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Knielinger See

Baden-Württemberg  >  Germany

A large, accessible lake near the river Rhine. Interesting all year round, but especially in winter with large numbers of wintering ducks and the odd rarity.

Tillagd* av Sam S.
Senast uppdaterad 18 augusti 2024

Beskrivning

The Knielinger See is one of many former gravel pits along the river Rhine and the largest waterbody in or around the city of Karlsruhe. It is easily accessible with good paths and numerous viewpoints. In winter, the lake hosts a large number of wintering ducks, grebes, herons, swans and geese. These include snatterand , vigg , brunand , bläsand , knipa , Skedand , Kricka , Smådopping and skäggdopping. There are always a good variety of species present and rarer species such as stjärtand, rödhuvad dykand, bergand, årta, svärta, smålom, dvärgskarv, småskrake, svarthalsad dopping, gråhakedopping , svarthakedopping, alfågel, ringand and ejder have all been seen here before.

In spring and summer the lake itself is quieter, although there are still many interesting birds around: fisktärna can be seen fishing and rarer terns such as svarttärna are possible. Brun glada are frequently seen in spring and summer. The woodlands and meadows surrounding the lake are home to a good number of species, such as spillkråka , Gröngöling and grå flugsnappare. Warbler species such as trädgårdssångare or svarthätta can be heard in spring, along with sydnäktergal.

Detaljer

Tillgänglighet

The area is best explored by bike or on a 6 km circular walk. There are three car parks, each within short walking distance of good viewpoints. The tram stop "Maxau" is ideally located for those using public transport (S5 / S51 trams from Karlsruhe Hbf).

Terräng och habitat

Skog , Sjö

Förhållanden

Platt , Risk för högvattten

Rundtur

Ja

Tubkikare behövs?

Ja

Bästa säsong för skådning

Året runt , Vinter , Vår

Bästa tid för ett besök

Vinter

Rutt

Bred stig , Smal stig

Hur ansträngande vandring

Genomsnittlig vandring

Nås

Till fots , Cykel

Fågeltorn / plattform

Nej

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