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Description
Gedenkstätte Stresow is a little memorial of World War II located in the Wendland in midst of a lot of nature. Right next to the memorial is a small lake, where you can often see uivelo, isokoskelo and several species of duck in Winter.
A few hundred meters futher there is an observation tower with a nice view over the partially flooded meadows and small bodies of water. In winter they are getting used as a wintering and migration place for thousands of ducks and geese such as jouhisorsa, telkkä, haapana, harmaasorsa, tavi, heinätavi, Lapasorsa, punasotka, tukkasotka, ristisorsa, valkoposkihanhi, tundrahanhi, metsähanhi and laulujoutsen. If you are lucky than you can spot a isolepinkäinen in the bushes.
During migration times many waders visit the area. You can observe töyhtöhyyppä, suosirri, tylli, pikkutylli, kuovi, mustapyrstökuiri, rantasipi, taivaanvuohi, liro, metsäviklo, mustaviklo, punajalkaviklo, valkoviklo and sometimes suokukko. On the water bodies you can sometimes spot grebes such as härkälintu or pikku-uikku or see a kuningaskalastaja.
For a better look there is a route on the dike through the meadows so you can see the whole area from different sides. In the summer there are many swallows and Kurki , herons and kattohaikara. harmaahaikara and jalohaikara are not uncommon, with a bit of luck you even can see a pair of mustahaikara.
From the power poles, the bushes and out of the reed you can hear the songs of pajusirkku, harmaasirkku, keltasirkku, pensaskerttu, ruokokerttunen, rytikerttunen, rastaskerttunen, pensastasku, mustapäätasku, kiuru and see for example pikkulepinkäinen or keltavästäräkki.
Over the whole year you can spot many different birds of prey. From the observation tower you can see ruskosuohaukka flying over the reed beds, in the whole area hiirihaukka, isohaarahaukka and tuulihaukka are not uncommon. On very good days you can even see a muuttohaukka or Mehiläishaukka. Also often seen are haarahaukka, sinisuohaukka and sääksi (kalasääski) and sometimes more down by the river Aland in the trees sit one or two merikotka.
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Access
Feuchtwiesen Gedenkstätte Stresow is located east of the villages of Kapern and Gummern and north of the village of Aulosen. There are two roads to the memorial Stresow. One is a dirt road from Kapern, safer is the normal road from Aulosen. On the memorial is a parking space, where you can park your car. Press P on the map for directions to the parking. From there it is better to walk or to ride a bike. You can also easily connect the visit with a bike tour through the beautiful landscape of Wendland.