Rethmoorsee

The Rethmoorsee reserve spans 90 hectares, featuring a central lake surrounded by reed zones, grasslands, and natural forests with oaks and alders.

Between 1983 and 1989, extensive sand and gravel extraction for the A250 motorway construction created a depression that filled with groundwater, forming the lake.

The nature reserve serves as an educational site where visitors can observe native wildlife and plants from a dedicated observation stand on the western shore.

Swimming and water activities are not permitted in the reserve, while designated paths allow visitors to explore the protected environment on foot or bicycle.

Belted Galloway cattle maintain the grassland areas through natural grazing since 2005, preventing excessive shrub growth and maintaining habitats for local bird species.

Location: Winsen

Inception: 1998

Operator: Landkreis Harburg

Website: https://nlwkn.niedersachsen.de/naturschutz/schutzgebiete/einzelnen_naturschutzgebiete/42955.html

GPS coordinates: 53.32780,10.25390

Latest update: March 5, 2025 23:18