Field Visit to Germany and Austria, May 2026
Germany Field Visit 1 – General Overview
Germany trip 2026 – An overview of the areas visited. In May 2026, Mary and Flo travelled to Germany and Austria to visit some of the country’s most important Curlew breeding landscapes and to meet the people working tirelessly to protect them. This trip is a continuation of Culrew Action’s outreach to our European colleagues, strengthening networks and information […]
Germany Field Visit 2 – North Rhine-Westphalia
Visit to North Rhine-Westphalia The area we visited in this large and heavily populated state in the west of German was once part of a vast peatland landscape stretching across the border between Germany and The Netherlands, (see the previous blog). Our base was the village of Zwillbrok on the Dutch border, guests of the Zwillbrock Biological Station. Thank you to everyone for being so kind and welcoming. […]
Germany Field Visit 3 – Dümmer Lake, Lower Saxony
Visit to Dümmer Lake, Lower Saxony The Dümmer Special Protection Area (SPA) in Lower Saxony is one of the most important wetland landscapes for breeding waders in Germany and is heralded as the jewel in the crown for wader conservation. Here, we met Andrèas Barkow, project manager for the Life Godwit Flyway Project and Marcel Holly, head of the Dümmer […]