"In the forests, there are things one could ponder for years while lying in the moss." - Franz Kafka. This book brings the forest home to you! We Germans love our forests. Despite all the political and social upheavals of the past 200 years, we stand by our forests - and this spans all social classes. A wave of affection has been rolling over our forests for years. Books and new magazines are sprouting like mushrooms from the damp forest floor. Nature has so much to offer, and the interest in its connections is immense. The author Simon Abeln, who has been closely connected to the forest since childhood, is a trained forestry scientist and takes his readers down the wooded path: With deep expertise, refreshing language, and fine humor, he explains what makes the forest habitat so fascinating and why, despite the silence, so much activity occurs there.