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Until mid-June is in the vast swamps in the Emsland a natural spectacle to see: The cotton grass flowers. As far as the eye can decorate the fruit of the plant with its long white “wool scooping” the most in the 1980s abandoned bogs north of Münster which was rezoned to vast natural parks. One example is the international nature Bourtanger Moor Park Bargerveen where attracting At 2,140 square kilometers of this yearly spectacle of tourists from home and abroad. The visitor experience in numerous bog trails like “Speller box” or in the nature reserve in heart valve Moor Lake about the history of the marsh and its inhabitants such as dragonflies, frogs and mud-eating plants. For more information on cotton grass flowers, the bog trails in Germany’s second largest county, and accommodations for visitors to call in at 05931/442266 Emsland Touristik.
Cotton grasses colonize predominantly fen sites. They are easily recognizable by their white wool tuft, consisting of the long Blütenhüllfäden of the fruit. Contrary to common assumptions, it is at the “cotton grass flowers” but not the flower, but the fruit of the bog plant. In the Emsland are the largest peat bogs in Germany. Many of the bogs have been drained over decades, to make the land available for agriculture. Many are former Torfabbauflächen since the 80′s but under protection and restoration actions have again caused extensive habitat for many animals and plants.