animal world is poor in species, but specialized in this habitat.

The “Herrenmoor near Kleve” can be circumnavigated on foot from Nuttelner Vierth on municipal paths. Some of the paths are also accessible by bike. Unfortunately, the railway bridge from Kleve "Achtern Barg" to Nuttelner Vierth/Nuttelner Heide Hügel was dismantled and no replacement was made for cost reasons. This slowly beginning moor development can now be experienced by the visitor on the Nutteln moor side, where a small oak plank path leads into the moor grassland areas. https://www.steinburg.de/kreisverwaltung/information-der-fachaemter/amt-fuer-umweltschutz/naturschutz/schutzgebiete-u-schuetzte-objects/nreservate/herrenmoor-bei-kleve.html

short break and the view over the Herrenmoor, which is being renatured.

The Kaaksburg was a Saxon ring wall that was built around the year 800. It had a diameter of 80 m and 4 m high earth walls. The castle complex was intended to secure a trade route across the Bekau. Today, a wide street runs through the middle of the castle complex and cuts the ring wall in two. Right next to the castle is a rest area with a snack bar.

This huge nature reserve is a great habitat for many species that can no longer be found in other places. This has become possible since the 1990s, when the drainage that was initiated for peat removal was reversed and the existing canals were used to back up water.

The approximately 77 hectare area was bought in 2005 with the financial participation of the municipality of Mehlbek, the Nature Conservation Foundation and the nature conservation authority of the Steinburg district for the benefit of nature conservation. Since then the water level has risen continuously and has now reached its final height. The natural oasis became a large lake and is constantly changing. There is always something new to discover for nature lovers: especially beautiful, the small cormorant population. Source: https://www.bund-steinburg.de/radtour-2016.html