In the capital of Germany there are many green spaces which are playing an important role not only for nature but also for humans. Especially in the time of climate change and after Covid pandemic, we started to understand that we need more green areas in each human settlement. And we need to treat them differently than before. More and more municipalities decided not to mow the lawns, plant flower meadows or renaturalise lakes and other water areas.
Berlin has for a few years been a melting pot of creative ideas, solutions and business. More and more Berliners are choosing a different way of life, more sustainable and more connected with nature including refreshed old methods (using traditional green areas as parks or growing food and relaxing in allotment gardens) or new innovative ideas (such as community gardens).
Green Urban Path of Berlin we have chosen 5 stops (in spring of 2023) which are located in the north of Berlin Mitte district. The amazing location of Berlin between forest and lakes, within many of the post-glacial geomorphic formations, offers an interesting possibility of creation of green areas. We would like to present 2 parks, 2 different ways of gardening, 4 lakes and one settlement. The aim of this route is to show interesting green areas, to raise awareness of thimportance of these areas, showing new developments and trends for green spaces.
If you walk with average speed and you give yourself 10-15 minutes for each stop you need around 2 hours (including reading our guide and using the app).
We hope to show in this tour something which will help you to understand what is happening in green areas, and what you could do to reach a few sustainable development goals. Because every action counts to save our planet!