How to behave in the forest:
Paint some pictures to illustrate the rules!
1. Don’t leave anything in the forest: even a small piece of rubbish might be dangerous for the lives of animals.
2. Stay on signposted routes: bushes, trees and grasses grow better further away from routes where nobody tramples on them.
3. Keep your dog on a leash: Your loyal companion may be tempted to track forest animals and hound them to death.
4. Be as quiet as possible when you are on a trip through nature:
this can increase the chance of seeing wild animals.
5. Do not light a fire and do not smoke: Fire can spread rapidly and destroy a whole area.
6. Berries and mushrooms are tasty for the forest animals as well:
Do not gather more than you need for your meal.
7. Take care and be aware of walkers, horse riders, bikers or joggers: everyone may enjoy nature.
8. Protect nature: Even a small scratch on the bark or breaking branches can stunt the growth of a tree.
9. Regard warnings in the forest: Give tree felling a wide berth so as not to get hurt yourself.
10. Pay attention to the trails: they are sometimes awkward and the forest involves danger.
11. Care for the forest: it is nature, recovery and economy all in one. Its existence is essential for our survival.
(translated from: Entdecke den Wald. Die kleine Waldfibel (2014))
