Der Lebensraum des Bibers in Nideggen-Schmidt

Today, fortunately, the beaver is once again native to many landscapes in Germany, including the Rureifel on the Rur.

Here you can see in many places what the beaver can do when it builds dams and castles, creates canals for timber rafting and beaver meadows for feeding in order to create a tailor-made home for itself, and in doing so, the master builder of nature also creates a habitat for many other animals and plants, including those that have otherwise almost disappeared from the modern landscape - the beaver is therefore a true ecosystem engineer.

If you want, you can follow in the beaver's footsteps with one of our beaver guides. You can either explore the habitat of the master builder and take a look at his most amazing structures and look for fresh gnawing marks or you can try to catch a glimpse of the beaver yourself in the evening - the emphasis is on try. This is impossible without the right companion with the right experience.