LSG Palingener Heide und Halbinsel Teschow, Protected landscape in Nordwestmecklenburg District, Germany

The LSG Palingener Heide und Halbinsel Teschow is a protected landscape (Landschaftsschutzgebiet, not a nature reserve) established in 2011 across Selmsdorf, Lüdersdorf and Dassow. Its northern part holds the Teschow peninsula on the lower Trave, with a steep bank rising to 30.2 m; the main section is the Palinger Heide, whose nutrient-poor basin sands of the Lübeck basin formed inland dunes, now largely wooded.

The area received formal protection status in April 2011, closing the final gap in a biotope corridor along the former inner German border. This decision was part of efforts to safeguard the natural landscape of the region for future generations.

The name Palinger Heide refers to the heath between Palingen and the state border. The forest district Hohe Meile, formerly grand-ducal, is named after a forest site on the road to Lübeck; the settlement Hohemiele consisted of the forest farm and the Tannenkrug inn, a busy stop on the Lübeck–Wismar road. The nearby village Bardowiek became deserted after the border was drawn.

Visitors can explore multiple nature reserves within the protected area on foot or by bicycle, including shoreline zones along lakes and river landscapes. The best time to visit is during warmer months, when paths are easily accessible and more birds and wildlife are visible.

The inland dunes of the Palinger Heide formed on fine-grained, nutrient-poor basin sands of the Lübeck Basin; most are now wooded. The area also holds the Möwenmoor, Hoppenmoor, Petrusmoor, Kiebitzmoor and Steinbeckenmoor bogs, and the 30.2 m elevation near the Trave is among the highest points in the district's coastal strip.