--- title: "Borsteler Moor" url: "https://www.mittelweser-tourism.com/poi/borsteler-moor" description: "The \"Große Borsteler Moor\" has been used for centuries by the inhabitants of the surrounding villages and farmsteads from the edge of the moor for the extraction of litter and fuel peat as well as logging. Peat was extracted until after the 2nd World War. The \"peat pits\" are still preserved today in the fringes of the moor. The areas that were completely peat-cut by hand were cultivated and used for agriculture. Initially, the remaining areas of the \"Steyerberger Fichten\" owned by the state were peat-covered and reforested. In the meantime, however, rewetting and other renaturation measures have been developed and initiated with the relevant nature conservation authorities." language: "en" type: "Place" image: "https://dam.destination.one/613031/34388e401035afb93372526df2776bfc13734104ebdc4674d3f7017b4222657a/.jpg" breadcrumb: "Root > Mittelweser > Special > Destination.Data Details > Poi" --- Share Borsteler Moor ============== - Moorland A peat loader and an excavator are working in a vast peatland area under a clear sky, surrounded by vegetation. A vast moorland landscape with exposed peat soil, dotted with a few green shrubs. A stack of wooden bog carts filled with peat stands next to a shed in the countryside, surrounded by trees. Renaturation measures are gradually being carried out. The "Große Borsteler Moor" has been used for centuries by the inhabitants of the surrounding villages and farmsteads from the edge of the moor for the extraction of litter and fuel peat as well as logging. Peat was extracted until after the 2nd World War. The "peat pits" are still preserved today in the fringes of the moor. The areas that were completely peat-cut by hand were cultivated and used for agriculture. Initially, the remaining areas of the "Steyerberger Fichten" owned by the state were peat-covered and reforested. In the meantime, however, rewetting and other renaturation measures have been developed and initiated with the relevant nature conservation authorities. Read more Good to know ------------ Price info Free of charge. Read more Author Mittelweser-Touristik GmbHLange Straße 18 31582 Nienburg/Weser Organization Mittelweser-Touristik GmbH License (master data) Mittelweser-Touristik GmbH Nearby ------ View on map - Place of interest - Lookout tower - Information centre - Moor and light railway/museum railway Contact Lange Str. 21 31595 Steyerberg