Project Erwitte-Völlinghausen | Foundation Pro Biodiversity

Location:
North Rhine-Westphalia | District Soest | 59597 Erwitte, village district Völlinghausen, Heideweg 1-4

Completion/Inauguration:
April 2013

Previously: Disused transformer station © SPA

Now: Sanctuary for structure-dwelling wildlife
© SPA

Owner:

Stiftung Pro Artenvielfalt, Bielefeld – Artenschutzturm

Investment:

Species conservation tower conversion € 28,000.00

Maintenance:

Stiftung Pro Artenvielfalt, Bielefeld

Facilities:

80 fitted breeding cavities, nest boxes, hiding places (roosts) and bat quarters

Supported species:

Common Kestrel, Barn Owl, Eurasian Jackdaw, Starling, Common Swift, House Martin, House and Tree Sparrow, several bat species such as Common Pipistrelle, Mouse-eared Bat

Tree Sparrow

House sparrow

Starling

Common Kestrel

The species inventory documentation for this species conservation tower can be found here:

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A loyal regular visitor to our wetland area ‘Seeländereien near Frose’: the great white egret K195 returns here year after year …

Just 30 years ago, Great Egrets were an absolute rarity in Germany. Today, they are a familiar sight in many places. The story of Egret K195 is particularly remarkable: since 2018, it has been turning up time and again in our Frose nature reserve during the summer... more information

A Great Egret with its prey in our Frose wetland © SPA

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Conservation buildings project: Species conservation tower Erwitte-Völlinghausen North Rhine-Westphalia

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A loyal regular visitor to our wetland area ‘Seeländereien near Frose’: the great white egret K195 returns here year after year …

This autumn, too, we won’t be neglecting our migratory birds on Cyprus ...

Conservation buildings project: Species conservation tower
Erwitte-Völlinghausen North Rhine-Westphalia