In the shade of beeches, oaks and gnarled black locust trees, ball of grass, nettles and scratching thistles grow. On the birch-lined edges of a small bog, an old peat cut can still be recognized by the distinctive edges. The Ostholstein district in the municipality of Süsel is offering around 45,200 square meters of nature for sale: the sale of the 4.52 hectare area not far from the Bay of Lübeck is expected to bring 55,415 euros to the municipal coffin. "The buyers' motives are diverse," says Andreas Görler, investment strategist at the Berlin asset management company Wellinvest Pruschke & Kalm. "Some are looking for an inflation-independent investment, others speculate on price increases and still others are looking for a way to be able to provide for themselves in extreme situations." But investments in forest properties are risky - if savers are not very familiar with the powers of nature.