Parks in Hamburg

Big cities have driven birds and animals from their natural habitats, and it is not easy to see an owl or a stork. Even the fauna of our latitudes has to be seen in zoos, let alone exotics. The Niendorf Bird Park, on the other hand, has 250 species living in the wild — almost 1000 in total. ...

The Walsrode Gardens deserve a special mention. Tulips and rhododendrons adorn the park in spring, the scent of roses fills the air in summer, and asters and chrysanthemums add colour in autumn. Around 3 million flowering plants grow here every year. Thanks to the work of the gardeners and ...

The park covers an area of 47 hectares. If you head north to the Botanical Gardens, you can take a trip to the Mediterranean or East Asia. Hamburg has some southern plants such as cypresses, hibiscus and figs, some of which can even be planted outdoors. In the Japanese Landscape Garden you can ...

Walking through the park is a real pleasure. The woods and fields are the best home for the local animals, of which, it must be said, the Wildpark Schwarze Berge has quite a few. Most species live outside their enclosures.