Gleispark

The land of the former Essen-Frintrop marshalling yard, roughly 25 hectares in size, is both a key element of the landscaped park, Emscherlandchaftspark, and a site on the Industrial Heritage Trail (RVR - Regional Association Ruhr). Birch trees predominate in the eastern section of the park; further west, there is a meadow covered with shrubs and bushes. The size of the land, its location and the wonderful vegetation give it outstanding importance: the soil of the land is steppe-like in quality encouraging the growth of typical pioneer plants. Evening primroses, St. John's wort, ploughman's spikenard and golden rod flourish in the open areas, hawthorn, black elder and wild roses grow on the path verges, blackberries in the undergrowth. Many types of insects, small animals, bird species and hares have established themselves here.