Sea meadows

Sea meadows IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
View of part of the protection area
location	North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany
surface	131 ha
Identifier	NSG GT-003
WDPA ID	163306
Geographical location	51 ° 51 '  N , 8 ° 33'  E Coordinates: 51 ° 51 '17 "  N , 8 ° 33' 8"  E
Setup date	January 26, 1989
administration	Lower landscape authority of the Gütersloh district

Alder forest with Rodenbach

In the sea of grass meadows is a nature reserve in Verl , Gütersloh , Detmold , with a size of 131 hectares . This makes it one of the larger wetland conservation areas in the Gütersloh district. The area was designated on January 26, 1989 with an area of ​​128 hectares and extended by 3 hectares on November 13, 1992. It is carried with the number GT-003.

The grassy meadows represent a larger coherent grassland complex, which is particularly important as a habitat for endangered waders and meadow birds . In a survey in 2000, over 40 different breeding bird species were found in the area.

Characteristic

The designated NSG is located in the area of ​​the city of Verl, southwest of the Kaunitz district . While arable land is predominantly found on the edge of the NSG (this makes up 15% of the total area), the inner area is characterized by extensive use of grassland. In addition, artificial banks were created for the purpose of re-watering , which encouraged the settlement of rare plant species.

In addition to the meadow landscape, there is also a near-natural, moist alder forest and numerous rows of trees along streams and ditches. The streams that flow through the Grasmeerwiesen include the Wapelbach and the slightly more northerly Rodenbach . Due to the fish fauna detected in both bodies of water, they were reported to the European Commission in accordance with the Habitats Directive . In addition to management restrictions, this also resulted in a ban on grassland conversion and drainage.

flora

In the area of ​​the four blanks laid out in the area, yellow sedges , swamp whorls and needle ledges were found .

fauna

The endangered species within the proven avifauna include the curlew , the lapwing , the partridge , the small woodpecker , the sparrowhawk , the blackcap and the wagtail . In contrast, the snipe has left the grassy meadows as a breeding ground following the negative trend in the Gütersloh district. In Rodenbach and in the Wapel the could brook lamprey and bullhead are detected.

See also

• List of nature reserves in Ostwestfalen-Lippe

Web links

Commons : Grasmeerwiesen nature reserve  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Nature reserve "Grasmeerwiesen" (GT-003) in the specialist information system of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection in North Rhine-Westphalia
• Description of the area on the website of the Biological Station Gütersloh / Bielefeld eV
• World Database on Protected Areas - Grasmeerwiesen (English)