The natural benefits of Wauwil Plain have always been strongly influenced by man. The former lake was drained, the peat layers were largely removed and the reclaimed cultivated land has since been subjected to intense agricultural use. Today, Wauwil Plain is the largest undeveloped agricultural landscape section in the Lucerne Midlands. Since 1995, the area has been ecologically enhanced under the expert supervision of the Swiss Ornithological Institute. Thanks to these efforts, typical cultivated land species have been able to survive on Wauwil Plain, in some cases now finding their last retreats.
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Wauwil Plain has been enhanced under the expert supervision of the Swiss Ornithological Institute since 1995. Numerous valuable habitats have been created and networked by means of linear elements.
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© Schweizerische Vogelwarte
Measures are implemented and further developed to promote selected target species and indicator species. Numerous extensively used meadows, hedges and floodplains have been created since 1995 which now connect the landscape.
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© Simon Hohl
Since 1995, more than 30 ponds and floodplains have been created for the indicator species Natterjack Toad, which now reproduces successfully in a significant number of them.
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© Mathias Schäf
The Yellowhammer has reacted very positively to the enhancements: its numbers have tripled since the start of the project.
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© Simon Hohl
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© Schweizerische Vogelwarte
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© Simon Hohl
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© Mathias Schäf
Wauwil Plain has been enhanced under the expert supervision of the Swiss Ornithological Institute since 1995. Numerous valuable habitats have been created and networked by means of linear elements.
Measures are implemented and further developed to promote selected target species and indicator species. Numerous extensively used meadows, hedges and floodplains have been created since 1995 which now connect the landscape.
Since 1995, more than 30 ponds and floodplains have been created for the indicator species Natterjack Toad, which now reproduces successfully in a significant number of them.
The Yellowhammer has reacted very positively to the enhancements: its numbers have tripled since the start of the project.
Habitat network system Wauwil Plain
Ecological enhancement and networking of habitats on Wauwil Plain
Domain
Conservation
Unit
Agricultural Habitats
Topic
Species Recovery, Population Development, Habitat Promotion
Habitat
farmland, wetlands, semi-open farmland, meadows and pastures
Project start
1995
Project status
ongoing
Project management
Simon Hohl
Project region
Lucerne
Project team members
Species concerned
Unit
Agricultural habitats
We promote wildlife-friendly agriculture with more high-quality and better-connected habitats, fewer artificial fertilisers and fewer pesticides.
