Deadwood
Deadwood provides a valuable and diverse habitat. It serves as a food source and hiding place for numerous animals. A dead tree, whether still standing or lying on the ground, lives on through its inhabitants.
Material:
- dead or fallen tree
- tree stump
- Rootstocks (from deciduous trees!)
Structure:
- Upright deadwood can be created naturally or set up artificially. The stability of decayed wood should be checked.
- Horizontal deadwood can be placed either individually or with several elements of different lengths and widths on top of or next to each other at the intended location.
- Saw back interfering branches and trunk sections and pile them up in suitable places
Function:
- Depending on the animal species, a standing, dead tree trunk serves as a habitat or hibernation site. Holes created by deadwood-loving beetles are used by wild bees or birds such as woodpeckers find food.
- Lying deadwood is used by sand lizards, for example, as a sunbathing or hiding place, and provides a habitat for deadwood-loving beetles or fungi, as well as amphibians, which like to hide under deadwood.
Location:
- Care should be taken to ensure that the location is not too damp, as otherwise there is a risk of rotting or, in the case of standing deadwood, of it falling over.
- Lying deadwood that has grown into the surrounding area but is not completely overgrown by brambles is particularly valuable.
