The Großes Torfmoor (also called the ''Hiller Moor'' or ''Nettelstedter Moor'') is a
raised bog located in the northeast of the state of
North Rhine-Westphalia (in the district of
Minden-Lübbecke) in Germany south of the
Mittelland Canal. It is between the town of
Lübbecke
Lübbecke (; wep, Lübke) is a town in northeast North Rhine-Westphalia in north Germany. This former county town lies on the northern slopes of the Wiehen Hills (''Wiehengebirge'') and has around 26,000 inhabitants. The town is part of district ...
and the community of
Hille. The bog is a
nature reserve and is under special protection from the
European Union because of the bird species living there.
The LIFE-Nature project
€1,800,000 have been spent since 2003 towards the regeneration of the bog by the
LIFE-Nature project. The project has also installed 14 km of new nature trails, which include informational panels that guide visitors and explain the history of and future plans for the bog.
External links
LIFE-Nature Project
Nature reserves in North Rhine-Westphalia
Lübbecke
Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
BGrossesTorfmoor
Bogs of North Rhine-Westphalia
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