ラウエンハーゲンの天然記念物・トップ20

Very diverse birdlife to the right and left of the path, the viewing platforms are worth climbing.

Species-rich nature reserve on the western shore of Lake Steinhude. This is a wet meadow landscape with shallow water areas, ponds and ditches. It provides a habitat for numerous animal and plant species, including frogs, pond turtles, various waders, ospreys and sea eagles. The Meerbruchswiesen are also popular with migratory birds. Source: https://www.mittelweser-tourismus.de/poi/meerbruchswiesen/

Many water birds can be observed. There are special viewing points.

It is worth taking a moment to stop here and watch the water birds.

The Meerbruch is a wetland landscape with shallow water areas, ponds, plants and ditches and is a habitat for numerous animals. These include frogs, toads, newts, waders, ducks and even ospreys and sea eagles. In autumn, many migratory birds overwinter at Lake Steinhude or rest there. Source: steinhuder-meer.de

The forest area of the Loccum Monastery (approx. 650 ha) is located about ten kilometers west of Lake Steinhude and comprises six sub-areas (forest locations) of different sizes. The majority are located in Lower Saxony (Nienburg district), a smaller part belongs to North Rhine-Westphalia (Minden-Lübbecke district). The forest largely falls under the category of "historically old forest locations". Alternating forest landscapes and a well-developed, park-like path system make the monastery forest an experience for every visitor. Source: https://www.kloster-loccum.de/das-kloster/klosterforst

Display boards provide information about the monastic pond economy.

The Klosterforst Sundern is a forest area south of the Loccum monastery. Several, mostly natural, forest paths or paths lead through it. In addition to a herd of cattle and the Luccaburg in the south, the water management of the Cistercians is particularly noteworthy and can still be experienced. The water of the Fulde was used in a clever way via ditches and dams. For example, there are water crossings at different heights to feed water reserves. For the monastery, the Cistercians sometimes even laid an underground sewage system, as well as different ditches to keep service water separate from waste water. The bridal pond and the baking pond are still preserved as large ponds. The Backteich is higher than the level of the parallel Fulde.