WHAT IS THE ‘BLUE-GREEN STRIP’ AT FISCHBEKER REETHEN?

The ‘blue-green strip’, a park-like green area, runs east to west through Fischbeker Reethen. Various scenic sections of the park can be discovered along this blue-green strip. Expanses of water such as the ‘Rethenbek’ stream and the lake in the centre as well as sweeping meadows with scattered groups of trees create a special green and open space. Along the almost 850 metre-long blue-green strip, there will be play areas for children and young people, public spaces, exercise facilities for older people and numerous places to sit and relax. The strip also fulfils important functions such as the retention and controlled drainage of rainwater. Another positive effect is cooling during periods of hot weather in summer.

WHAT OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUTDOOR PLAY AND SPORT ARE PLANNED?

Fischbeker Reethen is characterised by a variety of green and open spaces offering leisure activities for all age groups. The open spaces are designed as the basis for an Active City, i.e. specific play and sports facilities will be planned and possible exercise facilities consistently taken into account in the planning.

A variety of play areas and sports areas with different themes will be created along the blue-green strip:

• The steep slope playground will incorporate the topographical features of the former tank ramp. Children of school age in particular will be able to have fun here on high slides.
• The mound playground is a collection of various smaller embankments with elements for climbing, balancing, hiding and discovering.
• The forest playground in the south of the district is impressive with its nature-inspired play equipment.
• There is a calisthenics park where young people and adults can exercise and train using their own body weight.

Sports facilities, allotments and other green spaces will be created to the south of the ‘Fischbeker Moorland’. This area offers a wide range of activities for nature lovers, sports enthusiasts and families. The careful integration of cultural and leisure activities into the sensitive natural landscape will create a place that enables both recreation and sustainable development.

WILL THERE BE A COMBINED INDOOR-OUTDOOR POOL IN FISCHBEKER REETHEN?

Permission to build an indoor-outdoor swimming pool in the north-eastern part of the commercial area has been secured as part of the development plan. The municipality of Neu Wulmstorf and the borough district of Harburg are working together to deliver the combined pool project.

WILL THERE BE ALLOTMENTS IN THE DISTRICT?

Permanent allotments will be created in the west of Fischbeker Reethen to develop a green border with Lower Saxony. During extreme rainfall events, these areas will also serve to retain rainwater. An allotment site is planned in the east as a green transition to the ‘Siedlung Sandbek’ housing development.

As green spaces, the allotments fulfil a climatic function, such as air exchange, and contribute to the design and biodiversity of the green spaces.

IS FISCHBEKER REETHEN PREPARED FOR HEAVY RAINFALL EVENTS?

Collecting and storing rainwater in an area instead of channelling it and draining it away is a task for contemporary urban development. To meet these requirements, the district will be developed according to the sponge city principle. At first glance, the Fischbeker lake in the centre of the district is an atmospheric meeting place. At the same time, the area fulfils the task of retaining rainwater during heavy rainfall. The green and open space including the blue-green strip is also a central component of the drainage concept. By designing it as a climate-conscious seepage area, it temporarily functions as a retention area. The ‘Fischbeker Moorland’ can also absorb rainwater. The targeted discharge of rainwater into the ‘Fischbeker Moorland’ also contributes to near-natural development as a wooded wetland. The rainwater that cannot seep away or be retained in the district during a heavy rainfall event is drained northwards into the Moorgürtel nature reserve via the drainage channel under the railway line. Based on analyses of heavy rainfall, the drainage systems have been dimensioned in such a way that even in the event of extreme rainfall events, buildings and sensitive uses remain largely protected against flooding, and damage to property, the environment and people is prevented.

This sustainable rainwater management in Fischbeker Reethen not only provides protection against extreme weather events by storing rainwater, it also has advantages such as improving the microclimate with cooling through evaporation and supporting the natural water cycle. The creation of different habitats for plants and animals strengthens biodiversity in the district.