Grundloser See
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The Grundloser See is situated within 295 hectares (729 acre) of moorland
, known as the Grundloses Moor, near the town of Walsrode
in the German state of Lower Saxony
. Both are located about 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) north of the village of Fulde (within the borough of Walsrode
) and 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) northwest of the town centre of Walsrode. The 2.5 metre deep lake is 435 metres long from north to south, and 160 metres wide in its northern part. It has an area of 4.7 hectares (11.6 acre) and lies at 72.5 metres (237.9 ft) above mean sea level. Roughly 400 metres to the northeast lies the Kleine See ("Little Lake") with a diameter of about 60 metres.
The moor was formed in the northeastern half of a 4 kilometre long depression enclosed by two parallel end moraines which were deposited during the Saalian glaciation. It is drained by a ditch that acts as the upper course of the Fulde. The Grundloser See was originally a residual ice age lake that had almost silted up. However since then it has become a bog
pond as a result of the build up of peat moor and other processes.
The Grundloses Moor is the largest, almost intact, high moor bog (Hochmoor) in Soltau-Fallingbostel district. This nature reserve
is dominated by cottongrass, cranberries
, bilberries, peat moss and cross-leaved heath. It was formerly used for peat cutting, especially in the south, but has regenerated itself after measures to raise the water levels were introduced.
It is possible to walk around the lake close to its shore setting out from hikers' car parks to the east (Ebbingen) and south (north of the Fulde). The lake is not suitable for bathing.
Moorland
Moorland or moor is a type of habitat, in the temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome, found in upland areas, characterised by low-growing vegetation on acidic soils and heavy fog...
, known as the Grundloses Moor, near the town of Walsrode
Walsrode
-Middle Ages:986 Foundation of Walsrode Abbey by Count Walo. The first recorded mentionof the town is dated May 7, 986.1383 The dukes of Brunswick and Lüneburg grant Walsrode a town charter.1479 First recorded instance of Walsrode's coat of arms...
in the German state of Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...
. Both are located about 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) north of the village of Fulde (within the borough of Walsrode
Walsrode
-Middle Ages:986 Foundation of Walsrode Abbey by Count Walo. The first recorded mentionof the town is dated May 7, 986.1383 The dukes of Brunswick and Lüneburg grant Walsrode a town charter.1479 First recorded instance of Walsrode's coat of arms...
) and 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) northwest of the town centre of Walsrode. The 2.5 metre deep lake is 435 metres long from north to south, and 160 metres wide in its northern part. It has an area of 4.7 hectares (11.6 acre) and lies at 72.5 metres (237.9 ft) above mean sea level. Roughly 400 metres to the northeast lies the Kleine See ("Little Lake") with a diameter of about 60 metres.
The moor was formed in the northeastern half of a 4 kilometre long depression enclosed by two parallel end moraines which were deposited during the Saalian glaciation. It is drained by a ditch that acts as the upper course of the Fulde. The Grundloser See was originally a residual ice age lake that had almost silted up. However since then it has become a bog
Bog
A bog, quagmire or mire is a wetland that accumulates acidic peat, a deposit of dead plant material—often mosses or, in Arctic climates, lichens....
pond as a result of the build up of peat moor and other processes.
The Grundloses Moor is the largest, almost intact, high moor bog (Hochmoor) in Soltau-Fallingbostel district. This nature reserve
Nature reserve
A nature reserve is a protected area of importance for wildlife, flora, fauna or features of geological or other special interest, which is reserved and managed for conservation and to provide special opportunities for study or research...
is dominated by cottongrass, cranberries
Cranberry
Cranberries are a group of evergreen dwarf shrubs or trailing vines in the subgenus Oxycoccus of the genus Vaccinium. In some methods of classification, Oxycoccus is regarded as a genus in its own right...
, bilberries, peat moss and cross-leaved heath. It was formerly used for peat cutting, especially in the south, but has regenerated itself after measures to raise the water levels were introduced.
It is possible to walk around the lake close to its shore setting out from hikers' car parks to the east (Ebbingen) and south (north of the Fulde). The lake is not suitable for bathing.