Just a short walk from Altwarp you will find yourself in a beautiful juniper forest. Even though this type of tree is not unusual for the region, the density of common juniper is particularly high here.
As part of the North German Plain, the Ueckermünde Heath region is predominantly characterized by poor sandy soils, while lowland moors can be found in the Uecker, Randow, and Zarow river basins, as well as on the lagoon coast.
At the beginning of the 19th century, a ditch was laid to drain Lake Ahlbeck into Lake Neuwarper. Problems with the canal works, which led to collapses, gave the drainage …