Overview of nature experiences

forests, HeidenFloodplains, moors, and waterways are strung together here like pearls on a necklace. Those who connect them – on foot or by bicycle – experience a journey through a surprisingly diverse range of worlds. And not only within the... Naturparknot only within boundaries, but quite deliberately beyond them.

There are the quiet forest areas of the Hohen Mark, the haird, Diersfordt Forest or the Üfter Mark with the twilight forest Places to breathe, switch off, and immerse yourself. Ancient beech trees, mysterious moors like the Black Water or the open landscapes of Kirchheller Heide and the Hiesfeld Forest They alternate and make every kilometer varied.

Open, spacious and full of light, the Heiden: the Westrup Heath, the Büngerner-Dingdener Heide, the Loosenberge or a Fürstenkuhle with the Kuhlenvenn. Here it buzzes, it blooms and it smells wonderful – and the horizon suddenly seems to grow larger.

Water in between: The Stever, the Lip, an Stevertal, the Hervest break and Lippe floodplains They connect landscapes and habitats like natural signposts. They lead onward to special destinations such as the Merfelder Bruch with its wild horses, the wildlife Park Dülmen, the historical Zoos in Velen and Raesfeld or to the gentle hills of the Baumberge.

And then the view opens up very wide: to Bislich Island with its wild Rhine floodplain landscape or to Zwillbrocker Venn, where flamingos transform the moor into a pink natural wonder. It's here, if not before, that you realize: nature doesn't follow lines on maps – and that's precisely what makes this overview so special.