{"id":6845,"date":"2024-06-19T05:51:14","date_gmt":"2024-06-19T03:51:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/welterbe-grumsin.de\/unesco-world-natural-heritage-buchenwald-grumsin\/"},"modified":"2025-02-26T15:09:04","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T14:09:04","slug":"unesco-world-natural-heritage-buchenwald-grumsin","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/welterbe-grumsin.de\/en\/unesco-world-natural-heritage-buchenwald-grumsin\/","title":{"rendered":"UNESCO World Natural Heritage Grumsin Beech Forest<br>"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6845\" class=\"elementor elementor-6845 elementor-202\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d71d806 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d71d806\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f34b7c7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f34b7c7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-785d861 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"785d861\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">UNESCO World Natural Heritage Grumsin Beech Forest<br><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17daa3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"17daa3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why is Grumsin Beech Forest a UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c986c6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5c986c6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0acd0a0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0acd0a0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7407d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a7407d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Special features of the Grumsin Beech Forest subarea.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a977ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a977ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Grumsin Beech Forest represents lowland beech forests thriving on glacial sands and clays, <span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">&nbsp;covering an area of approximately 590 hectares&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">Located within the Biosph\u00e4renreservat Schorfheide-Chorin Reserve in northern Brandenburg&#8217;s Uckermark region.&nbsp;<\/span> <span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>it has been a core zone of this biosphere reserve since 1990.&nbsp;Decades of non-intervention have allowed the forest to develop naturally, resulting in a high proportion of old-growth trees, pristine small water bodies, and intact peatlands, providing rare habitats for species such as the white-tailed eagle, black stork and European tree frog. Its special protection status ensures that it will continue to be available as an intact ecosystem in the future.  &nbsp;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08d30ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"08d30ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 2011, the Grumsin Beech Forest became one of 93 sites in the serial <a href=\"https:\/\/welterbe-grumsin.de\/en\/world-heritage-beech-forests-in-europe\/\">World Heritage Site \u201cAncient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe\u201c<\/a>. This is the largest serial UNESCO World Heritage site, spanning 18 countries and protecting the last untouched and near-natural beech forests across Europe.  <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-994ce39 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"994ce39\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58a473c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"58a473c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/welterbe-grumsin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hang-am-Buckowsee-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6383\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/welterbe-grumsin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hang-am-Buckowsee-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/welterbe-grumsin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hang-am-Buckowsee-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/welterbe-grumsin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hang-am-Buckowsee-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/welterbe-grumsin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hang-am-Buckowsee-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/welterbe-grumsin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hang-am-Buckowsee-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Slope at Buckowsee, Photo credit: Helen M\u00fcnnich<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cd79e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6cd79e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/welterbe-grumsin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Buchenwald-Grumsin-in-Brandenburg.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6425\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/welterbe-grumsin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Buchenwald-Grumsin-in-Brandenburg.png 1000w, https:\/\/welterbe-grumsin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Buchenwald-Grumsin-in-Brandenburg-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/welterbe-grumsin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Buchenwald-Grumsin-in-Brandenburg-768x614.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Grumsin Beech Forest Brandenburg\/Uckermark, Photo credit: Canva, modified<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03fdda4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"03fdda4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef0c66a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ef0c66a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Special features of the Grumsin Beech Forest<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cac2495 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cac2495\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1a556e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a1a556e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24c7f6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24c7f6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\">A defining feature of the Grumsin Beech Forest is the close connection between water and forest. The landscape includes five lakes (Buckowsee, Gro\u00dfer Dabersee, Moossee, Brakensee, and Schwarzer See) and numerous peatlands, forming a distinctive ecological character. <\/p>\n<p>The sandy, low-calcium soils and limited groundwater interaction have fostered the development of soft water lakes with low calcium content. This unique water chemistry supports rare flora and fauna. For instance, Moossee is surrounded by a floating peat bog dominated by sphagnum mosses,  <\/p>\n<p>creating habitats for species such as the carnivorous round-leaved <a href=\"https:\/\/welterbe-grumsin.de\/en\/impressions\/\">sundew.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Other species specialized in moorland habitats can also be found in Buchenwald Grumsin,<\/p>\n<p>including <a href=\"https:\/\/welterbe-grumsin.de\/en\/impressions\/\">cotton grasses<\/a>, cranberry, and <a href=\"https:\/\/welterbe-grumsin.de\/en\/impressions\/\">swamp rosemary,<\/a> are also found in Grumsin Beech Forest. Decaying wood in the forest fosters habitats for beetle larvae and various fungi, while large bird species such as white-tailed eagles and cranes thrive in this undisturbed environment.  <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-358000b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"358000b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc15c11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fc15c11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/welterbe-grumsin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Buckowsee-Buchenwald-Grumsin-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6377\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/welterbe-grumsin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Buckowsee-Buchenwald-Grumsin-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/welterbe-grumsin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Buckowsee-Buchenwald-Grumsin-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/welterbe-grumsin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Buckowsee-Buchenwald-Grumsin-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/welterbe-grumsin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Buckowsee-Buchenwald-Grumsin-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/welterbe-grumsin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Buckowsee-Buchenwald-Grumsin-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Buckowsee im Buchenwald Grumsin Urheber: Helen M\u00fcnnich<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8241c86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8241c86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/welterbe-grumsin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Sonnentau-und-Wollgraeser-im-Buchenwald-Grumsin.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6385\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/welterbe-grumsin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Sonnentau-und-Wollgraeser-im-Buchenwald-Grumsin.png 1000w, https:\/\/welterbe-grumsin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Sonnentau-und-Wollgraeser-im-Buchenwald-Grumsin-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/welterbe-grumsin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Sonnentau-und-Wollgraeser-im-Buchenwald-Grumsin-768x614.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Sonnentau<\/a> und Wollgr\u00e4ser im Buchenwald Grumsin, Urheber: Tilo Geisel<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18e0825 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"18e0825\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bc7f0a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9bc7f0a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de9a0fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"de9a0fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ecosystem services of Buchenwald Grumsin.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-496729f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"496729f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Buchenwald Grumsin is not only a hotspot of biodiversity but also serves many functions. In addition to its recreational and educational value for people, it plays essential roles in the ecosystem, such as cooling the landscape, balancing temperature fluctuations, increasing humidity, and improving air quality. <\/p>\n<p>There is initial evidence that &#8220;primeval forests&#8221; are relatively resilient under extreme climatic conditions, such as global warming, and highly efficient in their microclimatic regulation. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41598-024-81209-0#Abs1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">In scientific studies, including those on the Grumsin Beech Forest<\/a> (external link to an English-language website), researchers examined the temperature cooling, particularly during the hot days of the extreme years between <span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">2017-2023. They concluded that  <\/span>Core zones remained cooler and more resilient, followed by buffer zones (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.weltnaturerbe-buchenwaelder.de\/welterbe-buchenwaelder\/deutschland\/welterbeflaeche\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">you can view the core and buffer zones of Buchenwald Grumsin here<\/a>). From this, the authors concluded that older forests are particularly worthy of protection and recommend expanding the area of primeval forests and including larger buffer zones. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e24c9ec e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e24c9ec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a482858 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a482858\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/welterbe-grumsin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Oekosystemleistungen.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6427\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/welterbe-grumsin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Oekosystemleistungen.png 1000w, https:\/\/welterbe-grumsin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Oekosystemleistungen-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/welterbe-grumsin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Oekosystemleistungen-768x614.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Ecosystem services, Photo credit: created with Canva<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19c3469 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"19c3469\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea1a33a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ea1a33a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Biodiversity in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Grumsin Beech Forest<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68abe4f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"68abe4f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfa4daa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dfa4daa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a89436 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a89436\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Grumsin Beech Forest has some remarkably steep slopes for a lowland area. This relief provides the basis for a wide variety of forest communities, wetlands and small-scale zones. On dry hilltops, the dominant beech is replaced by the sessile oak, on slopes by hornbeam, in damp hollows by ash and on lake shores by alder. Wet areas in the Grumsin Beech Forest are colonised by elongated sedge-alder forests, which are characteristic elements of lowland beech forests.   <\/p>\n<p>The forest is home to 349 higher plant species, with 17% listed as endangered. Particularly noteworthy is the presence of 24 species that are on the German red list and make up about seven per cent of all the species recorded. Notable rare plants include the marsh sedge, swamp rosemary, adder&#8217;s-tongue fern, dragon arum, royal fern, and flowering rush, benefiting from the water-rich environment.  <\/p>\n<p>Grumsin is also a breeding ground for endangered large bird species, such as white-tailed eagles, cranes, ospreys and black storks. Wolves, which returned to Germany from the Polish border area about 20 years ago, have also been regularly observed in Grumsin Beech Forest and the surrounding area since 2008. For several years now, the wildcat has also been native to the area again.  <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-359bb30 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"359bb30\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce1fe82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ce1fe82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/welterbe-grumsin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Suumpfporst-und-Sumpfcalla.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6391\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/welterbe-grumsin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Suumpfporst-und-Sumpfcalla.png 1000w, https:\/\/welterbe-grumsin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Suumpfporst-und-Sumpfcalla-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/welterbe-grumsin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Suumpfporst-und-Sumpfcalla-768x614.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Sumpfporst und Sumpfcalla, Urheber: Tilo Geisel<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb0e0ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cb0e0ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/welterbe-grumsin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Schwarzstorch.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6375\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/welterbe-grumsin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Schwarzstorch.png 1000w, https:\/\/welterbe-grumsin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Schwarzstorch-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/welterbe-grumsin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Schwarzstorch-768x614.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Black Stork, Photo credit: Canva<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fdc53d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2fdc53d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/welterbe-grumsin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Kranich-und-Seeadler-1024x819.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6379\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/welterbe-grumsin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Kranich-und-Seeadler-1024x819.png 1024w, https:\/\/welterbe-grumsin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Kranich-und-Seeadler-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/welterbe-grumsin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Kranich-und-Seeadler-768x614.png 768w, https:\/\/welterbe-grumsin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Kranich-und-Seeadler-1536x1229.png 1536w, https:\/\/welterbe-grumsin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Kranich-und-Seeadler.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Kranich und Seeadler, Urheber: Canva<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UNESCO World Natural Heritage Grumsin Beech Forest Why is Grumsin Beech Forest a UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site? 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