The Brockengarten in the Harz has its second season under corona conditions behind it.
The number of visitors is increasing slightly - but it is still far from the usual.
The guests have a lot of questions, especially about the trimmings.
Wernigerode - In Brockengarten in the Harz Mountains, the second season ended with a slight increase in visitors under difficult corona conditions compared to the previous year. "We welcomed around 1250 guests to our tours," said Friedhart Knolle, spokesman for the Harz National Park Administration in Wernigerode, on the occasion of the last tour of the year on Friday. In 2020 there were around 950 and in 2019 around 5650 visitors. “We are happy that things went up a bit again. Even if we are still far from the usual. "
There was a first setback right at the start of the season. The opening planned for May 17th had to be postponed by two weeks to May 31st due to the pandemic. Anyone who wanted to enjoy a guided tour through the botanical garden on the 1141 meter high Brockenkuppe with gardener Gunter Karste had to register by telephone beforehand. In addition, the group size was limited to ten visitors. “Of course that all had an effect,” said Knolle.
In the Brockengarten, around 1500 plants from the high mountains of this world, such as the Brocken anemone and the budgie gentian, grow under special climatic conditions.
The approximately 5000 square meter show and experimental garden has existed since 1890, and part of the facility is accessible.
According to Knolle, the visitors had many questions for the Brockengärtner, especially about the trimmings.
“The clearly visible changes in the spruce stands are of great interest to the people.” The forest in the Upper Harz has been under renovation for years.
Large areas of conifers fell victim to storms, droughts and the bark beetle.
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The grazing of test areas with the robust Harzer Rote Höhenvieh and an annual mowing had an effect and would be continued, it said.
"In order to be able to correctly assess the effect of the biotope maintenance measures, we map the vegetation on the Brockenkuppe at regular intervals," said Knolle.
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