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From the celestial moor to the heath heaven

E hatisitsoe: 12.07.2021

The former peat extraction area Himmelsmoor is located near Quickborn on the A7 motorway.


Himmelsmoor
Himmelsmoor


You can explore the moor on a circular path of just under four kilometers on foot. 


Himmelsmoor
Himmelsmoor


The hiking trails are well developed and information boards tell about the flora, fauna, and history of the area.


Himmelsmoor
Himmelsmoor


We didn't encounter the adders announced on warning signs, but we did see many water birds and large dragonflies.


Himmelsmoor
Himmelsmoor


We continued on the A7 to the Lüneburg Heath, where we made our first stop at Wildpark Nindorf.


Wildpark Niendorf
Wildpark Nindorf


In addition to many native animal species, there were also more exotic animals to see, such as the Siberian tiger. The two female tigers roamed their large enclosure along the same paths and had already created beaten paths in the grass.


Siberian Tiger
Siberian Tiger


We took a coffee and ice cream break at the yaks, where there were also two mini specimens. While we sat on the bench in front of the enclosure, the animals hardly moved and preferred to take an extended midday nap.


Yaks
Yaks


In the fallow deer enclosure, visitors were warmly greeted, especially when they had animal feed with them or went to the vending machine to buy some.


Fallow Deer
Fallow Deer


We were mostly ignored - except for a particularly cheeky female who nibbled on my T-shirt in the absence of suitable food.

Later, a cheeky specimen also tried to steal and eat my FFP2 mask, including the plastic bag, from my pocket.


Fallow Deer
Fallow Deer


We sat down on one of the benches in front of the enclosure with the prairie dogs to watch the cute animals.


Prairie Dogs
Prairie Dogs


The designations with which parents introduced their offspring to the animals were also interesting and ranged from "rats" to "meerkats".


Raccoons
Raccoons


We also spent some time in front of the enclosures of other cute animals such as raccoons or the very active otters.


Otters
Otters


At the enclosure with the snowy owls, we learned that they not only change their plumage during molting, but also that it becomes sparser over the years (as it does with human males). So the male snowy owl, which had already aged, actually looked a bit "plucked".


Male Snowy Owl
Male Snowy Owl


After a nice day in the wildlife park, we stayed overnight in the parking lot to explore the "Heide Himmel" the next morning.


Heide Himmel
Heide Himmel


We arrived so early that we didn't meet any other visitors on our way along the treetop path.


Heide Himmel
Heide Himmel


With a slight incline, the path led up to the height of the treetops. Then we continued to climb up to an observation tower from which we could overlook the area.


Heide Himmel
Heide Himmel


After this excursion to lofty heights, we made our way to Amelinghausen.

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