Cotton grass meadows in the Bourtanger Moor

Cotton grass meadows in the Bourtanger Moor

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Cotton grass meadows in the Bourtanger Moor

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Location: Twist, Landkreis Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany

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November 6, 2025

Particularly impressive in spring and early summer are the cotton grass meadows, whose white seed heads cover vast areas. They show that sphagnum mosses and typical plants are once again spreading in the Bourtanger Moor.

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August 9, 2020

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Here you can learn a lot about the animals and plants in the raised bog. There is an observation tower and an educational trail.

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