{"id":405,"date":"2026-01-15T22:57:50","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T22:57:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golfbwneu20267188.live-website.com\/?page_id=405"},"modified":"2026-03-24T12:46:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T12:46:21","slug":"golf-und-natur","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/golf-bw.de\/en\/golf-und-natur\/","title":{"rendered":"Golf and Nature"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"nature-card reveal-left\">\n\n <div class=\"nature-card__inner\">\n  <header class=\"nature-card__header\">\n    <h2>Golf in Harmony with Nature<\/h2>\n    <p>\n      Our golf course is a habitat for plants and animals\u2014and at the same time a place for recreational sports.\n      Sustainability and biodiversity are integral to everything we do.\n    <\/p>\n  <\/header>\n\n  <div class=\"nature-card__content\">\n\n    <div class=\"nature-card__logo\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n        src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/NaturLogo-1920w.jpg\"\n        alt=\"Wir f\u00f6rdern Artenvielfalt \u2013 Lebensraum Golfplatz\">\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"nature-card__video\">\n      <div class=\"nature-video embed\" data-embed-category=\"marketing\">\n        <div class=\"embed__placeholder\">\n          This content (e.g. YouTube\/Maps) will only be loaded once you have given your consent.\n          <button type=\"button\" onclick=\"window.pressidiumOpenSettings?.()\">Cookie settings<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <iframe\n          data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KYds820CG9s?si=cBFEYFOgIR3nuRE1\"\n          title=\"Golf and nature \u2013 the golf course as a habitat\"\n          frameborder=\"0\"\n          allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\"\n          allowfullscreen\n loading=\"lazy\"\n          referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\">\n        <\/iframe>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n  <p class=\"nature-card__thanks\">\n    Many thanks to <strong>Manfred Heinl<\/strong> and the <strong>Greenkeeping-Team<\/strong>!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"story-section reveal-left\">\n  <header class=\"story-section-head\">\n    <h2 class=\"story-section-title\">Love of nature<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"story-section-subtitle\">\n      Our philosophy at GC Reichsstadt Bad Windsheim: Preserving nature, promoting diversity, and developing the course responsibly.\n    <\/p>\n  <\/header>\n\n  <div class=\"story-slider swiper\">\n    <div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\n      <!-- Slide 1 -->\n      <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n        <figure class=\"story-image\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/151011-154548_Bene-Pano.jpg\" alt=\"Blick \u00fcber die Landschaft am Steigerwald\">\n        <\/figure>\n        <div class=\"story-card\">\n          <h3>From the Main Valley to the Steigerwald<\/h3>\n          <p>\n            From the \u201cFranconian Plain\u201d\u2014a heavily farmed plain bordering the Main Valley to the south\u2014\n            the \u201cSteigerwald\u201d rises in gentle, undulating to hilly slopes.\n          <\/p>\n          <p>\n            The Steigerwald is a nature park and ranks among Germany's most valuable deciduous forest areas: In an assessment by the Ministry of the Environment,\n            it ranked fifth out of 24 deciduous forest areas. Its biodiversity is considered outstanding.\n          <\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Slide 2 -->\n      <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n        <figure class=\"story-image\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Platz_01-1920w-1920w.webp\" alt=\"Golfplatz in offener Landschaft\">\n        <\/figure>\n        <div class=\"story-card\">\n          <h3>A mosaic of habitats<\/h3>\n          <p>\n            This is precisely why the region is a worthwhile destination for ornithologists, botanists, entomologists, and foresters.\n          <\/p>\n          <p>\n            Our approximately 70-hectare golf course is situated in a largely open, flat basin in the Steigerwald\u2014characterized by a\n            mosaic of small plots comprising orchard meadows, vineyards, wooded backdrops, hedgerows, and, in exposed areas,\n            occasional patches of heat-loving steppe heath forests.\n          <\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Slide 3 -->\n      <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n        <figure class=\"story-image\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/117747-1920w.jpeg\" alt=\"Naturerlebnis am Platz\">\n        <\/figure>\n        <div class=\"story-card\">\n          <h3>Biodiversity is part of everyday life here<\/h3>\n          <p>\n            Under these circumstances, \u201cbiodiversity\u201d is no stranger here.\n          <\/p>\n          <p>\n            The song of the nightingales accompanies golfers throughout their round from early spring into early summer\u2014one of the most beautiful experiences of nature. Later in early summer, the connoisseur can hear the tree frog calling from its \u201csinging perch\u201d in the tangled hedges.\n          <\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Slide 4 -->\n      <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n        <figure class=\"story-image\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Bluehwiese_gelb-1920w.jpg\" alt=\"Bl\u00fchfl\u00e4chen und Rough am Golfplatz\">\n        <\/figure>\n        <div class=\"story-card\">\n          <h3>Open ground, flowering areas &amp; rough<\/h3>\n          <p>\n            The charm of the \u201copen countryside\u201d never ceases to captivate us: fields of flowers in spring and summer, the clearly visible structure of hedgerows in winter, and unmowed rough areas that serve as refuge and overwintering sites for insects and small creatures.\n          <\/p>\n          <p>\n            Far from the noise of traffic\u2014yet still close to the city and easily accessible\u2014the complex offers both tranquility and a chance to experience nature.\n          <\/p>\n          <p><strong>Golf &amp; Nature \u2013 Our Philosophy at the Reichsstadt Bad Windsheim Golf Club<\/strong><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Slide 5 -->\n      <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n        <figure class=\"story-image\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Bluehende_Obstbaeume-1920w.jpg\" alt=\"Naturnahe Pflege und Strukturelemente\">\n        <\/figure>\n        <div class=\"story-card\">\n          <h3>Support through time, space, and targeted measures<\/h3>\n          <p>\n            Time and space are key factors in naturally dynamic development processes. In addition to these two \u201cbasic ingredients,\u201d we support existing biodiversity through targeted \u201cinterventions\u201d:\n          <\/p>\n          <ul>\n            <li>Piles of dead wood<\/li>\n            <li>Wild bee hotels<\/li>\n            <li>variably arranged flower beds<\/li>\n            <li>Rock habitats<\/li>\n            <li>Structures for natural hedge development (Benjes hedge)<\/li>\n            <li>Preliminary design (developed individually for each hole)<\/li>\n            <li>Responsible Use of Water as a Resource<\/li>\n            <li>Planting native trees and shrubs in harmony with the surrounding landscape<\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- Controls: unter dem Inhalt -->\n    <div class=\"story-slider-controls\">\n      <div class=\"swiper-button-prev\" aria-label=\"Previous slide\"><\/div>\n      <div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n      <div class=\"swiper-button-next\" aria-label=\"Next slide\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"golf-card golf-award-card reveal-left\">\n  <header class=\"golf-card-head\">\n    <h2 class=\"golf-card-title\">Minister Thorsten Glauber honors our golf club<\/h2>\n  <\/header>\n\n  <div class=\"golf-award-grid\">\n    <!-- LEFT: Text -->\n    <div class=\"golf-award-text\">\n      <p>\n        On August 1, 2023, the golf course of the Reichsstadt Bad Windsheim Golf Club was admitted to the Bavarian Flower Pact following years of excellent preparatory work by Gerhard M\u00fcller and Manfred Heinl.\n      <\/p>\n\n      <p>\n        The certificate was presented during a ceremony at the Thalkirchen Golf Course in Munich. Minister Thorsten Glauber personally presented the award. On this occasion, the BGV\u2019s \u201cBl\u00fchpakt\u201d agreement with the ministry was also extended for another three years. Our golf club is now one of the 41 clubs in Bavaria to have received this award to date.\n      <\/p>\n\n      <p>\n        The entire board supports all activities aimed at promoting biodiversity and preserving natural habitats for animals and insects. More than half of the 72 hectares available to the Reichsstadt Bad Windsheim Golf Club are designated as natural habitats for flora and fauna.\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- RIGHT: Image + caption -->\n    <figure class=\"golf-award-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Auszeichnung01-1920w.jpg\" alt=\"Urkunden\u00fcbergabe \u2013 Bl\u00fchpakt Bayern\">\n      <figcaption class=\"golf-award-caption\">\n        <span>Gerhard M\u00fcller (left) \u2013 Head Greenkeeper<\/span><br>\n        <span>Thorsten Glauber \u2013 Minister of State for the Environment and Consumer Protection<\/span><br>\n        <span>Manfred Heinl (right) \u2013 Head of the Golf and Nature Working Group<\/span>\n      <\/figcaption>\n    <\/figure>\n  <\/div>\n<\/br>\n  <!-- Footer: Download button -->\n  <footer class=\"golf-award-footer\">\n    <a class=\"golf-award-btn\" href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/flz_02_03_23-1920w.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n      FLZ Bl\u00fchpakt Press Release\n    <\/a>\n  <\/footer>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"golf-gallery-card reveal-left\">\n  <header class=\"golf-gallery-head\">\n    <h2 class=\"golf-gallery-title\">Highlights: Golf &amp; Nature<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"golf-gallery-subtitle\">\n      Insights into biodiversity, flowering areas, and habitats on our grounds.\n    <\/p>\n  <\/header>\n\n<div class=\"golf-proshop-gallery\">\n\n  <figure class=\"golf-proshop-item\">\n    <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Wegweiser-1920w.jpg\" class=\"golf-gallery-item\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Wegweiser-1920w.jpg\" alt=\"Wegweiser auf dem Golfplatz\">\n    <\/a>\n  <\/figure>\n\n  <figure class=\"golf-proshop-item\">\n    <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Stamm-c69cacfd-1920w.png\" class=\"golf-gallery-item\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Stamm-c69cacfd-1920w.png\" alt=\"Totholz als Lebensraum\">\n    <\/a>\n  <\/figure>\n\n  <figure class=\"golf-proshop-item\">\n    <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gl_1-1920w.jpg\" class=\"golf-gallery-item\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gl_1-1920w.jpg\" alt=\"Logo: Lebensraum Golfplatz\">\n    <\/a>\n  <\/figure>\n\n  <figure class=\"golf-proshop-item\">\n    <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Steinbiotop-a82f8912-1920w.png\" class=\"golf-gallery-item\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Steinbiotop-a82f8912-1920w.png\" alt=\"Steinbiotop\">\n    <\/a>\n  <\/figure>\n\n  <figure class=\"golf-proshop-item\">\n    <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Bluehwiese_gelb-1920w-1.jpg\" class=\"golf-gallery-item\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Bluehwiese_gelb-1920w-1.jpg\" alt=\"Bl\u00fchfl\u00e4che\">\n    <\/a>\n  <\/figure>\n\n  <figure class=\"golf-proshop-item\">\n    <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bl-C3-BChende_Wiese_lila-1920w.png\" class=\"golf-gallery-item\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bl-C3-BChende_Wiese_lila-1920w.png\" alt=\"Wildbienenhotel\">\n    <\/a>\n  <\/figure>\n\n  <figure class=\"golf-proshop-item\">\n    <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Insektenhotel-1920w.jpg\" class=\"golf-gallery-item\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Insektenhotel-1920w.jpg\" alt=\"Offenland mit Wiese\">\n    <\/a>\n  <\/figure>\n\n  <figure class=\"golf-proshop-item\">\n    <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/K1600_Promo18Weiherquer-99e2edb1-1920w.png\" class=\"golf-gallery-item\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/K1600_Promo18Weiherquer-99e2edb1-1920w.png\" alt=\"Teich und Geh\u00f6lzstrukturen\">\n    <\/a>\n  <\/figure>\n\n  <figure class=\"golf-proshop-item\">\n    <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Natur04-1920w.jpg\" class=\"golf-gallery-item\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Natur04-1920w.jpg\" alt=\"Insektenhotels\">\n    <\/a>\n  <\/figure>\n\n  <figure class=\"golf-proshop-item\">\n    <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Natur01-1920w.jpg\" class=\"golf-gallery-item\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Natur01-1920w.jpg\" alt=\"Biene an Bl\u00fcte\">\n    <\/a>\n  <\/figure>\n\n  <figure class=\"golf-proshop-item\">\n    <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Natur03-1920w.jpg\" class=\"golf-gallery-item\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Natur03-1920w.jpg\" alt=\"Bl\u00fchpakt Bayern Schild\">\n    <\/a>\n  <\/figure>\n\n  <figure class=\"golf-proshop-item\">\n    <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Natur02-22a8af71-1920w.jpg\" class=\"golf-gallery-item\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Natur02-22a8af71-1920w.jpg\" alt=\"Naturbereich am Golfplatz\">\n    <\/a>\n  <\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n<div class=\"golf-lightbox\" id=\"golf-lightbox\">\n  <button class=\"golf-lightbox-close\">\u00d7<\/button>\n  <button class=\"golf-lightbox-prev\">\u2039<\/button>\n  <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"golf-lightbox-image\" src=\"\" alt=\"\">\n  <button class=\"golf-lightbox-next\">\u203a<\/button>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Golf im Einklang mit der Natur Unser Golfplatz ist Lebensraum f\u00fcr Pflanzen und Tiere \u2013 und zugleich Ort f\u00fcr sportliche Erholung. Nachhaltigkeit und Artenvielfalt sind fester Bestandteil unseres Handelns. Dieser Inhalt (z. B. YouTube\/Maps) wird erst nach Zustimmung geladen. Cookie-Einstellungen Vielen Dank an Manfred Heinl und das Greenkeeping-Team! 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