Europa Park GmbH Freizeit und Familienpark : Ecological measures - Rulantica – The water world at Europa-Park

07.06.2021

Facts and figures

Ecological measures - Rulantica - The water world at Europa-Park

Responsibility/Ecological working group:

Ann-Kathrin Mack (Europa-Park), Jürgen Sedler (Europa-Park), Sandra Scheffler (Europa-Park), Alexander Schindler (Rust local authority), Lothar Bellert (Rust/Ringsheim forest ranger), Dr Michael Thoma (Thoma law firm), Bernhard Keller (Keller engineering firm), Gerhard Babik (Planungsgruppe Landschaft und Umwelt Freiburg), Michael Höfler (landscape designer)

Facilities for animals

• 740m running surface with amphibian refuge
• 2 amphibian hills
• 500m² nature stone wall (as a retreat for reptiles and small animals)
• Bee pavilion with 8 bee colonies of approx. 400,000 bees in total
• Installation of over 275 nest boxes
• Installation of over 100 nest boxes in 2019 (total of over 274 nest
• boxes)
• Lark window on 380m2 agricultural land
• Wildlife and bat corridor measuring 11,566m2 enabling the animals to move easily to other forest areas
• 4.2 km wildlife protection barrier

Planting/Reforestation

Roadside planting hotel 'Krønasår':

221 plants (of which 6 weeping willows, 30 climbing hydrangeas, 25 medlars, 25 hornbeam pillars, 45 lime trees, 90 black elderberry bushes)

Hotel 'Krønasår' forecourt:

7,000m2 turf and 10,818 plants (of which 20 Scots pine, 20 birch trees, 15 spruces, 190 hornbeams, 8 oak trees, 15 black pines, 40 Scots pine, 80 sand birches, 60 field maples, 40 lime trees and 5,000 grasses)

Roadside planting Roland-Mack-Ring:

197 plants (20 hornbeam pillars, 5 weeping willows, 40 hydrangea bushes, 20 medlars, 12 tall orchard fruit trees, 100 wild shrubs)

Fruit orchard circle:

20 trees, 25 fruit trees and orchard meadow

Tricorn (large traffic island at the top of the access road):

10,255 plants (55 trembling poplars, 10,000 daffodils, 200 verbascum) including perches for birds of prey

Noise barrier:

500 dogwoods, 60 white birch trees and reseeding

Wildlife protection barrier:

600 ivy plants, 18 cypress oaks, 70 black elderberries

Ellenweg planting:

50 wild pears

Infiltration basin 1:

6,143 plants (20 pollard willows, 40 maple trees, 3 rowan berries, 10 birches, 20 trembling poplars, 50 acacias, 6,000 daffodils)

Infiltration basin 2:

10,125 plants (10,000 daffodils, 30 wild pears, 10 rowan berries, 20 willows, 15 maple trees, 50 butterfly bushes) Wildlife and bat corridor: 3,800 wild shrubs

Flower meadows:

almost 190,000m²

Rulantica monument:

1,000 daffodils, Scots pines, birches, oak trees, seedling

Iron Hand forest area:

1,300 oak trees

Outdoor area 'Frigg Tempel':

• 1,000 large trees (oak, birch, cornel cherry, beech, magnolia, maple, robinia, lime, cedar, fir, swamp cypress, hackberry)
• 85,000 grasses and flowers (crocus, narcissus, wild tulips)
• 26,500 small woods and hedges
• 4,000 wild roses

Outdoor water playground 'Svalgurok':

• 350 large trees (pine, birch, beech, alder, fir, spruce)
• 18,000 bushes and woods
• 1,800 grasses and flower shrubs
• 6,000m² turf

Offsetting measures

• Elzwiesen wetlands area approx. 75ha
• Forest refuge 2.5ha
• Old Mill fish ladder
• 3 infiltration basins measuring almost 16,000m²

Projects in the pipeline

• Adventure trail
• Family trail
• Walking track
• Walkway
• Water pathway
• Ecological adventure stations

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