Animals

The moorland sheep and Lueneburg Heath The moorland sheep is an old breed of sheep that purportedly stems from the mouflons that are at home in Sardinia and Corsica. The breed is divided into six subspecies. The “German Grey Heath” sheep has long since been at home on the dry heath areas. It would …

Every year in spring the storks return from their warm winter habitats back to Germany to their existing breeding nests. The Luneburg Heath is one of the white storks' favourite summer homes.

The first cool nights not only announce the departure of the summer. They also herald the golden-yellow colouration of the leaves in the beech forests of Lueneburg Heath. It is also the time in which the largest species of wild animal in Lueneburg Heath makes its presence felt. This is stag rutting…

Beekeepers and their bees have been existing in the Luneburg Heath since the Middle Ages. The harvest of the regional speciality, the heathland honey, is very complex and temporarely limited to the 6-8 weeks of the heath blossom . At that time the beekeeper must arrange a stand for his bee hives i…

Blue moor frogs - a nature show in Lüneburg Heath For moor frogs, the mating season has started. The males turn blue – a nature show that you should not miss. Every year thousands of visitors flock to the bogs of Lüneburg Heath for this natural spectacle. When and where? In March and April , you c…