5 4 3 2 more information, please see table). table). see please information, more forests for rearing its young. In total, approximately 1,000 wildcats live live wildcats 1,000 approximately total, In young. its rearing for forests ride through expansive landscapes in a horse-drawn carriage (for (for carriage horse-drawn a in landscapes expansive through ride wise benefits from the National Park. It makes use of the continuous continuous the of use makes It Park. National the from benefits wise www.nationalpark-eifel.de www.nationalpark-eifel.de born Plateau, from April to the end of October it is also possible to to possible also is it October of end the to April from Plateau, born The rare wildcat, almost exterminated during the 19th century, like- century, 19th the during exterminated almost wildcat, rare The For additional information, please see the website: website: the see please information, additional For ger tour to the deserted village of Wollseifen and back. On the Drei- the On back. and Wollseifen of village deserted the to tour ger diversity and exceptional scenery. scenery. exceptional and diversity and the Urftsee reservoir. In addition, every Sunday there is a free ran- free a is there Sunday every addition, In reservoir. Urftsee the and flowers protected by the Park. Park. the by protected flowers develop in the Eifel National Park, which is already fascinating in its its in fascinating already is which Park, National Eifel the in develop Your Eifel National Park Administration Administration Park National Eifel Your where you can enjoy a unique view of the National Park landscape landscape Park National the of view unique a enjoy can you where St Bernhard’s lily, bog bean and perennial honesty are other valuable valuable other are honesty perennial and bean bog lily, Bernhard’s St natural dominance. In a cycle of growth and decay, a wilderness will will wilderness a decay, and growth of cycle a In dominance. natural tilingual. You can round out your stay at the attached restaurant, restaurant, attached the at stay your out round can You tilingual. transformed into a sea of yellow blossoms. Green hound’s tongue, tongue, hound’s Green blossoms. yellow of sea a into transformed ger utilise three-quarters of the area. The beech will then regain its its regain then will beech The area. the of three-quarters utilise ger relaxing visit to the Eifel National Park. Park. National Eifel the to visit relaxing cal diversity and wilderness. The exhibition is fully accessible and mul- and accessible fully is exhibition The wilderness. and diversity cal In the spring the valley meadows in the Wahlerscheid district are are district Wahlerscheid the in meadows valley the spring the In However, from the year 2034 at the latest, human beings will no lon- no will beings human latest, the at 2034 year the from However, We wish you unforgettable impressions, and a memorable and and memorable a and impressions, unforgettable you wish We www.nationalpark-eifel.de www.nationalpark-eifel.de ding and reflection, and in an exciting way acquaints you with biologi- with you acquaints way exciting an in and reflection, and ding which occurs in larger numbers here than anywhere else in Germany. Germany. in else anywhere than here numbers larger in occurs which species such as spruce and Douglas fir still cover parts of the Park. Park. the of parts cover still fir Douglas and spruce as such species [email protected] [email protected] “Wildnis(t)räume” exhibition interactively stimulates wonder, understan- wonder, stimulates interactively exhibition “Wildnis(t)räume” protecting the area. One example is the wild daffodil or Lent lily, lily, Lent or daffodil wild the is example One area. the protecting This also applies to the Eifel National Park. Non-indigenous tree tree Non-indigenous Park. National Eifel the to applies also This reliable, considerate visitors to their home. home. their to visitors considerate reliable, Telefax +49 (0) 24 44 9510-85 9510-85 44 24 (0) +49 Telefax Centre interactive exhibition “Wildnis(t)räume”. The 2,000 m² m² 2,000 The “Wildnis(t)räume”. exhibition interactive Centre represented in the Eifel National Park, showing the importance of of importance the showing Park, National Eifel the in represented visitors depends upon their being able to count on human beings as as beings human on count to able being their upon depends visitors Telefon +49 (0) 24 44 9510-0 9510-0 44 24 (0) +49 Telefon documentation of the history of the site, and the Eifel National Park Park National Eifel the and site, the of history the of documentation More than 2.200 endangered plant and animal species are are species animal and plant endangered 2.200 than More is to be left to its own devices on at least 75 percent of the area. area. the of percent 75 least at on devices own its to left be to is or not animals such as red deer will allow themselves to be seen by by seen be to themselves allow will deer red as such animals not or 53937 Schleiden-Gemünd Schleiden-Gemünd 53937 Urftseestraße 34 34 Urftseestraße region and can visit two exciting exhibitions: The National Socialist Socialist National The exhibitions: exciting two visit can and region years at the latest after the inauguration of the National Park, nature nature Park, National the of inauguration the after latest the at years can result in wildlife leaving their hiding places only at night. Whether Whether night. at only places hiding their leaving wildlife in result can Nationalparkforstamt Eifel Eifel Nationalparkforstamt point of the area, the Forum Vogelsang IP, you can learn about the the about learn can you IP, Vogelsang Forum the area, the of point and lakes. lakes. and should be able to develop to such a state. This means that by 30 30 by that means This state. a such to develop to able be should rules of the National Park. Please keep in mind that any disturbance disturbance any that mind in keep Please Park. National the of rules Wald und Holz NRW NRW Holz und Wald open-mindedness and a respectful approach to nature. At the focal focal the At nature. to approach respectful a and open-mindedness impressive expanses, fantastic views from forested ridges, river bends bends river ridges, forested from views fantastic expanses, impressive the case of Developing National Parks (Entwicklungs-Nationalparke), (Entwicklungs-Nationalparke), Parks National Developing of case the like to remind you to stay on the official trails and to abide by the the by abide to and trails official the on stay to you remind to like national meeting place and training centre, which stands for tolerance, tolerance, for stands which centre, training and place meeting national diversity for visitors: Dense forests and wild streams alternate with with alternate streams wild and forests Dense visitors: for diversity For this reason, National Parks should be in a near-natural state or, in in or, state near-natural a in be should Parks National reason, this For hikes, family events, marked routes, visitor centres, etc. We would also also would We etc. centres, visitor routes, marked events, family hikes, a British and then a Belgian military training area. Today it is an inter- an is it Today area. training military Belgian a then and British a habitat, parts of the grassland will be preserved. This results in great great in results This preserved. be will grassland the of parts habitat, National Park, and to provide you with information about guided guided about information with you provide to and Park, National estate in 1934. Following the Second World War, the territory was first first was territory the War, World Second the Following 1934. in estate military training area. However, since open grassland is also a rare rare a also is grassland open since However, area. training military store food. food. store In this brochure, we would like to give you an overview of the Eifel Eifel the of overview an you give to like would we brochure, this In Here the National Socialists established the “Ordensburg Vogelsang” Vogelsang” “Ordensburg the established Socialists National the Here had not repeatedly intervened, ending by using it as the Vogelsang Vogelsang the as it using by ending intervened, repeatedly not had rotting tree trunks and branches provide places in which to nest or to to or nest to which in places provide branches and trunks tree rotting Vogelsang International Place is a special site in the National Park: Park: National the in site special a is Place International Vogelsang Dreiborn Plateau in the centre of the National Park if human beings beings human if Park National the of centre the in Plateau Dreiborn plant and animal species rely on old and fallen trees. For example, example, For trees. fallen and old on rely species animal and plant area of 110 square kilometres. kilometres. square 110 of area “Wildnis(t)räume” (Dreams of the wilderness) – Forum Vogelsang IP Vogelsang Forum – wilderness) the of (Dreams “Wildnis(t)räume” the of kilometres square 33 the characterise also would Forests hundreds of years before dying of natural causes. Many endangered endangered Many causes. natural of dying before years of hundreds network. It is located only one hour from Cologne, and comprises an an comprises and Cologne, from hour one only located is It network. Eifel National Park Centre – Interactive Exhibition Exhibition Interactive – Centre Park National Eifel Park National developing A – Park National Eifel one-third of their natural lifespan, trees in National Parks may live live may Parks National in trees lifespan, natural their of one-third Park has filled the western gap in the Germany-wide National Park Park National Germany-wide the in gap western the filled has Park only reach forests utilised commercially in trees average, on While, the European beech distribution range.