Seehundstation Norddeich
Rearing station for orphaned harbor seals in Norddeich with underwater windows, feedings, and hands-on exhibitions on the Wadden Sea.
Om museet
Work with orphaned seals began in 1971 in a small station at the Schwanenteich in Norden. In 1978, the Verein zur Erforschung und Erhaltung des Seehundes (association for the research and conservation of the seal) was founded and in the same year began building a new station in Norddeich; it was inaugurated in 1980 and expanded in several stages until 1992 with a research wing, pools, seminar rooms, and an exhibition hall.
Since 2003, the association has also operated the Nationalpark-Haus. In 2006, it opened the Waloseum in the former transmitter building of Norddeich Radio in Osterloog with its own quarantine station, while the station in Norddeich was rebuilt and officially inaugurated in 2008 as Seehundstation Nationalpark-Haus. In 2012, the rearing facility was completely renewed, and in 2018 a researchers' area was added.
Every year, between 80 and 150 young harbor seals, occasionally also gray seals, are raised here and released back into the wild. Visitors experience the animals at large underwater windows and at feedings; the exhibitions explain the Wadden Sea ecosystem, marine mammals of the North Sea, and research on seals.
Højdepunkter
- Orphaned seal rearing up close
- Feedings daily at 11:00 and 15:00
- Underwater windows and aquariums
- Researchers' area with monitoring simulation and telemetry room
- Audio guide also in a children's and an English version
Permanente udstillinger
- Leben im Wandel der Gezeiten – Introduction to the Wadden Sea National Park with its zones, tidal channels, and typical animal and plant species.
- Meeressäuger – Harbor seals, gray seals, and harbor porpoises of the North Sea, their rearing at the station, and observation at the underwater windows.
- Forscherbereich – Themed rooms on seal monitoring, laboratory, disturbances, offshore wind power, and telemetry to try out yourself.
- Ejer
- Verein zur Erforschung und Erhaltung des Seehundes e.V.
- Ledelse
- Dr. Peter Lienau (Geschäftsführer)
Entrépriser & rabatter
| Voksne | 12 € |
|---|---|
| Nedsat pris | 10 €People with severe disabilities, students, participants in BFD, FÖJ, and FSJ (volunteer services) (with proof) |
| Børn og unge | 7,50 €gratis til og med 3 år · Children aged 4 to 17; reduced €6. |
| Personer med handicap | 10 €Reduced ticket for people with severe disabilities with ID can also be booked online. |
| Studerende og elever | 10 €Only at the box office with proof. |
| Grupper (fra 15 pers.) | –Special rates from 15 paying people with binding booking (tel. 04931 97333-20). |
| Familier | 35 €2 adults with children |
| Waloseum-Plus (second visit to the other facility), adults | 8 €Children €4.50, family €20; upon presentation of a regular-price ticket, also on a different day. |
| Annual combination pass adults (Seehundstation and Waloseum) | 45 €Valid for 365 days, personalized; by email or at the box office. |
| Annual combination pass children | 25 € |
| Annual combination pass family | 85 € |
Tickets online or at the box office (card payment possible; there may be waiting times at the box office). Concessions except for people with severe disabilities only at the box office.
Tilgængelighed
- Kørestolsvenlig: ingen oplysninger
- Elevator: ingen oplysninger
- Handicaptoilet: ingen oplysninger
- Handicapparkering: ingen oplysninger
- Servicehunde tilladt: ingen oplysninger
- Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
- Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger
Checked for accessibility with the "Reisen für Alle" (Travel for All) label. The "Seehund-Info" (seal information) talk is also available in an adapted form for groups of people with disabilities.
Børn og familie
Velegnet til børn og familier
| Entré for børn | gratis til og med 3 år |
|---|---|
| Familiebillet | 35 € · 2 adults with children |
- Familieomvisninger & workshops
- Opgavehæfte, skattejagt eller audioguide for børn
- Interaktive stationer
Child-friendly hands-on exhibitions, children's version of the audio guide, exhibition quiz, and a seal game for 4- to 7-year-olds; holiday and family program in the events calendar.
Transport & parkering
Med offentlig transport
Norddeich Mole
Train to Norddeich Mole, from there on foot along the dike to Dörper Weg.
I bil
Betalingsparkering · 3 min. til fods til indgangen
Large public paid parking lot in Norddeich (surrounded by a small dike); the station is located east of it in the Wellenpark.
By car via A31 or A28 toward Emden and B72 to Norddeich, at the second roundabout toward Norddeich-West.
Planlæg ruteService & spisesteder
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Arrangementer & udlejning
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Planlæg dit besøg
| Rundvisninger | ja |
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| Audioguide | ja (DE, EN) |
| Tilbud til skoler | ja |
| Godt at vide | Feedings daily at 11:00 and 15:00. Audio guide tour (approx. 35 or 55 minutes) in standard, children's, and English versions, without registration. Public events program (talks, tours, mudflat hikes) as a monthly overview, bookable until the day before; for groups, individual programs by registration (tel. 04931 97333-20). Dogs are not allowed in the buildings. |
