Recker Moor

For people in earlier centuries, the moor was an eerie world. Today, moors are special experiences of nature. The Recker Moor is one of them. The nature reserve in the farming community of Langenacker, which belongs to Recke, is one of the best-preserved moors in NRW. Discover the breathtaking flora and fauna of the moor!

Enjoy some time out

Walk through the 344 ha area and escape from your everyday life. Two observation towers, information boards, a car park and a hiking trail built over a peat dam bring the area to life. Marvel at a variety of highly endangered bird species typical of the high moor such as the great curlew, snipe, bluethroat or teal. In winter, the moor is home to the crane, among other species. The fauna does not leave much to be desired either: sphagnum moss, cotton grass, rosemary heath and sundew grow here. The extremely rare soft sphagnum moss is also said to be among the nine native sphagnum moss species!

But please note that the Recker Moor is a nature reserve. Please stay on the marked trails and keep dogs on a leash.

Let yourself be inspired

the Recker Moor is almost 6000 years old
© Münsterland e.V./Maximilian Lehrke
You can find out more about the moor on information boards.
© Münsterland e.V./Maximilian Lehrke
Hike through the nature reserve and escape your everyday life
© Münsterland e.V./Maximilian Lehrke
The Recker Moor is a very special nature experience
© Münsterland e.V./Vincent Croce
Discover the breathtaking flora and fauna of the moor
© Münsterland e.V./Vincent Croce
Viewing platform in the Recker Moor
© Münsterland e.V./Vincent Croce

5000 years of history under nature conservation

The Recker Moor is a remnant of the Vinter Moor. This was once around 5,000 ha in size. The development into a raised bog began about 5,000 years ago. Peat cutting, drainage and agricultural use, however, led to the almost complete disappearance of the Vinter Moor, which was up to three metres deep. In 1971, the Recker part was put under nature conservation. The Recker Moor covers an area of 344 ha, but the moor body itself is still 150 ha today. It is surrounded by a protected zone of wet meadows. Only extensive rewetting facilities have created the preconditions for the development of conditions typical of raised bogs.

Insider tip

Cotton grass in the Recker Moor
© Touristinfo Recke
The white sea of cotton grass

Come to the Recker Moor in early summer, then a visit is especially worthwhile. Because then the cotton grass turns the moor into a white sea! The countless fine tufts sway gently back and forth in the wind and you experience a wonderful landscape that makes a great photo motif.

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