Buckthorn

(Frangula alnus)

• The leaves of Buckthorn are important food for the caterpillars of brimstone butterfly and holly blue.
• its blossoms bloom from spring to autumn and are food for a lot of insects and butterflies, especially for the eurasian white admiral. 
• their fruits ripen late in autumn and are loved by 36 birds and 11 mammals.

ATTENTION: POISONOUS FOR HUMANS!

As part of the educational initiative "Biodiversity and Environmental Education", a green lawn was transformed into a colourful, species-rich garden on this site by the pupils of the Längenfeld Primary School and Middle School Nature Park Schools.