Juniper Trail
The Wacholderwanderweg is a footpath in the southern district of Amberg-Sulzbach . The path is 31 km long. Most of it runs along the northern slopes of the Lauterach valley . The grasslands and their specific fauna are particularly striking. The eponymous junipers also grow there .
The path is also a result of a restoration of a previous cultural landscape. In the past few decades, the areas with poor grass had become pine forests after they were no longer grazed. Since the 1990s these forests have been cut down and these areas have been grazed with sheep again. As a result, these grasslands appeared again. There are also particularly valuable limestone fields along this path. One of them is 100 Acres for Diversity in the project. The special natural and cultural historical value of the area around the way is evident in the fact that the municipality of Hohenburg was the first municipality in Bavaria to be awarded a natura 2000 municipality.
natural reserve
The area is one of the few places in Europe where the great horseshoe bat can still be found. A museum on the horseshoe bat is located in Hohenburg for documentation purposes.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ DuMont illustrated book paradises on the doorstep, Germany's nature parks, Dumont Reiseverlag, 2014, p. 239 [1]
- ↑ University of Göttingen, among others: 100 fields. In: http://www.schutzaecker.de/ . Retrieved December 6, 2018 .
- ↑ Mayrisches State Ministry: Award Bavarian Natura 2000 - Municipality. Retrieved December 10, 2018 .
- ↑ Bund Naturschutz: Great horseshoe bat. Retrieved December 10, 2018 .