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Nature conservation in the Tuttlingen Forest: Volunteers save orchid kingdoms!
On November 2nd, 2025, the Swabian Alb Association carried out landscape conservation measures in Tuttlingen to secure biotopes and biodiversity.
Nature conservation in the Tuttlingen Forest: Volunteers save orchid kingdoms!
On November 2, 2025, the Swabian Alb Association sent a strong signal for nature conservation by carrying out maintenance measures in the Tuttlingen forest biotopes Eselsgraben, Rennbühl, Gachenwinkel and An der Wanne. The aim of the initiative is to preserve the landscape, biotopes and biodiversity in the region. The forest biotopes, which are known, among other things, for their rich deposits of orchids such as the lady's slipper, require regular care.
Eighteen volunteer conservation wardens and hard-working helpers took part in the activities, despite the changeable weather. A third day of work was originally planned, but had to be canceled due to heavy rain. Nevertheless, the care measures have been almost completely completed over the past two days as the helpers extended their working hours.
Preservation of plant diversity
An important aspect of the care measures was to provide the plants with light and to prevent bush cover. In addition, trees were rejuvenated and old grass was removed, as remaining old grass can lead to undesirable nitrogen input. In order not to impair the plant diversity and refuges for insects, smaller areas were not worked on. Special shrubs such as whitebeam, daphne and flowering gentian as well as silver thistles were marked and left standing. This careful treatment of nature shows that no clear cuts were carried out.
The volunteers received particular encouragement from district foresters Berthold Schellhammer (state forest) and Berthold Welte (city forest), the latter visiting the troop at Rennbühl and praising the work they had done. The campaign was led by nature conservation warden Walter Lang and received support from the district office's lower nature conservation authority. The project was financially supported by funds from the state, the federal government and the European Agricultural Fund as well as by the Donaumarkt, which provided the drinks for the helpers.
Such commitments are immensely important for nature conservation, especially at a time when biodiversity conservation is increasingly coming into the spotlight. The Swabian Alb Association shows us how valuable voluntary work is for our environment.