Project Dörtendorf | Foundation Pro Biodiversity

Location:
Thuringia | Rural district Greiz | 07950 Zeulenroda-Triebes, Dörtendorf 14A (Isolated structure)

Completion/Inauguration:
February 2015

Previously: Filter flush water treatment facility of the Thuringia Water Board © SPA

Now: Species conservation station with dry grassland wildflower meadow, amphibian basin and 460 tonnes of local rocks as an alternative habitat for reptiles © SPA

Previously: Power switch centre for the underground "Dortmund-Brunnen“ © SPA

Now: Combined bird and bat conservation building © E. Lux

Owner:

Stiftung Pro Artenvielfalt, Bielefeld - 1.7 ha biotope plot, species conservation station and combined bird and bat conservation building

Investment:

Building reconstruction to species conservation station and combined bird and bat conservation building, insect hotel. Plot development as biotope with more than 800 indigenous berry-bearing wild bushes suitable for the local conditions, drought-resistant deciduous tree species and 460 tonnes of local rocks as an alternative habitat for reptiles. Cost: € 55,000.00

Maintenance:

Enrico Lux, Zeulenroda

Facilities:

More than 100 nest boxes, breeding cavities, roost places and bat quarters

Supported species:

Common Kestrel, Barn Owl, Eurasian Jackdaw, Common Swift, House Martin, Starling, House and Tree Sparrow, Black Redstart, Pied Wagtail, and bat species such as the Common Pipistrelle

With more than 30 breeding pairs and 78 fledged Jackdaws in 2020, our Dörtendorf species conservation is a true European Jackdaw stronghold, contributing to the resettlement of the species in East Thuringia.
All photos: © Leo / fokus-natur

Common Kestrel at its breeding cavity in Dörtendorf © E. Lux

Common Kestrel clutch in Dörtendorf © E. Lux

Tree Sparrow

Starling flock

Pied Wagtail

Grass Snake

Sand Lizard

Insect hotel for solitary bees © SPA

The variety of plants on the dry grassland wildflower meadow offers a rich assortment of nourishment for butterflies and insects All photos: © SPA

Peacock butterfly

Marbled White

Silver-washed Fritillary

The species inventory documentation for the species conservation station can be found here:

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