Together with partners from forestry, the cantons and nature conservation, we are trying to implement and establish the knowledge gained about the habitat requirements of the Wood Warbler in silvicultural practice based on three approaches. 1) Locally and structurally suitable unsettled forest areas become capable of being populated by means of targeted forestry interventions. 2) Already populated forests are removed from forestry use for as long as possible. 3) Forests favourable for Wood Warblers must be created in the long term, e.g. one-age cohort forests.
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© Marcel Burkhardt
A Wood Warbler in the beech leaves
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© Michael Gerber
A female Wood Warbler with nesting material
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© Alex Grendelmeier
The female Wood Warbler breeding in its well-camouflaged ground nest
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© Gilberto Pasinelli
Typical habitat of the Wood Warbler in an old tree population dominated by beech trees
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© Alex Grendelmeier
The habitat of the Wood Warbler in younger trees, but at a lean forest site
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© Marcel Burkhardt
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© Michael Gerber
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© Alex Grendelmeier
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© Gilberto Pasinelli
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© Alex Grendelmeier
A Wood Warbler in the beech leaves
A female Wood Warbler with nesting material
The female Wood Warbler breeding in its well-camouflaged ground nest
Typical habitat of the Wood Warbler in an old tree population dominated by beech trees
The habitat of the Wood Warbler in younger trees, but at a lean forest site
Species promotion – Wood Warbler
Protection and promotion of a characteristic bird of old-growth forests
Domain
Conservation
Unit
Forest Habitats
Topic
Species Recovery, Habitat Promotion, Ecology
Habitat
forest
Project start
2015
Project status
ongoing
Project management
Alex Grendelmeier
Project region
Switzerland
Project team members
Betroffene Vogelarten
Unit
Forest habitats
Our Forest team is committed to preserving and promoting Switzerland’s forest habitats for birds. We focus on training and continuing education in forestry, ensure knowledge is transferred into practice and contribute to reducing the deficits of waste wood and dead wood as well as species-specific, special and rare habitats through specific funding projects and land conservation in forests.
