Discovery Trail Biodiversity

Experience nature: biodiversity at the Open-Air Museum 

Along the 10 km Discovery Trail, much more than historical architecture, traditional craftsmanship and farm animals await you. We present, via nine discovery stations, the diversity of life and how this connects to the countryside and building culture. Learn how nature and humans have been interacting for centuries and how landscape management can promote biodiversity.

Discovery Trail stations

• Giving Insects a Head Start
  By mowing late and leaving uncut refuge strips, meadows remain a valuable habitat.
• Colourful Companions for the Grain
  An experiment: cereals grow in harmony with biodiversity and enhance soil fertility.
• Blossoming and Buzzing from Spring to Autumn
  A formerly species-poor meadow and Benjes hedge become a valuable habitat for many animals.
• Creating and Allowing Niches
  Diverse structures provide habitats for a range of flora and fauna.
• Stony and Dry? A Paradise!
  The poorer the soil, the greater the variety of flora and fauna that live here.
• Live and Let Grow
  Traditionally built dwellings provide habitats for flora and fauna.
• An Ancient “Residence”
  Large, solitary trees are valuable, versatile habitats.
• Living Fences
  Hedges provide food, shelter and nesting sites for many animals and act as natural windbreaks.
• More Life among the Vines
  Verdant vineyards provide a habitat for plants, reptiles and insects, while protecting the soil from erosion. 

At each station, visitors can participate in our work to preserve our habitats. Visit our Open-Air Museum and discover how valuable these habitats are to nature and people!

The stations were developed in cooperation with the Biodiversity Forum of the Swiss Academy of Sciences (SCNAT) to ensure an unforgettable experience full of learning and inspiration.