Description
The lake "Dümmer" is a 16 km² big lake and is with a average depth of 1,5 m very shallow. This makes the lake itself a very good habitat for all kinds of resting waterfowl, with thousands of geese and ducks. On areas of waterlilies Kara sumru can breed. The reedbeds around the lake are breeding habitat for e.g. Saz delicesi, Balaban and Bataklık Kamışçını and following willow shrubs for Mavigerdan and Bülbül. After the last Ice Age the lake was much bigger, but mires grew around it and provide beautiful meadows today. They inhabit one of the last big populations of breeding Çamurçulluğu, Su çulluğu, Kervançulluğu, Bıldırcın kılavuzu and Kızkuşu, by a very well water management on meadows. About one of the last breeding pairs of Döşüşkenkuş in Germany is speculated here nearly every year.
Details
Access
As the area is really big, there are several options. The best options is given by the brochure "Vögel beobachten im Naturpark Dümmer" (english: "Birdwatching in Nature park Dümmer") you can download the detailed (German) pdf with maps and routes at the Website of the "Naturrschutzring Dümmer". See the links below.
Terrain and Habitat
Wetland , Plain , Lake , Mud flats , Agriculture , Grassland , Moors/heathland , ReedbedsConditions
Flat , No shadow , High water possibleCircular trail
YesIs a telescope useful?
YesGood birding season
All year roundRoute
Unpaved road , Paved road , Narrow trail , Wide pathDifficulty walking trail
Average walkAccessible by
Foot , Bicycle , Car , WheelchairBirdwatching hide / platform
YesLinks
- http://www.naturschutzring-duemmer.de/Vogelfuehrer.htm
- The link to the pdf Vogelfuehrer_Duemmer_Gesamt.pdf
