The Egelsee wetland lies to the south of the Friedingen district of Singen and is protected as an extensive natural monument. It formed in a glacial kettle hole and, over time, developed into a lowland bog and a silted-up bog. As such, the Egelsee preserves a unique habitat and, at the same time, a piece of landscape history shaped by the Ice Age. The area possesses valuable biotope potential and is therefore of particular importance for nature and landscape conservation. At the same time, this sensitive bog area is threatened by nutrient inputs from neighbouring agricultural land. The Singen Landscape Plan therefore recommends protecting the Egelsee through additional buffer zones and managing adjacent land more extensively or taking it out of use. As one of the few extensive natural monuments within the Singen municipal area, the Egelsee exemplifies the importance of small wetlands as refuges in the cultural landscape around Friedingen.
