On the southern edge of the Lüneburger Heide, you can watch cute otters at play and fishing. The natural countryside around Lake Isenhagener is home to a unique otter sanctuary. A network of paths, more than three kilometres in length, leads along hedges, streams, ponds, meadows and fields.
The focus of the centre's work is saving the otter. The otter is the symbol of integrated environmental protection, the aim of which is to ensure the basic requirements for life for all living creatures. The spacious enclosures are designed to imitate natural conditions. In addition to the otters, there are also badgers, ermine, beech martens, polecats, pine martens and the endangered otterhound. Visitors can learn about the habits of the animals with original educational games.