ホーンホルストの天然記念物・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

A nice idea to draw attention to the piece of untouched nature.

From the Devil's Bridge you then pass a wooden gate at a crossroads, located directly on the main forest path. This wooden gate is the window to the jungle and reveals a view of a piece of untouched forest. The idea is quite nicely done, even if the wooden gate isn't very spectacular. But at least you get some information about the Lower Saxony primeval forest. Source: https://www.breierblog.de/deister-wandern-bad-nenndorf-teufelsbruecke/

For decades, hikers who know the area have been amused by a sign on the cross beech tree that indicated the direction to the Hohenborstel district of Barsinghausen. In the course of renewing the signage in the Deister, the makers of the new wooden sign obviously felt a commitment to tradition. Source: https://deister-echo.de/neue-hinweisschilder-mit-schreibfehler-bleibt-die-tradition-gewahrt/