Beschreibung
Oppenwehermoor (part of the Diepholz district in Lower Saxony) is another great area for watching Kranich. It has a watchtower that is less crowded compared to other moors in the area.
Details
Zugang
Parkingplace near the watchtower (See the P on the map). It's just a 500 meter walk to the watchtower.
Terrain und Habitat
Moor/HeidelandBedingungen
Flach , Sumpfig , Offene LandschaftRundweg
NeinIst ein Spektiv nützlich?
Möglicherweise hilfreichGute Beobachtungszeit
HerbstBeste Beobachtungszeit
HerbstzugRoute
asphaltierte Straße , unbefestigte StraßeSchwierigkeitsgrad der Tour
EinfachErreichbarkeit
zu Fuß , AutoBeobachtungshütten oder -türme
JaZusätzliche Informationen
The areas around Diepholz are famous for the gathering of Kranich every autumn. Diepholz has 24,000 hectares of peat bogs in eleven different areas. Between the areas are small villages and lots of corn fields and grassland. Most visitors are gathered around a few large observation towers, and the rest of the area is usually quiet. The thousands of birds gather here in Germany during the Kranich migration to fat up for their trip to the more southern wintering grounds. During this period, the number may reach in the tens of thousands. During te day the birds are foraging (feeding) on the different corn fields in the area and in the evening they fly in great numbers to their sleeping places in the peat bogs around Diepholz. The best time of the year, with the biggest amounts of Kranich is during the last two weeks of october, and the first week in november.


