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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 ianuarie 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 Pițigoi moțat, Pițigoi de brădet and Pițigoi codat together with Aușel cu cap galben and Aușel sprâncenat. Look up when you here a pinecone fall from a tree, this happens when Forfecuță are foraging in the treetops. In this area you can see many different kinds of woodpeckers: Ciocănitoare neagră, Ghionoaie verde, Ciocănitoare de stejar, Ciocănitoare pestriță mare and Ciocănitoare de munte. The Schwarzenbach river leads to the reservoir lake and hosts Pescărel negru and Codobatură de munte. In this area the Codroș de munte is very common, but do look out for the Muscar gulerat and even the Cănăraș galben 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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