ビネンの天然記念物・トップ20

From the Tempelberg lookout point, you can enjoy a view over the Weser glacial valley and, in good weather, even as far as the Weser Uplands. There, you'll find the Lönshütte, a shelter where hikers can stop and enjoy a snack. At Tempelberg, you'll also meet Lüttjemann and Püttjerinchen. A story by Hermann Löns (1866-1914). The little gnome Lüttjemann goes on a journey and has several adventures. At the end of his journey, he meets Püttjerinchen, and they celebrate a gnome wedding.

Simple but cozy and clean open weather shelter with benches and tables. Various information about the hiking trail etc. is hanging on the walls. When we visited, there were two fire bowls with firewood in front of the hut. Next to the hut there is a simple organic toilet. The official inauguration of the “Lönshütte” took place on Saturday October 25th 2014: https://www.brokeloh.de/huette.html When the weather is nice, there is also a great view.

Great bike tour

Beautiful cycle path through the nature reserve on the Weser. The marsh landscape is characterized by regular flooding and is a habitat for many different animal species.

In the years after the Second World War, everything was done to turn the Große Aue into a canal-like river and thus to achieve a flood-free river course. In the 1980s, initiatives in the Minden-Lübbecke area led to the decision to renaturate the river landscape. The landscape, which has become species-poor as a result of the expansion, should recover. Alluvial forests, hedges and the typical plants and animals should be given a habitat again. When the ground-breaking ceremony for renaturation took place in 1989, this project was unique in North Rhine-Westphalia. The monotonous river bed and its up to 300 m wide side spaces were redesigned to form a near-natural meadow landscape. Approximately 200 hectares of flood plains have been reclaimed. The technically upgraded barrel was largely preserved. At the same time, a new body of water was created that flows into the old course at several points. From today's perspective, a species-rich animal and plant world was created without flood disasters being expected. Source: Wikipedia

They come from the Weser and have a mysterious origin. The Water and Shipping Office is constantly removing heavy stones weighing more than three tons from the river bed with their floating grab, but it doesn't take long for some to "grow" back. The hydraulic engineers are faced with a puzzle. More boulders (natural monuments) are located a little further north on the Weser Cycle Path at the tip of the Weser Peninsula and just before Nienburg Harbour. Many farmers also experience this as a problem on their fields. Every year they "harvest" stones from their fields, which seem to grow back like potatoes. With regard to this phenomenon, the State Office for Mining, Energy and Geology in Hanover refers to the occurrence of cryoturbation, a general term for all movements caused by the effects of frost in the ground. Source: https://www.mittelweser-tourismus.de/poi/nienburgs-findlinge-1/

The Drakenburger Marsch is a nature reserve in the Lower Saxony municipalities of Drakenburg in the joint municipality of Heemsen and the city of Nienburg/Weser in the Nienburg/Weser district. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drakenburger_Marsch

Water is always attractive... Info from the web: Location and brief description: The approx. 28 hectare natural bathing lake "Die Rolle" is located in a fauna-flora habitat (FFH) area 289 (pond bat waters in the Nienburg area) west of the city of Nienburg/Weser and can be reached via the B 6. As a standing tributary, it lies on the left without a connection to the Weser.