Englischer Wald, Park near Schloss Taxis, Dischingen, Germany.

Englischer Wald is a landscape park by Schloss Taxis above Dischingen, with meadows alternating with woodland, a notable variety of trees, and raised mounds above level ground. Narrow winding paths run through the grounds, and old chestnut avenues lead toward the castle while lime avenues lead to former pleasure grounds. A straight leaf-covered path is bordered by tall trees, with a thick broken trunk in the foreground.

The park developed in the late 1700s when Prince Carl Anselm von Thurn und Taxis acquired significant portions of Dischingen's communal forest in 1781. He gradually expanded and reshaped the grounds according to English garden principles over subsequent decades.

The landscape follows English garden design with naturally arranged trees and open meadows that invite leisurely walks through varied terrain. This approach stands in contrast to formal baroque gardens of the same era, which favored strict geometry and structured planting.

The grounds lie above Dischingen next to Schloss Taxis. Paths are unpaved and covered with leaves in autumn, as seen in the photograph, and the terrain includes slopes and small hills. Sturdy footwear helps after rain, when the ground can be muddy and uneven.

The Diana Temple, the Hermitage and the Chinese Tower no longer exist; only small, partly dilapidated buildings and monuments remain. In summer 1785 work began on the temple on the Schneckenberg and on the Hermitage, predecessor of today's Klause. For the wedding of Hereditary Prince Karl Alexander and Princess Therese of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, a Venetian fair with 1200 prizes and 1200 free tickets was held by the Diana Temple and at the Karlsbrunnen.