Common Dogwood

(Cornus sanguinea)

24 insect species depend on the Common Dogwood in different ways. Holly Blue, for example, likes to lay its eggs on the leaves of the Common Dogwood so that the caterpillars can feed on the plant’s foliage. Unusual for Blues, the Holly Blue often rises to a height of 3 metres above the shrub.

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.