Vienna Plants First "Mini Forest" in the City Area

Lifestyle & TravelMore+ ♦ Published: November 17, 2022; 23:44 ♦ (Vindobona)

More green in a densely built-up area as a climate-friendly recreational oasis for people and animals is what every city needs. With the "Wiener Wäldchen", a pilot project is being launched in Stefan Weber Park on the border between the 5th and 12th districts, a "mini forest" in the urban area.

The 'Wiener Wäldchen' is a pilot project and will in any case reproduce itself several times in the city in the future. / Picture: © Magistrat der Stadt Wien / PID / David Bohmann

The 'Wiener Wäldchen', as the mini-forest is called in German, is a dense, rapidly growing mini-forest the size of a tennis court that is planted in an inner-city area. The grove is intended to have a positive effect on the microclimate, provides habitat for native animal and plant species, and offers people an intensive experience of nature right on their doorstep. In the long term,…