The Vorf Wulfsdorf estate has existed since the Middle Ages. Over the centuries, one farm slowly grew stronger than the others on this site and was referred to as an estate from the 19th century onwards. The farm complex in its current form was built by the civil engineer Hermann Vering. After he bought the estate in 1904, he had old buildings demolished. New stables, residential buildings, a machine house, which also generated electricity, a blacksmith's shop, and a wheelwright's shop were subsequently built. The wheelwright makes and repairs wooden wagon wheels. Such wheels were widely used in agriculture in the past, because there were no tractors with rubber tires yet.
The current House of Nature was built as a befitting manor house, and a landscaped park with an artificial lake was created. The small wall at this point is the remnant of the former entrance gate to the agricultural area of the estate.
In 1922, Herrmann Vering died, and his heirs sold the estate to the city of Hamburg. The farm was used for a variety of purposes in the years that followed. For a long time, young people lived here, working under very strict conditions. At the time, it was considered sensible to treat young people who were considered "difficult to educate." This was intended to prepare them for a normal working life.
Since 1989, the land has been leased to farmer Georg Lutz and is farmed biodynamically.
Source: Wulfsdorfer Spaziergang