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A LIFE+ Project for Kottenforst and Ville

Ancient oak forests, enchanted ponds, the drumming of woodpeckers during the day and the shadows of bats at night – a unique landscape and a part of the European natural heritage

A project for the oak forest

The oak hornbeam forests in the Kottenforst and the Ville hills are an example for a rare and highly endangered forest habitat type in Europe. EU and NRW are funding a nature conservation project to preserve our forest biodiversity.

The project

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