Responsibility/Ecological working group:
Ann-Kathrin Mack (Europa-Park), Jürgen Sedler (Europa-Park), Sandra Scheffler (Europa-Park), Alexander Schindler (Rust local authority), Lothar Bellert (Rust/Ringsheim forest ranger), Dr Michael Thoma (Thoma law firm), Bernhard Keller (Keller engineering firm), Gerhard Babik (Planungsgruppe Landschaft und Umwelt Freiburg), Michael Höfler (landscape designer)
Facilities for animals
- 740m running surface with amphibian refuge
- 2 amphibian hills
- 500m² nature stone wall (as a retreat for reptiles and small animals)
- Bee pavilion with 8 bee colonies of approx. 400,000 bees in total
- Installation of over 275 nest boxes
- Installation of over 100 nest boxes in 2019 (total of over 274 nest
- boxes)
- Lark window on 380m2 agricultural land
- Wildlife and bat corridor measuring 11,566m2 enabling the animals to move easily to other forest areas
- 4.2 km wildlife protection barrier
Planting/Reforestation
Roadside planting hotel ‘Krønasår’:
221 plants (of which 6 weeping willows, 30 climbing hydrangeas, 25 medlars, 25 hornbeam pillars, 45 lime trees, 90 black elderberry bushes)
Hotel ‘Krønasår’ forecourt:
7,000m2 turf and 10,818 plants (of which 20 Scots pine, 20 birch trees, 15 spruces, 190 hornbeams, 8 oak trees, 15 black pines, 40 Scots pine, 80 sand birches, 60 field maples, 40 lime trees and 5,000 grasses)
Roadside planting Roland-Mack-Ring:
197 plants (20 hornbeam pillars, 5 weeping willows, 40 hydrangea bushes, 20 medlars, 12 tall orchard fruit trees, 100 wild shrubs)
Fruit orchard circle:
20 trees, 25 fruit trees and orchard meadow
Tricorn (large traffic island at the top of the access road):
10,255 plants (55 trembling poplars, 10,000 daffodils, 200 verbascum) including perches for birds of prey
Noise barrier:
500 dogwoods, 60 white birch trees and reseeding
Wildlife protection barrier:
600 ivy plants, 18 cypress oaks, 70 black elderberries
Ellenweg planting:
50 wild pears
Infiltration basin 1:
6,143 plants (20 pollard willows, 40 maple trees, 3 rowan berries, 10 birches, 20 trembling poplars, 50 acacias, 6,000 daffodils)
Infiltration basin 2:
10,125 plants (10,000 daffodils, 30 wild pears, 10 rowan berries, 20 willows, 15 maple trees, 50 butterfly bushes) Wildlife and bat corridor: 3,800 wild shrubs
Flower meadows:
almost 190,000m²
Rulantica monument:
1,000 daffodils, Scots pines, birches, oak trees, seedling
Iron Hand forest area:
1,300 oak trees
Outdoor area ‘Frigg Tempel’:
- 1,000 large trees (oak, birch, cornel cherry, beech, magnolia, maple, robinia, lime, cedar, fir, swamp cypress, hackberry)
- 85,000 grasses and flowers (crocus, narcissus, wild tulips)
- 26,500 small woods and hedges
- 4,000 wild roses
Outdoor water playground ‘Svalgurok’:
- 350 large trees (pine, birch, beech, alder, fir, spruce)
- 18,000 bushes and woods
- 1,800 grasses and flower shrubs
- 6,000m² turf
Offsetting measures
- Elzwiesen wetlands area approx. 75ha
- Forest refuge 2.5ha
- Old Mill fish ladder
- 3 infiltration basins measuring almost 16,000m²
Projects in the pipeline
- Adventure trail
- Family trail
- Walking track
- Walkway
- Water pathway
- Ecological adventure stations