The Blutseemoor near Kist is a nature reserve in the Irtenberger Forest, which is part of the fauna-flora-habitat areas (FFH). It is known for its swinging lawn, which is the largest in Lower Franconia and floats on an underground body of water. The name Blutsee comes from a type of algae that sometimes turns the water red. The moor is not allowed to be entered as it is life-threatening.
The Blutsee Moor is a 1941 designated reserve. With an area of approximately 5.8 hectares, it offers the largest swinging lawns in Lower Franconia and a popular path for walkers around the eponymous blood lake. It is a fen.
The name goes back to a special kind of red single-celled animals, which occasionally multiply massively in the blood-lake and thus make the lake appear more or less blood-red.
Yesterday it was foggy and most of the trees are still leafy. The first yellow leaves on the trees shone between the green that you thought the sun was coming …