Borstel old clay pit

Borstel old clay pit IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
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location	East of Bad Eilsen , west of Auetal
surface	5 ha
Identifier	NSG HA 067
WDPA ID	81268
Geographical location	52 ° 14 '  N , 9 ° 11'  E Coordinates: 52 ° 14 '19 "  N , 9 ° 10' 47"  E
Sea level	from 141 m to 165 m
Setup date	12/31/1083
administration	NLWKN

The old clay pit Borstel is a nature reserve in the Lower Saxony municipality of Auetal in the Schaumburg district .

The nature reserve with the registration number NSG HA 067 is 5  hectares in size. It is located in the south of the Bückeberge below the Borsteler Hude between Borstel and the Rolfshagen settlement and protects a former clay pit . The nature reserve consists of a mosaic of differently structured habitats such as alder swamps , still waters , water-filled depressions and embankments exposed to the south.

The area has been a nature reserve since December 31, 1983. The responsible lower nature conservation authority is the district of Schaumburg.

Web links

• Nature reserve "Alte Tongrube Borstel" in the database of the Lower Saxony State Office for Water Management, Coastal and Nature Conservation (NLWKN)