Whether on the island of Kirr, at the Hohe Düne or in the boggy Osterwald forest: if you take a guided tour with hiking guide Sylva Juhnke on Zingst, you can expect the unexpected.
Nature tours on the Zingst
Of storm surges, cranes and herons
When Sylva Juhnke talks about Zingst, the easternmost part of the Fischland-Darß-Zingst peninsula with its untouched, protected nature, you should listen carefully, because Sylva really has a lot of exciting things to tell: „I read nature books like thrillers and then pass the contents on to my guests later“, she says. On the circular hiking trail on the Hohe Düne, for example, she vividly explains that Zingst was an island before the Prerow Current was closed off by a storm surge in 1874. Or why the settlers always had problems farming successfully on Zingst. Or why cranes feel so at home in the shallow waters around the peninsula. As I said – it is an experience to spend a day with Sylva on a guided tour of Zingst.
Easter Forest tour on the Zingst
Where the little redwood trees grow
Or it offers a walk through the Osterwald forest. Covering 800 hectares, the Osterwald is the largest contiguous forest area on the Zingst peninsula. The area just above sea level was created several thousand years ago by landfall. There is a lot of boggy forest soil here. If man had not intervened, it would be even more boggy. The vegetation is varied: birch, English oak, beech and pine were probably here first. Alder, spruce and fir were added through planting. In 1955, sequoia trees from China were also added. Sylva Juhnke particularly enjoys showing them to her guests, as they are among the few specimens that exist in Germany. „Visitors rarely find them alone“, laughs Sylva Juhnke, „the Zingst mammoths are somewhat smaller than expected and not as imposing as you might know them from America.“ But her favorite tour on Zingst remains the one on the small bird sanctuary island of Kirr. „Firstly, I learn something new every time I go there and secondly, I always meet new people who have something to tell me - it's great!
You can find these and other tours in and around Zingst here on the Zingst events page.
![Unobstructed view over the "Hohe Dühne" in the Zingst natural landscape with a view of the Baltic Sea](https://www.off-to-mv.com/images/3dh7jmrukka-/unobstructed-view-over-the-hohe-duehne.jpg "Unobstructed view over the "Hohe Dühne", © TMV/Tiemann")
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- Read more: "Redwood trees in the Osterwald Zingst"
©© TMV_Tiemann Redwood trees in the Osterwald Zingst
- Open today
- 18374 Zingst
Jungle redwoods
- Read more: "Kirr bird sanctuary island"
©© Martin Harms Kirr bird sanctuary island
- 18374 Zingst
Kirr Island, a paradise for nature lovers and ornithologists, is one of the few remaining salt grass islands in Germany. Many species of wading birds and waterfowl need such a salt marsh as a breeding ground. As a resting place, the island is used every year in autumn by several thousand cranes. With its shallow water areas, the Kirr offers ideal conditions for the resting of the cranes.
- Read more: "Birdwatching Point Pramort Hohe Düne"
©© Kur- und Tourismus GmbH Birdwatching Point Pramort Hohe Düne
- Freely accessible at any time
- 18374 Pramort
In front of Pramort is the most important migratory resting place of the Gray Crane. The presence of humans causes the large birds to become anxious. They become nervous, turn away, waste valuable energy, which they urgently need for the still long flight to the winter quarters. In the worst case, they may abandon their roost - permanently.
- Read more: "Bird watching point Pramort"
©© Kur- und Tourismus GmbH Bird watching point Pramort
- Open today
- 18374 Pramort
From September to November, you can witness an impressive spectacle from the Pramort crane roosting site, when the cranes form a wedge-shaped formation or line up in a long chain as they approach their roosts.
