Project conservation tower Wünschendorf/Elster

Location:
Thuringia | Rural district Greiz | 07570 Wünschendorf/Elster
Geraer Straße, at the village exit on the road to Gera

Completion/Inauguration:
16.04.2009

Previously: Disused pumping station © SPA

Now: Sanctuary for structure-dwelling wildlife, situated directly on the River Elster © SPA

Owner:

Stiftung Pro Artenvielfalt, Bielefeld – 3 riverbank plots and species conservation tower

Investment:

Species conservation tower conversion € 18,600.00

Maintenance:

Stiftung Pro Artenvielfalt, Bielefeld

Facilities:

50 fitted nest boxes, hiding places (roosts) and bat quarters

Supported species:

Barn Owl, Eurasian Jackdaw, Starling, House Martin, Barn Swallow, Black Redstart, Pied Wagtail, House and Tree Sparrow, several bat species such as Common Pipistrelle and Daubenton’s Bat, solitary bees and reptiles

Barn owl

Starling

Eurasian Jackdaw

Barn Swallow

House Martin

Black Redstart

Tree Sparrow

Pied Wagtail

House sparrow

Pipistrelle

Solitary bee

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

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