New series of lectures on the UNESCO World Heritage Site Grumsin Beech Forest 2025
Dates, topics and speakers at a glance
April 12, 2025“The conference of the trees – the modern fairy tale tells of the meeting of European trees in the Grumsin beech forest who fear for their future”, Speaker: Roland Schulz, certified nature and landscape guide
April 26, 2025“News from research and monitoring from the Grumsin Beech Forest World Heritage Site and other beech forests”, Speaker: Dr. Benjamin Herold, UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Schorfheide-Chorin
May 10, 2025“Poaching in the Schorfheide and surrounding area”, speaker: Dr. Lutz Libert, museologist and ethnologist
May 24, 2025“The shy wildcat (Felis silvestris) in the Schorfheide-Chorin biosphere reserve”, speaker: Tilly Schönlebe, Brandenburg Nature Conservancy
June 14, 2025“Archaeological finds around the Grumsin beech forest – from the Stone Age to the Iron Age (10,000-500 BC)”, Speaker: Dr. Kerstin Kirsch, Geopark Groß-Ziethen employee
June 28, 2025“Little flycatcher, wood sandpiper and middle spotted woodpecker: ornithological treasures in the Grumsin beech forest”, speaker: Dr. Martin Flade, former head of the UNESCO biosphere reserve Schorfheide-Chorin
July 12, 2025: “Tinder fungus, beech slime fungus & Co. – mushrooms in the near-natural beech forest, their way of life and importance”, speaker: Simone Thurm, mushroom nature guide
September 13, 2025“Differences between wild and honey bees and their habitat in the immediate vicinity of the UNESCO World Heritage Site”, Speaker: Friederike-Baasner-Weihs, beekeeper
September 27, 2025“ The cycle of the beech forest in research and practice”, Speaker: Dr. Susanne Winter, Head of the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Schorfheide-Chorin
October 11, 2025“The peculiarity of the fence-setting villages part 2”, Speaker: Arno Gielsdorf
Place and time
The lectures will take place at 15:00 in the information point of the UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site Grumsin Beech Forest in Altkünkendorf, Altkünkendorfer Straße 20. Admission is free and no registration is required. The lecture, including discussion, lasts about an hour, so you can travel to and from the event on the World Heritage bus. Use this overview page on the website for travel options https://welterbe-grumsin.de/anreise-grumsin-karte-parken/.
ATTENTION: The lectures will only be held in German!
