Eschede: Nature Park Information Centre
Eschede
The new exhibition of Suedheide Nature Park in Eschede consists of three rooms with different elements.
Historical heath
farming
This room is exhibition and Metronom service centre at the same time. The exhibition is made of flexible
elements. Visitors are welcomed by 3D photo figurines. A modern shepherd with sheepdogs, some moorland sheep as well as a large close-up
photo of the “Besenheide” heath greet the visitor. This classic picture of Lueneburg Heath as a
“beautiful natural landscape” continues to be shown in the room and the
background of the evolution of this cultural landscape is illustrated: heath
farming and its massive impact on the landscape. During the exhibition the
visitor learns how this - for all intents and purposes sustainable - system
collapsed and how it led to the devastation of the landscape. The visitor is
brought back to the present and shown that, due to the nitrogen input by
today's rainwater, the still-existing heath lands have to be tended to skilfully
in order to prevent grass or woodland overgrowing them.
Water in the Nature
Park Southern Heath
Immerse yourself in the
water world of the Southern Heath. You will be taking on the perspective of
marine inhabitants and can move on a replicated gravel bed. In the course of
the exhibition the floor turns from gravel bed into “sandy desert”.
Constantly changing water
reflections are created by light projectors and the so-called “snuggle shell”, an oversized replica of a river pearl mussel, invites you to be
the pearl inside the mussel and to watch a movie about the biology, ecology and
cultural history of the river pearl mussel.
On the walls you can find
interesting information about water as elixir of life, the magic world of the heath
brooks and the magic of the heath’s flora.
Be sure to take a close
look at the huge replica of the beak of a black stork just poking through the
water surface into the room catching a trout.
Go on an expedition of discovery
and explore the water worlds of Suedheide Nature Park.
Landscape elements of
the Suedheide Nature Park
This room is both exhibition room and waiting room for rail travellers. A pedestal showing a map of Suedheide Nature Park Southern Heath with a floor graphic was installed in the old waiting room. On this surface the exhibition elements grow into the third dimension: large-sized photoprint banners show the Nature Park's five landscape elements:
- Woodlands
- Heath
- Grassland
- Moorland
- Rivers
More in-depth information
about the landscape elements can be found in the digital picture frames in columns
integrated in the room.
