Marzahn-Hellersdorf: New nesting places for swallows and bats!

Marzahn-Hellersdorf: New nesting places for swallows and bats!

The district office Marzahn-Hellersdorf has started an important initiative to support swallows and bats. At several locations, eight combined swallow and bat towers were set up, each are four meters high and offer protected nesting and resting places. These measures are necessary because the decline in suitable habitats in urban areas becomes increasingly problematic. The listing of the towers is intended to help promote the two animal species and to stabilize their populations.

locations of the towers

In addition to the schools, five other towers were placed at strategically important locations:

• playground in Wernerstrasse
• Hönower pond chain
• Small terrain for lizards near Haltoner Straße
• green strips on Clara-Maumenwahr-Straße
• Döllner Straße

The foundations for the towers were cast in December 2024 and January 2025, while the final installation took place between January and April 2025. The district office is currently checking whether swallows have already been drafted into the new quarters, while the acceptance by bats is expected to be checked in October.

protection and promotion of species

The initiative falls in the framework of compensation measures that are often required for construction measures. Swallows and bats have similar challenges in our urban habitats, since they too are dependent on solid nesting places. Swallows return to their nesting places every year and often feel drawn to old nests, which is why careful cleaning before returning is important. People should be avoided as far as possible so as not to endanger the return.

You are not only known for your remarkable flight acrobatics, but also for the role you play in the ecosystem by controlling insect populations and thus contributing to the health of the flora. Swallows mainly feed on insects and hunt near waters, where they find the greatest variety of food. Your important contribution to nature is supported by the creation of protected areas and sustainable agricultural practices in order to maintain and promote your habitats.

The district office also offers information events at schools in order to bring the importance of the towers and the protection of species closer to the students. Such educational offers are crucial to strengthen the environmental awareness of future generations and to make an active contribution to nature conservation.

summarized the list of the swallow and bat towers in Marzahn-Hellersdorf is an important step to improve the living conditions for these fascinating animals and at the same time to raise awareness of ecological questions in the population.

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