Boomberge

The Boomberge reserve encompasses 118 hectares of inland dunes, sandy grasslands, and alder swamp forests between the Ems and Lutter rivers.

The landscape formed around 10,000 years ago when melting ice created water-rich river courses that transported sand, which settled along riverbanks.

From the Middle Ages until the early 1900s, the heathland of Boomberge served as grazing grounds for local shepherds and their flocks.

The reserve features eight vertical gravel wells that extract drinking water from 20 meters underground using specialized motor pumps.

At 79.9 meters above sea level, the reserve contains the highest elevation point in Harsewinkel and supports rare species like the copper-brown sand beetle.

Location: Harsewinkel

Inception: 2003

GPS coordinates: 51.95000,8.23611

Latest update: March 4, 2025 21:47