I took a short Easter hike today through the Botnang forest, which is part of the park featured in the post below. This forest is a dedicated nature reserve and is one of the few places in Stuttgart where wildlife species outnumber humans. Today I saw dozens of blackbirds, a grey heron, a mole, and heard many more animals rustling in the leaves. I kept watching for snakes. Luckily, we did not cross paths.
It always surprises me how few people I see in the Botnang forest, regardless of the time of day. I was just thinking about this when I came upon the treehouse/hunting lookout in the second picture below. Since the forest is a nature reserve, I would assume that hunting is not allowed, but maybe I am mistaken?? Regardless of reason, I bet you'd get a great view standing on that platform.
