After airport operations at Tempelhof ceased in 2008 and the former airfield was opened to the public for recreational and leisure use in 2010, a special flora and fauna has developed on Tempelhof Feld. Numerous plant species, some of them rare, thrive on the large meadows between the former runways in the centre of the city. There are also various fruit trees, about which an educational tree trail provides information.
Tempelhofer Feld provides an important sanctuary for rare animal inhabitants in the centre of the metropolis. For example, the skylark, which is one of the endangered bird species in Germany. The bird, which measures up to 19 centimetres, can be recognised by its long tail and dark-striped, beige to reddish-brown colouring and light belly. The skylark is a ground-nesting bird and hides its nests in self-made hollows in the grass. A protection zone has been established for the skylark on Tempelhof Field.
In addition, as in other parks and green spaces, animal landscape conservationists are used on Tempelhofer Feld. In consultation with the Senate Department for the Environment, Transport and Climate Protection and the field coordinator as part of the public participation programme, a five-year pilot phase of grazing on Tempelhof Feld was launched in 2019. Initially, 25 Skudden, an endangered breed of sheep, found a new home on the site.
Contact
Leonie Rhode
Project management environmental education Tempelhofer Feld
Address
Tempelhofer Feld
Tempelhofer Feld
12101 Berlin