All forest areas of the city of Salzgitter are certified according to the criteria of the PEFC (= Program for the Endorsement of Forest Certification Schemes). The objective of the PEFC is "the documentation and improvement of sustainable forest management with regard to economic, ecological and social standards".

The use of the forest and the rest of the open landscape is regulated in the "Lower Saxony Forest and Landscape Act" (NWaldLG). It states:

"Every person may enter the open countryside and recreate there."

But there are no rules without exceptions: "The following may not be entered

1. Forest crops, forest thickenings, forest nurseries and areas where timber is harvested,
2. fields from the beginning of their cultivation until the end of the harvest and
3. meadows during the growing season and pastures during the growing or grazing season."

Incidentally, trespassing within the meaning of the law includes walking, riding (on bicycles or elevators) and riding!

The Environment Department performs the tasks of both the lower forest authority and the field and forestry regulatory authority.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the lower forest authority!