The Pader nature reserve
Habitat from humans to kingfishers
The blue-green oasis in Paderborn's city centre is not only an attractive meeting place for people, but many plants and animals also use this alternation of water and land habitats.
In recent years, renaturalisation measures in particular have ensured that the water and land habitats are once again better connected with each other and that the resistance of the species-rich biocoenoses to climate-related changes has increased.
Today, almost the entire spectrum of naturally occurring fish species such as brown trout, bullhead, grayling and the three-spined stickleback are once again living in all branches of the River Pader.
Typical species such as watercress and brooklime have colonised the banks and provide hiding places for microorganisms. Dippers and kingfishers use dead wood and shallow banks as a starting point for their dives for food.
