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Heckrinder statt Panzer - die Cuxhavener Küstenheide
Heck cattle instead of tanks - nature protection area instead of military training area.
by mambofive
Germany > Niedersachsen > Cuxhaven
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Size: no container
Status: Available
Hidden on: 04 August 2015
Listing: https://opencaching.de/OC123F6
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Heck cattle instead of tanks - the coast heath in Cuxhaven
Away from the tourist crowds, in the south-west of Cuxhaven, you find one of the largest coast heath areas of the North Sea coast: the Cuxhavener Küstenheide.
Until a few years ago, up to 90000 soldiers yearly trained in this area. Today, wild horses, wisents and heck cattle dominate this region. They shall prevent 340ha of heath from turning into shrubland.
Even during the military usage of this area, it was an important habitat for rare species, because specific spots were explicitely excluded from the usage by the soldiers.
Nowadays, nothing reminds of past days - except a small "monument" at the coordinates of this listing.
This cache is not a fast point just for your statistic. Please take some time and enjoy the beautiful landscape. You should take a binucular with you - not for searching for the cache, but to watch the animals.
To log the cache, go to the coordinates of the listing. You will find some informatinon panels (in german language) here. In the year 2008, conservationists discovered a special animal. Use the latin name of this animal (2 words) as password for logging this cache.
You are inside a nature protection area. Please behave yourself accordingly.
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N 53° 50.408' E 008° 37.234' |
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This geocache is probably placed within a nature reserve! Please see here for further information.
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Cuxhavener Küstenheiden (Info)
This geocache is probably placed within the following protected areas (Info): FFH-Gebiet Küstenheiden und Krattwälder bei Cuxhaven (Info)
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Log entries for Heckrinder statt Panzer - die Cuxhavener Küstenheide
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03 August 2026, 16:20
cento
found the geocache
Heute besuchten wir diese schöne Heidelandschaft. Das Wetter war prima, denn es wehte ein angenehmes Lüftchen und der Wald ringsum sorgte auch dafür, daß wir eine schöne Wanderung hatten. Das Gesuchte war sehr gut zu finden.
Danke fürs Zeigen.
Grüßle cento
24 July 2026, 14:07
Gänsekresse
found the geocache
Auf der Entdeckerrunde geloggt. Tftc und Gruß aus Bielefeld 😀
29 December 2025
Max 03
found the geocache
Auszeit zwischen den Jahren. Natur pur und viele neue Eindücke im hohen Norden.
Vielen Dank dafür.
30 September 2025, 14:52
Teufel+Hexe
found the geocache
Auf unserem heutigen Rundflug durch die Küstenheide haben wir auch diesen Cache besucht. Wir konnten das Passwort nach kurzer Umschau entdecken.
Danke für den virtuellen Cache und zauberhafte Grüße von Teufel+Hexe.
06 October 2024, 10:43
DL8NDM
found the geocache
Heute habe ich mich mal auf eine anstrengende Tour im NSG aufgemacht um meinen Bauch wegzutrainieren. Hier musste ich aufmerksam suchen.
