Lower Saxon Wadden Sea National Park

Lower Saxon Wadden Sea National Park stretches along the German North Sea coast between Ems and Elbe river estuaries, including East Frisian Islands Borkum, Lütje Hörn, Memmert, Juist, Norderney, Baltrum, Langeoog, Spiekeroog, Wangerooge, Minsener Oog and Mellum. Those islands that are not links are uninhabited

History

The national park was founded in 1986. It became a UNESCO World Heritage site along with the Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea and the Dutch Wadden Sea in 2009.

Landscape

The special habitats include mudflats, salt marshes, dunes and beaches. The total area is 3,450 km².

Flora and fauna

Climate

All inhabited islands have their own ferry connection to the mainland, which is in turn either directly served by Deutsche Bahn trains or by public buses timed to reach the closest DB station.

National park centers

• UNESCO World Heritage Visitors Center Wilhelmshaven

  phone: +49 4421 91070
  address: Südstrand 110 b, 26382 Wilhelmshaven

• UNESCO World Heritage Visitors Center Cuxhaven

  phone: +49 4721 28681
  address: Hans-Clausen-Straße 19, 27476 Cuxhaven-Sahlenburg

National park information centers

Information centers also organize excursions and guided tours (mostly in summer season).

• National Park Information Center Baltrum

  phone: +49 4939469
  address: Baltrum 177, 26579 Baltrum

• National Park Information Center Carolinensiel

  phone: +49 44648403
  address: "Alte Pastorei", Pumphusen 3, 26409 Wittmund-Carolinensiel

• National Park Information Center Wurster Nordseeküste

  address: Am Kutterhafen, 27632 Dorum-Neufeld

• National Park Information Center Fedderwardersiel

  address: Am Hafen 1, 26969 Butjadingen

• Mudflat hiking (Wattwanderung)
• Boat trips with seal observations
• Birdwatching

Lodging

Camping