Pestruper Gräberfeld Und Rosengarten

As the largest contiguous area of heathland in the district of Oldenburg, combined with the many burial mounds, the Pestrup burial ground exudes an extraordinary beauty and fascination. Anyone can experience nature here on short or long walks. The sites are part of the almost uniquely well-preserved burial mounds from the late Bronze Age to the early Iron Age in northern Western Europe. Over 500 burial mounds characterize the 31.5 hectares of heathland and underline its cultural and historical significance. This nature reserve is also well cared for from a nature conservation point of view. For this man-made cultural landscape, the necessary grazing with Diepholz moorland sheep is carried out on behalf of the Lower Saxony State Forests, which prevents overgrowth with larger shrubs and trees and thus preserves the habitat for many endangered animal and plant species.

According to the Federal Nature Conservation Act, a nature reserve is a legally designated area in which special protection of nature and landscape is required for the conservation or restoration of ecosystems, for scientific reasons or because of their rarity, uniqueness or beauty. Actions that could lead to changes or even damage to the nature reserve are prohibited.