The basis for this is the City of Salzgitter's statutory duty to ensure public safety.
The trees that have already been marked currently pose a danger to visitors to the forest and the neighboring buildings. Due to dead treetops or unstable crown sections, there is a risk of branches breaking off or entire trees falling over uncontrollably. In order to continue to ensure safety in this important recreational forest - especially in the area of the paved circular paths - these felling operations are unavoidable. In this context, the town council would like to point out that typical forest hazards are always to be expected away from the paved paths.
Period and restrictions
The necessary work is scheduled to take place in the fifth or sixth calendar week of 2026. It will be carried out by a specialist company and is expected to take several days. During this time, access to the forest will be restricted. Visitors are urgently requested to observe the barriers set up in the affected parts of the forest and not to endanger their own safety.
Sustainable management and certification
The Hagenholz is managed in accordance with the legal requirements of the Federal and State Forest Act. The primary objective is to maintain the forest in a healthy and stable condition as a habitat for a species-rich flora and fauna in the long term. This is ensured by close cooperation between the "Niedersächsische Landesforsten" (Liebenburg Forestry Office) and the SRB. In addition, the entire municipal forest has been certified in accordance with the international forest certification system PEFC since 2023. This means that management is subject to independent monitoring, which ensures compliance with high ecological, economic and social sustainability standards.
