Between moor and maar

As the largest raised bog in Europe, the High Fens impress with their extensive moorland landscapes. Metre-thick layers of rain-soaked peat, on which rare species of moss, peat heather, moor grass and cotton grass thrive, give the landscape a different appearance every season. A fragile, valuable ecosystem for rare plant and animal species. Countless rainy and snowy days characterise the image of the fens, when low-hanging clouds and thick fog create a mystical, unreal atmosphere. The countless streams and ponds in the fens shine deep black, the silhouettes of individual bog birches, the gnarled trees of Noir Flohay or the dense spruce forests here and there appear ghostly in the mist. The nature of the High Fens reveals its mysterious beauty on such days.