Nature oasis traffic school model project

Biodiversity project in the traffic school at Wassertorplatz

With the “Naturoase Traffic School” project, we began implementing various measures to increase the traffic at the beginning of 2023 biological biodiversity and Improving the living conditions of insects and animals to be implemented here on site in the big city. Together with many similar projects in Berlin, we would like to make our contribution to the Improving ecological urban culture and promote habitats for insects, animals and plants.
This has us Berlin Nature Conservation Foundation supported with your support.

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Ratepay GmbH supports the traffic school at Wassertorplatz as part of a social day


Day of action on July 27th, 2023
8 employees from Ratepay GmbH came together with employees from the traffic school Raised beds to build, Shrubs to plant and one solar powered bird and insect bath to build. Ratepay GmbH is a company based in the neighborhood of the traffic school on Wassertorplatz that offers payment services for online shops in the area of e-commerce. Ratepay GmbH organizes so-called “Social Days” several times a year Employees support different social and/or ecological projects.

Construction and use of raised beds

Together with the employees of Ratepay GmbH, the raised beds were not only built from used pallets, but also filled with different layers.


Herbs, flowers or vegetables are made through the different layers optimally with nutrients provided. Finally, a layer of topsoil was added on top.


The raised beds protect plants from being accidentally walked on and provide insects with food through the flowers of herbs and perennials.


Image source: Bayerischer Rundfunk

Kita helps plant the raised beds

The Leuschnerdamm daycare center visited the traffic school on September 8th to get to know the “Naturoase Traffic School” project. First, we showed the children the various stages of the project, such as the Benje hedge, the compost maker, the wildflower meadow, and the newly planted bushes. The children then helped plant pre-grown Mediterranean herbs in a raised bed and water them. We discussed with the children what benefits the flowers and leaves of Mediterranean herbs such as thyme, rosemary and sage have for insects and people.


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