Wadden Sea

Wadden Sea

The Wadden Sea area includes the Wadden Sea conservation zones in the Netherlands and the Wadden Sea nature parks in Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is a relatively flat, expansive temperate coastal wetland environment formed through complex interactions of physical and biological factors, resulting in numerous transitional habitats as well as tidal channels, sandy flats, seagrass meadows, mussel beds, sandbanks, mudflats, salt marshes, estuaries, beaches, and dunes. Its waters are widely shallow, making it one of the world’s most renowned areas for mudflat hiking. From June to early September every year, on weekends, the area is dotted with people carrying backpacks carefully making their way across the muddy terrain.

The listed sites account for 66% of the entire Wadden Sea and are home to countless species of flora and fauna, including marine mammals such as harbor seals, gray seals, and harbor porpoises. Up to 12 million birds breed and overwinter here each year, with more than 10% of 29 species residing in the area. It is one of the few remaining large-scale natural intertidal ecosystems where natural processes remain largely undisturbed.

The Wadden Sea

Why go: One of the world’s most famous areas for mudflat hiking

Continent where the attraction is located: Europe【Europe】

Country/Region where the attraction is located: Germany[Germany]

Province/State where the attraction is located: Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein [Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein]