Wood is an environmentally friendly and regional raw material for building. Before wood becomes a house or product, it goes through many steps - from felling in the forest to processing. The Swiss Wood Days will take place in the Diemtigtal Nature Park on 12 September 2025. You and your school class will gain exciting insights into the world of wood processing.
Several companies from the region will be taking part: They show what they do and how they work. You and your school class are invited to familiarise yourselves with the various stages of wood processing, from working in the forest to the finished product. You can see machines in action and exchange ideas with vocational trainers and apprentices.
Free guided tour for your school class in the Portwald forest on 12 September 2025
We invite you to a free, 1.5-hour guided tour. Forester Kyra Pauli (Diemtigtal forest district) and forester Rolf Dummermuth (Thunersee-Süd forestry operation) will guide you through a felling site from last year. Sustainable tree species were planted in this flat area this spring.
Focus of the guided tour
Location
Site of Wiedmer Holzbau AG, Angen 25, 3753 Oey
Available time slots on 12 September 2025
Please register by email to umweltbildung@diemtigtal.ch by 31 July 2025 at the latest. We need the following from you: Name of the school, address, class, number of pupils and the desired time slot. We do not require registration for a visit without a guided tour.
Partners
Several companies from the region will be taking part: They show what they do and how they work. You and your school class are invited to familiarise yourselves with the various stages of wood processing, from working in the forest to the finished product. You can see machines in action and exchange ideas with vocational trainers and apprentices.
Free guided tour for your school class in the Portwald forest on 12 September 2025
We invite you to a free, 1.5-hour guided tour. Forester Kyra Pauli (Diemtigtal forest district) and forester Rolf Dummermuth (Thunersee-Süd forestry operation) will guide you through a felling site from last year. Sustainable tree species were planted in this flat area this spring.
Focus of the guided tour
- Timber harvesting: logging process on flat terrain, machines used and safety precautions. Importance of timber harvesting for the regional timber industry
- Silviculture in a changing climate: effects of climate change on the forest, targeted interventions to stabilise the stand and promote natural regeneration
- Sustainable tree species: presentation of robust tree species adapted to changing climatic conditions and their importance for a resilient mixed forest
- Wild animals in the forest: presentation of native red deer and roe deer and their importance for the native forest
- Diemtigtal Nature Park: connections and role of the nature park
Location
Site of Wiedmer Holzbau AG, Angen 25, 3753 Oey
Available time slots on 12 September 2025
- 8.30 to 10 am
- 10.30 to 12 am
- 1.45 to 3.15 pm
- 3.30 to 5 pm
Please register by email to umweltbildung@diemtigtal.ch by 31 July 2025 at the latest. We need the following from you: Name of the school, address, class, number of pupils and the desired time slot. We do not require registration for a visit without a guided tour.
Partners
- Diemtigtal Nature Park
- Diemtigtal Forest District
- Forstbetrieb Thunersee-Süd
- Sägerei M. Aebersold
- Wiedmer Holzbau AG
- Luginbühl AG Diemtigtal
Good to know
Price info
free of charge
Eligibility
for Class
Directions & Parking facilities
Train, Bus & Co:
Take the train to Oey-Diemtigen station. The Wiedmer Holzbau AG site is a 5-minute walk from here.
Take the train to Oey-Diemtigen station. The Wiedmer Holzbau AG site is a 5-minute walk from here.
Contact person
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