Landschaftspark Herzberge

Start at the public park on the Herzbergstraße side, west of KEH. For 60–90 minutes, follow the local signs to Maulwurfshügel, play if it is open, then retrace your approach. For a 2–3-hour visit, add an out-and-back section on open paths beside the meadows and grazing landscape. Finish at the same park entrance. These are flexible visit suggestions, not a named trail.

Ask AGRARBÖRSE about a firm, step-free return route and current construction diversions if needed.

Begin with the short park-and-play option. If the play area is closed, watch the landscape from the paths instead. Choose your turnaround while everyone still has energy, then retrace the route to the entrance and your transport.

Inside the open Maulwurfshügel area, let children choose a small project using the loose materials intended for play. Try a balance line or a miniature shelter, following the posted rules. Leave living plants and animals alone, and keep this activity out of the protected habitat enclosures elsewhere in the park.

Find a safe stopping place on a public path. Each person chooses a different view: open grass, a tree-rich edge or a distant grazing group. Take a picture or sketch and compare what each view would offer an animal. You can do this without naming every species or leaving the path.

Museum Kesselhaus, in House 29 at Herzbergstraße 79, covers boiler technology, the hospital’s history and architect Hermann Blankenstein. Arrange a visit with [email protected] or 0176 63191257. The boiler level is upstairs and reached by stairs only. If no appointment is available, shorten or postpone the outdoor outing rather than expecting an indoor refuge on arrival.

Sand lizards were relocated here into specially created, monitored habitat. Watch only from the public path outside the enclosure; do not step closer or shift a stone for a clearer picture.

A brown hare would be a rewarding chance encounter in the open landscape. Pause on the path and scan quietly rather than walking into the grass to flush an animal out.

Keep an eye on the trees and overhead during a quiet walking stop. A goshawk sighting is a possibility, never a promised feature of the visit; avoid seeking out nests.

If a grass snake appears beside a path, give it space to move away. Take any photograph from where you are; keep out of water margins and never try to uncover a hiding animal.

A toad crossing a path is a reason to stop and let it pass. Look without touching, and make the path-edge photograph your limit rather than following it into cover.

Treat this as one of the park’s quiet conservation stories rather than an animal you should expect to find. Ask about an organized amphibian-focused activity; do not net ponds or enter their margins.

The newts give a small pond ecological importance even when its surface looks empty. Enjoy the view from permitted paths; leave identification at a distance unresolved if the animal is too small to see clearly.

The lizard project created places for shelter and basking within former grazing land. Some deliberately arranged wood and stone can therefore be important habitat. A tidy-looking landscape would not necessarily serve these animals better.

Photograph the same meadow view on another visit. Compare grass height, leaves and the flock’s position to see how seasons and landscape care interact. Stay on the public path for each picture.

Maulwurfshügel includes sitting circles made from stone and wood. Bring drinks and any snack you need. A reliable public visitor toilet and an unrestricted park café stop are not confirmed here; hospital facilities should not be assumed to serve a park outing. For organized nature education, contact AGRARBÖRSE in advance.

For this visit plan, aim for the public park west of the KEH hospital near Herzbergstraße. Through 12 December 2026, the usual Ev. Krankenhaus KEH tram stop is not served because of track works. The hospital lists a shuttle from Siegfriedstraße for access to its grounds; check BVG for your actual public-transport journey rather than relying on the normal tram list. The street walk to and from the park is additional to the visit estimates.

Ask about the entrance, gates, ground surface and any construction diversion on the route you want to use. A short walk can still be unsuitable if the return includes a narrow or uneven section. For Maulwurfshügel-specific questions, contact [email protected]. For the museum, ask what can be visited without stairs before booking.

The KEH tram stop is not served during track works scheduled through 12 December 2026. Separately, BEW plans heating-pipe works from Rhinstraße to Zentralfriedhof through 2027. Check current travel information and obey on-site closures; neither notice should be read as a blanket closure of the whole park. Maulwurfshügel also closes temporarily when sheep graze inside.