Species conservation centre Oberlungwitz | Stiftung pro Artenvielfalt

Location:
Saxony | Rural District of Zwickau, 09353 Oberlungwitz, Hirschgrund

Completion/Inauguration:
16.09.2022

Previously: Disused pumping station © SPA

Now: Sanctuary for structure-dwelling wildlife species
© SPA

Owner:

Foundation Pro Biodiversity, Bielefeld – property and & species conservation centre

Investment:

Conversion of the species conservation centre approx. € 40.000,00

Maintenance:

Markus Pfeifer, Oberlungwitz

Facilities:

53 species-specific nest aids, hiding places & bat quarters

Supported species:

Barn Owl, Tawny Owl, Common Starling, Nuthatch, House and Tree Sparrow, Black Redstart, White Wagtail, and bat species such as Common Pipistrelle, Daubenton's Bat

Tawny owl

Barn owl

Starling

Nuthatch

Tree Sparrow

House sparrow

Black Redstart

Pied Wagtail

Pipistrelle

The species inventory documentation for this species conservation centre can be found here.

Your donation enables the construction of more species conservation buildings for structure-dwelling wildlife species.

Donate now

Overview for all projects Overview conservation buildings

The information on the copyrights of the images used on this site can be found at Copyrights, unless these are already indicated in or below the image.

Content "Projects"

Land Acquisition Conservation Buildings Migratory Bird Protection Wildlife Conservation

Campaign

STOP Bird Slaughter

News

Our swallow barn in Schmuggerow: restoration and habitat management measures to improve protection for one of Germany’s largest breeding colonies of Barn Swallows

Our extensive building renovation work and the transformation of the surrounding grounds into a biodiversity-rich insect habitat are helping to strengthen one of Germany’s largest breeding colonies of Barn Swallows... more information

Our swallow barn with stables in Schmuggerow – a nesting site for one of the largest Barn Swallow breeding colonies in Germany. © SPA

Project of the month

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

Following the successful spring bird conservation camps on Cyprus and the Greek island of Zakynthos, our local bird conservationists in Cyprus are once again standing up to the illegal operations of bird poachers and hunters. Yet again, we need your active support so that we can continue our campaign against the slaughter of migratory birds this autumn ... to the project

Donation account

Postbank Hannover
IBAN: DE47 2501 0030 0905 9063 07
BIC: PBNKDEFF

Donate now

Species conservation structure project Species Conservation CentreHirschgrund, OberlungwitzSaxony

Campaign

Content "Projects"

Campaign

Our swallow barn in Schmuggerow: restoration and habitat management measures to improve protection for one of Germany’s largest breeding colonies of Barn Swallows

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

Species conservation structure project Species Conservation Centre
Hirschgrund, Oberlungwitz
Saxony