Species-rich meadows

The Systematic Group and the Flora of Austria group feature large meadow areas. A wide range of plant species grow in the meadows – many more than in the short-mown grass by the wayside. The meadow areas are also home to a great number of animals. The flowers of the meadow plants attract wild bees and butterflies. Butterflies and grasshoppers lay their eggs on the leaves and stems. Frogs and other vertebrates also hide in the tall vegetation.

These meadows are allowed to grow tall and are only mown in early summer, after many insects have laid their eggs and the seeds of many plants have ripened. They were mown no more than two to three times a year. If they are mown too often, the meadow plants could no longer form seeds and no longer reproduce. Some meadows are mown by the gardeners in the traditional way by scythe.

As the meadow plants suffer when they are trampled on, it is not permitted to enter the meadow areas.