Orke water trail - nature experience trail

Nature lovers and families are in good hands on the discovery trail!
At 13 stations, QR codes provide interesting information about habitats, animals and plants, the former use of the watercourse and nature conservation measures.

The tour leads along the stream, through meadow valleys and floodplains, along paths and past a geological outcrop.

Hiking with children
Families with younger children can look forward to the playground in the centre of the village. The tour can be shortened at the wooden bridge and, at around four kilometres, is also easy to manage with younger children. The path is not suitable for pushchairs!

Information on the renaturalisation:
In the European LIFE project - a building block for Natura 2000 - the Orke was made more natural through extensive measures. By converting or bypassing 22 transverse structures, the river's passability for brown trout, brook lamprey and bullhead was restored. The black stork also benefits from the renaturalisation due to a better food supply. Afforestation from spruce or hybrid poplars was converted back into grassland, which is now managed by farmers in a nature conservation-friendly manner.

Further information can be found at: www.naturschaetze-suedwestfalens.de