Stixer Wanderdüne

In the middle of the 19th century, the barren dry sandy soil typical of the entire inland dune complex was afforested with pine trees, which largely signalled the end of the natural dune development process. Only a small part, the Stixer Wanderdüne, resisted afforestation and today gives visitors an idea of the landscape of the past.
 In dry, windy weather, you can witness the natural spectacle and observe the migration of the sand eastwards.
On the extremely dry and hot dune tops, the vegetation is dominated by silver grass and sand sedges as well as mosses and reindeer lichen. It is worth noting that marram grass has also gained a foothold here inland. In the area around the dune, it is predominantly pine trees that can survive on the barren sandy soil, with sand birch and English oak only occurring in the dune valleys. These areas are habitats for numerous rare plants and animals.