Among them are columbines, mountain asters, yews, fringed gentians, spring gentians, large-flowered foxgloves, honeysuckles, golden thistles, pasque flowers, perennial flaxes, liverworts, lilies of the valley, various orchids, carnations, Solomon's seals, cowslips, daphnes, ostrich ferns, Turk's cap lily, centauries, white helleborine and red helleborine, pseudorchis albida, and willowleaf yellowleaf.
The caterpillars of the Apollo butterfly rely solely on the white stonecrop (Sedum album) as their food source, which grows exclusively in this region.
[5] Using sawdust and wood, they crafted a life-sized figure dressed in a tailcoat and top hat, mounted on a penny-farthing bicycle, and securely positioned it on the rock.
[6] The exact motivation behind the statue's placement is no longer documented, and several theories exist: it might have been erected to commemorate the era when the Kleinziegenfeld valley attracted numerous cyclists or to serve as a contrast to the cannons and dragoons situated on other rocky outcrops.
Another explanation suggests that a cyclist once intended to cross the valley using a bridge that had long vanished, and instead of turning back, he is immortalized on the rock to this day.
[5] Apollofalter-Wanderweg (Apollo butterfly trail): A designated circular hiking route, approximately six kilometers in length, was established by the Landschaftspflegeverband Lichtenfels e.V.
Two small parking lots near Kleinziegenfeld and Arnstein, equipped with information boards, serve as convenient entry points for hikers.
The primary objective of the trail is to provide a chance to explore and gain knowledge about the natural habitat of the rare Apollo butterfly.