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Scoring points with unspoiled nature

We are one of Germany's largest owners of forests, with total holdings of around 28,000 hectares. One of our woodland sites is near the village of Elm in eastern Hesse. Here, a century ago, railway employees planted trees on the embankment flanking the rail line between the towns of Hanau and Fulda.

The wood has not heard the sound of a chainsaw for decades, which means that it is a magical place in which nature is allowed to run its course.

And the wood is not just helping the climate. It is also helping us to collect eco-points that we can use later as part of our environmental restoration activities.

The photographers of the "German Roamers" were on their way in the forest.
A magical forest has been created, which can develop without human intervention.
The Deutsche Bahn is one of the largest forest owners in Germany.
The Deutsche Bahn is one of the largest forest owners in Germany.

And the wood is not just helping the climate. It is also helping us to collect eco-points that we can use later as part of our environmental restoration activities.