The fruit orchard is saved!! Thanks to Your donations we were able to buy and protect 8.000 m² of fruit orchard for the eagle owl just before Christmas. The land is now permanently secured for nature. We wish you a festive holiday and a happy new year! Best wishes, Naturefund and the eagle owls! more
Start: June 2006
End: December 2009
The meadow orchard is located in the district of Limburg-Weilburg, on the outskirts of the Runkel district of Steeden
7.640 m²
HGON - Arbeitskreis Limburg-Weilburg
The animals near the orchard meadow in Limburg are red-backed shrike, Great Grey Shrike, Grasshopper Warbler, Blackcap, Treecreeper, Grass Snake, Slow Worm, Sand Lizard, Peacock Butterfly, Admiral, Map. Occasionally you can also see kestrels, sparrowhawks, tawny owls and eagle owls foraging for food.
Among the fruit trees there are apple, plum and pear trees, as well as meadow cowslip, autumn saffron, silver cinquefoil, black king candle, wild marjoram, golden aster, Rapunzel bellflower, crown vetch, spherical leek, small meadow knob and many other plants.
