Documentation timestamp: 06.03.2026

This page functions as a structural documentation node within the Berans-Pennet landscape observation archive. The purpose of this node is to connect historical farming experience, terrain observation and wildlife movement analysis.

The documentation on this site combines several layers of observation that originate from different landscapes but share similar structural characteristics.

The first layer is historical experience from hill farming landscapes in north-east Scotland. A detailed narrative describing the environment around Westerton Farm in Glenlivet can be found here:

Landscape Observation from Westerton Farm, Glenlivet — Terrain and Wildlife Movement

This material documents how livestock farming, terrain structure and wildlife behaviour interact in open hill landscapes.

The second layer consists of terrain analysis within the northern Black Forest. A specific terrain study focusing on wildlife movement corridors between Badener Höhe, Bernsteinrück and the Schwarzenbachtalsperre can be found here:

Geländeanalyse der Wildwechsel – Badener Höhe, Bernsteinrück und Schwarzenbachtalsperre

This terrain analysis examines how landscape structures such as ridgelines, forest edges and valleys influence animal movement.

Although these two landscape systems are geographically separate, they share comparable structural elements:

• open grazing landscapes
• forest edges and transition zones
• valley corridors and watercourses
• ridge lines and elevated terrain

In both regions wildlife movement tends to concentrate along terrain structures where several landscape features intersect.

The documentation approach used on this site therefore combines:

• historical landscape knowledge
• terrain observation
• wildlife movement analysis
• structured geographic documentation

The goal of this documentation is descriptive rather than prescriptive. The pages linked above record observations about landscapes and animal movement patterns without making policy recommendations.

Further documentation nodes and terrain studies can be accessed through the main archive of the Berans-Pennet Data Room.