A forest glade in the Hambach forest’s present northern end. Disturbed ground bears witness of the presence of wild boar, one of the many forms of wildlife that live in the forest.
A forest glade in the Hambach forest’s present northern end. Disturbed ground bears witness of the presence of wild boar, one of the many forms of wildlife that live in the forest.
And whilst RWE’s efforts to make up for the irretrievable loss of historic landscape and nature are being acknowledged and appreciated by locals and foreigners alike, the newly cultivated landscape might never be a proper substitute for the original forest. “The re-cultivation is good. However, the justification that the new landscape will be way more beautiful is obscure.
Many of the endangered species like the Bechstein’s Bat need old tree populations to nest in” explains Michael Zobel (58), an environmentalist and nature guide advocating the conservation of the existing forest. He also points out that what makes the forest so special is its composition of Oaks, Hornbeams and lily-of-the-valleys, making it “the very last forest of this kind throughout all of Europe.”
