Information
Welcome at the tower. We are open every Friday afternoon. - Please register by phone.
Usually admission is free (except during special events). We appreciate donations!
Activities for children, young people and adults
The Naturschutzturm (roughly translated from German: nature protection tower) is a former watchtower at the border between East Germany and West Berlin during the cold war. When the wall came down in 1989, the building became useless. - Since June 1990, the tower is open to all children and young people, who would like to practice nature protection. A brief summary of our projects:
Project days for school-age children
For primary as well as for secondary schools, we provide biological and historical project days. In our "classroom in the countryside", we offers practical lessons in biology.
Several classes are visiting us on a regular basis to gain experience in and with the nature, for example from the primary schools in Hohen Neuendorf and Bergfelde, from the Runge High School in Oranienburg and from the catholic school Sankt Franziskus in Berlin-Schöneberg.
All open guided tours
For interested groups, we provide guided tours to the tower and the area around, to the landscape conservation area Treugraben, to the moor land and the heath land, or to the Hubertus Lake, even outside the regular opening hours. For an appointment please give us a call.
Wall memorial
To commemorate the victims of the Berlin Wall, we provide a small memorial exhibiting original pieces of wall, fence parts and a so-called "Stalin's lawn". The place reminds of four young people who have died in the years from 1964 to 1980 next to the tower.
Plant a wedding tree
In 1686, Cure Prince Friedrich Wilhelm enacted a law for each bridegroom to plant at least twelve trees during the wedding ceremony. Compared to the Dutch landscapes he had seen before, he considered the German landscapes as untended. - Following this tradition, newly-wed couples can plant a wedding tree with us. We provide assistance in selecting a site-adapted species.
German Forest Youth
Children and young people may become member of the German Forest Youth (Deutsche Waldjugend) with the tower as regular meeting point and the opportunity to travel around the country and meet with other groups. - The German Forest Youth has nearly 4,000 members countrywide in more than 400 local groups. It was founded in 1957 as the youth section of the Association for the Protection of German Forests (Schutzgemeinschaft Deutscher Wald).
Young beekeepers
Bee science and beekeeping are an integral part of the social life in Hohen Neuendorf. To maintain the diversity of natural habitats in the future, the local Imkerverein cares for a group of young beekeepers.
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