The cultivated landscape of the Hörnental, currently divided by a dense conifer plantation, is being reconnected for butterflies and many other animal and plant species, including open woodland birds.
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© Corina Schiess
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©
Corina Schiess
Part of the project area after logging and fine clearing.
Part of the project area after logging and before fine clearing.
Butterfly promotion in Hörnental ZH
A mosaic of open forests and flower meadows in the Zürcher Oberland
Domain
Conservation
Unit
Upswing for Birds
Topics
Species Recovery, Habitat Promotion
Habitat
forest
Project start
2022
Project completion
2032
Project status
ongoing
Project management
Petra Horch
Project region
Zurich
Employees
Species concerned
Unit
Upswing for Birds
Together with partners, we carry out projects to enhance and secure habitats throughout Switzerland in the long term.
