Spandauer Forst, Commercial forest in Berlin, Germany

Spandauer Forst is a large mixed woodland in the northern part of Berlin's Spandau district, crossed by many branching paths and dotted with clearings, meadows, and wetland areas. Near the Spandau Revierförsterei, visitors can watch fallow deer, roe deer, red deer, mouflon, and wild boar in enclosures, while the Kuhlakenteich pond offers wooden benches for a rest.

The woodland was recorded already in the Middle Ages and later served as a royal hunting ground under Prussian rule. After the Second World War, much of it became a restricted zone because of the nearby inner-German border, and it only reopened fully after the fall of the Berlin Wall.

The tree species trail near the wild enclosures uses a red fox figure to ask children questions and give hands-on tasks at each station, with labels placed right beside the matching trees. Many families combine this trail with the nearby forest playground Goldfischteich, where wooden airplanes, trains, and race cars draw children to play.

The widest, flattest main paths around the wild enclosures and the Forsthaus Spandau access point are the easiest option for wheelchairs, strollers, and walkers. Stay on the paths in the protected moor areas, keep dogs leashed near the enclosures, and remember that after dark there is no lighting.

A part of the Berliner Mauerweg cycle path runs along the northern edge of this woodland, where a former West Berlin exclave called Eiskeller sits as a reminder of Cold War geography. Just outside the exclave, riders and walkers can stop for a cold drink before continuing along the old border route.