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Schwarzwald National Park - North

Schwarzwald  >  Germany

The Black Forest National Park is located on the main crest of the Northern Black Forest.

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Most recent update 10 Ιανουαρίου 2022

Description

In this northern part of the Nationalpark Schwarzwald you mainly see forest birds. When walking in the forest of you can come across flocks of different kinds of tits, such as Λοφιοπαπαδίτσα, Ελατοπαπαδίτσα and Αιγίθαλος together with Χρυσοβασιλίσκος and Πυροβασιλίσκος. Look up when you here a pinecone fall from a tree, this happens when (Κοινός) Σταυρομύτης are foraging in the treetops. In this area you can see many different kinds of woodpeckers: Μαύρος Δρυοκολάπτης, Πράσινος Δρυοκολάπτης, Μεσαίος Δρυοκολάπτης, Πευκοδρυοκολάπτης and Τριδάχτυλος Δρυοκολάπτης. The Schwarzenbach river leads to the reservoir lake and hosts (Ευρωπαϊκός) Νεροκότσυφας and Σταχτοσουσουράδα. In this area the Καρβουνιάρης is very common, but do look out for the Κρικομυγοχάφτης and even the Citril Finch too.

Details

Access

There is a carpark in the village of Herrenwies, from where the area can be best explored by foot. Click on a P in the map to get directions to the parking of your choice. There is a tower on top of the Badener Höhe, the Friedrichsturm, which you can climb to overview the area. The circular walk indicated on the map is about 15 km long, but easy to cut in half.

Terrain and Habitat

Forest , Mountain , River , Lake

Conditions

Hilly

Circular trail

Yes

Is a telescope useful?

No

Good birding season

All year round

Best time to visit

Spring , Summer

Route

Unpaved road

Difficulty walking trail

Average walk

Accessible by

Foot

Birdwatching hide / platform

No

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