A 80 hectar forest and recreational area
The trees mainly include oaks, beech trees and occasionally conifers. In addition to several wildlife enclosures with fallow deer and wild boar, some hiking trails and riding trails there is in the immediate vicinity also the Institute for Environmental and Futures Research (IUZ) at the observatory Bochum, and the German Forum for puppet theater and puppetry (dfp). The forest area is also used by walkers, cyclists and runners.
