キルヒセルテの天然記念物・トップ20

The Ocean Bridge in Harpstedt, Lower Saxony, leads to Little America. The 99-year-old connection originated as a guesthouse, and is now popular with hikers and cyclists. Of course, this doesn't mean the United States, and "ocean" doesn't mean the Atlantic. Rather, this historic structure is a pedestrian and bicycle bridge located in the Wildeshausen Geest region of Lower Saxony. The "Ocean Bridge" is the only way to cross the Delmetal River between the Harpstedt Forest and the Harpstedt district of Little America. Or, as the nature park's website puts it: "The wooden bridge connects the village of Little America with the rest of the world." Source: https://www.kreiszeitung.de/lokales/niedersachsen/seit-99-jahren-ueber-die-ozeanbruecke-geht-es-nach-amerika-92823288.html

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To protect the town of Delmenhorst from flooding by the Delme, as was the case most recently in October 1998, a flood retention basin was built near Schlutter (municipality of Ganderkesee) over an area of 125 hectares. This offers storage space for 1.8 million cubic meters of water. The project, which cost around 20 million euros and was started in 2004, was completed in spring 2014. 70 percent of the costs were borne by the state of Lower Saxony and 30 percent by Delmenhorst. The flood retention basin is maintained and operated by the Ochtum Association. It is also known as “Germany’s northernmost dam”.

The “Steller Heide” landscape protection area is very popular with hikers.

little info from the net: The landscape protection area "Steller Heide" is located in the northern part of the district of Groß Mackenstedt (municipality of Stuhr) and covers an area of approx. 78 hectares. Due to its special locational diversity and the proximity to the city of Bremen, the Steller Heide is used for leisure activities and landscape-related recreation. The protected status serves in particular to preserve, develop or restore existing sandy heaths and nutrient-poor grassland on inland dunes, old acidic oak forests and dystrophic still waters as a habitat for the crested newt (Triturus cristatus) and dragonfly species such as the greater musk damsel (Leucorrhinia pectoralis). The landscape protection area serves to protect FFH area no. 252 "Steller Heide". The district of Diepholz is responsible as the lower nature conservation authority. The HB riot police used to be here for training

Varied hiking area with deciduous and coniferous trees, poor sand grass and meadows.

The stork's nest on the edge of the Delmetalsperre is finally occupied. For years the nesting aid stood unused in the landscape, this year it was accepted for the first time. One stork is standing on the nest, the second is looking for food underneath.

Great view of the flood retention basin. Here nature has room to develop. The area may not be entered.