Reinhausen community for the city of Göttingen, about ten kilometers to the north. There are a few stores in the village, catering to local needs. Not far from the town is the Wendebach Reservoir, a popular local lake and park. The nearby hilly bunter of Reinhäuser Wald constitutes a forest district of some 18,000 hectares of primarily deciduous trees with light undergrowth including ferns. The primary species of tree is the beech ("Fagus sylvatica"), accounting for 57% of the trees. Other significant species include oak ("Quercus robur" and "Q. petraea"), Norway spruce ("Picea abies"), and larch ("Larix decidua"). The canopy is
Carex sylvatica "wood-sedge", or, in North America, "European woodland sedge". "Carex sylvatica" can be used in gardens as ground cover under trees or shrubs. Carl Linnaeus recorded that the Sami people used the plant as an insulating wadding. Carex sylvatica Carex sylvatica is a species of sedge found in deciduous woodlands across Europe. It typically reaches tall, and has an inflorescence made up of 3–5 pendent female spikes and a single male spike. It is also used as a garden plant, and has been introduced to North America and New Zealand. "Carex sylvatica" "resembles a small "C. pendula"", growing to around tall,