When will the Harz be densely forested again?

When I was little, 20 years ago, the Harz Mountains were like a fairytale forest, full of spruce trees…the stretch from Schierke to the Brocken…but over the last 10 years, it's become increasingly bare there…then there were the forest fires… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAkvExkGtjY In how many years will we be able to see trees there again?…In 100…

Nature conservation areas near Salzburg?

Good evening everyone🙂 I'm going to Salzburg for the day on December 26th and am wondering if there's a nature reserve nearby or on the way there (from southern Bavaria to Salzburg) that I'm allowed to enter for photography. I'd prefer one for birds, but other animals are welcome too. 🙂 Maybe someone lives there…

Ride in the Surron nature reserve (e-scooter/motorcycle)?

Good morning! I wanted to quickly inquire whether it's permitted to ride an electric motorcycle in the nature reserve. I own a Surron Light Bee (reference: https://sur-ron.rocks/light-bee ), which is road-legal and has a maximum speed of 45 km/h. A few days ago I wrote to two emails from nature conservation authorities (one from my…

Missing person wanted – drove through forest path?

Hello, My best friend just received a message that his girlfriend has run away from home again. She's experiencing domestic violence there, and a police investigation is already underway. I then drove with him in the car through the fire department entrance and along the forest paths (tar or gravel, municipal vehicles also drive here)….

I wanted to go stand up paddling on a designated canoe trail in a nature reserve?

Now I read that canoeing is allowed, but SUPing is prohibited. WTF? The route is about 3km long and has to be flat if I want to paddle the entire 16km route. Can I simply sit or kneel on the SUP to avoid this? Then it's no longer stand-up paddling. What penalties would I face?

Spend the night in a hammock in Bavaria or Austria?

Hello, I'm currently planning my trip to Bavaria and Austria and have completely lost track. I just wanted to spend the night in a hammock somewhere, I don't really care where. But I can't find a single place where it's allowed. The rules vary everywhere. How can I be sure it's allowed where I want…