The Eppendorfer Moor - Hamburg, Germany

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Today, I would like to share another beautiful place of Hamburg, the nature reserve Eppendorfer Moor, the biggest mire within an european city.

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The Eppendorfer Moor arose during the last ice age and it is only 35 years under conservation, to secure more than 300 different plant species.

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It definitely counts as one of my favourite spots to take a walk outside, everything looks so enchanted to me.

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At first I didn't even saw the duck couple looking for something to eat, in the moldy, nutritious lake.

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Since the mire does not have a natural water supply anymore it's threatened by dry periods, only being kept alive by the city of Hamburg and the NABU ("Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union"), I really hope the area will survive as long as possible and that many more people get a chance to visit it.

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Where to find the Eppendorfer Moor:

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Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naturschutzgebiet_Eppendorfer_Moor