Mini forest in a sea of ​​houses: What a plot of land with trees brings to the city

This Mini forest were the topic of the “26th Austrian Climate Day”, which took place from April 8th to 10th in Vienna. Cecilie Foldal, an expert from the Federal Forest Research Center (BFW), and colleagues planted small trees and bushes in 500 to 1,000 square meter areas where previously only a barren lawn grew.

Such as silver linden trees, purple willows, Maple trees and hop beech, complemented by hawthorn, whitebeam, cornelian cherry and Leave.

The trees and bushes are used as small plants that don’t cost too much money. After a few years of care, they are on their own. In Schwechat and Wiener Neustadt The researchers are tracking how the biodiversity of plants, birds, rodents, Insects and microorganisms develop what amounts of carbon are stored there and how this happens Microclimate changed.

Ground beetles were observed and the occurrence of Bees documented. Birds would have many hiding places there, but above all, many more different plants suddenly thrive in such a mini forest than in the mown one Wiese before.