Plant a Miyawaki tiny forest at MainWäldchen

Grow a pocket woodland that cools, shades, and shelters wildlife

MainWäldchen is Transition Town Frankfurt's Tiny Forest pilot: a dense Miyawaki-style planting on about 110 m² in the Grünzug Feldscheidenstraße (Eckenheim). The mini-wood stores water, lowers heat, and gives birds and insects a permanent home neighbours can help tend.

What you can do

• Join planting and care days announced on mainwaeldchen.de and frankfurt-im-wandel.de/projekt/mainwäldchen
• Observe which species colonise the young forest and share photos with the team
• Adapt the pattern for another bare corner in your district

How it works

Volunteers work with the city park strip created in 2022, packing native layers tightly so the forest matures fast. The group hopes many more Wäldchen follow across Frankfurt.

Why it matters

Small urban forests turn leftover pavement edges into living shade and biodiversity without waiting decades for a single street tree.

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Source: MainWäldchen · Transition Town Frankfurt: MainWäldchen project.