Schweinebruch, Nature reserve in Celle and Lachendorf, Germany

Schweinebruch is a nature reserve covering about 610 hectares with mixed habitats including meadows, forests, and water channels across gently rolling terrain. The area features numerous walking paths that lead through forests and alongside streams.

The area became a protected reserve in 1995 as part of efforts to maintain natural corridors across Lower Saxony. This designation reflected growing recognition of the region's ecological importance.

The reserve's name, Schweinebruch, combines the Low German words for pig and marsh, recalling former use as pasture. Some fields remain privately owned and are farmed as arable land, while the Altenhägener Kanal, once used to irrigate and drain the meadows, still crosses the area and is linked to the Lachte by a weir.

The reserve lies east of Celle's Garßen, Bostel and Altenhagen districts, with the Lachte reserve bordering it to the south. The Celle–Wittingen light railway crosses the area between Celle and Lachendorf, and the Altenhägener Kanal runs through it. Expect wet low-moor ground, so waterproof footwear helps.

The Altenhägener Kanal once supplied and drained the meadows and was linked to the Lachte to the south by a weir. In winter 2013/2014 a spawning pond was dug to support the small tree frog population, and black stork and crane both breed here.