Old Rhine Wyhlen

Altrhein Wyhlen nature reserve IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
location	Germany , Baden-Wuerttemberg , Loerrach district , Grenzach-Wyhlen
surface	23,429 ha
Identifier	3,047
WDPA ID	81278
Geographical location	47 ° 33 '  N , 7 ° 43'  E Coordinates: 47 ° 32 '33 "  N , 7 ° 42' 53"  E
Setup date	September 18, 1975
administration	Regional council Freiburg

The Altrhein Wyhlen nature reserve is located in the municipality of Grenzach-Wyhlen in the district of Lörrach .

Characteristics

The nature reserve was designated by ordinance of the Freiburg Regional Council of September 18, 1975 and has a size of 23.4293 hectares. It is listed under the protected area number 3.047. The CDDA code for the nature reserve is 81278 and corresponds to the WDPA ID .

Location and description

The Altrhein Wyhlen nature reserve is located in the municipality of Grenzach-Wyhlen in the Wyhlen district with a total size of around 23 ha. The nature reserve is a lake (17 ha) created by the damming of the Rhine, which runs from the Rhine through an elongated island up to two passages is separated. The island is planted with oaks and alders. On the north bank of the lake is a narrow strip of forest and on the east end there is a dense stand of reeds with adjoining willow bushes. It is a breeding area for numerous water birds and winter quarters for birds.

Protection purpose

No essential protective purpose was anchored in the regulation of 1975. The protection purpose of the nature reserve is now defined in Section 23 BNatSchG Paragraph 1 Nos. 1-3, whereby the reasons for designating a nature reserve are not limited to ecological or aesthetic aspects, but also extend to scientific, natural history and regional aspects.

Species inventory

The following species were recorded in the Altrhein Wyhlen nature reserve :

• Mammals

Castor fiber (beaver)

• Birds

Accipiter gentilis (hawk), Acrocephalus scirpaceus (Teichrohrsänger) Actitis hypoleucos (Sandpiper), Alcedo atthis (Kingfisher) Anas acuta (Pintail), Anas clypeata (Shoveler) Anas crecca (teal), Anas Penelope (Pfeifente), Anas querquedula (Teal duck), Anas strepera (gadfly), Ardea cinerea (gray heron), Ardea purpurea (purple heron), Athene noctua (little owl), Aythya ferina (pochard), Aythya fuligula (tufted duck), Aythya marila (mountain duck), Branta ruficollis (red-necked gollis ) Bucephala clangula (Schellente) Calidris alpina (Alpine beach runner), Calidris ferruginea (sickle beach runner), Tadorna ferruginea (rust goose), Charadrius dubius (flow Plover) Charadrius hiaticula (Plover), Chlidonias niger (Tern), Ciconia ciconia (Weißstorch) Columba oenas (stock dove), Corvus corone (carrion crow), Corvus frugilegus (rook), Corvus monedula (jackdaw), Cygnus cygnus (whooper swan), Cygnus olor (mute swan), Dryocopus martius (black woodpecker), egre tta alba (great egret ), Egretta garzetta (little egret ), Emberiza cirlus (bunting), Fulica atra (coot), Gallinago gallinago (common snipe), Gallinula chloropus (moorhen), Garrulus glandarius (jay), Gaviaantopus (red-throated diver), Himopantus (Stilt), Jynx torquilla (reversible neck), Lanius collurio ( red-backed killer), Larus argentatus (herring gull), Larus canus (common gull), Larus minutus (little gull), Larus ridibundus (black-headed gull), Limosa limosa ( black- tailed godwit ), Melanitta f ) Mergellus albellus (Smew) mergus merganser (goosanders) mergus serrator (Intermediate sawyer), Miliaria Calandra (Bunting), Milvus migrans (B Milan), Milvus milvus (Rotmilan) Motacilla flava (Central European Schafstelze), Netta rufina (Kolbenente) , Oriolus oriolus (golden oriole), Pandion haliaetus (osprey), Pernis apivorus (honey buzzard), Phalacrocorax carbo (cormorant), Philomachus pugnax (ruff), Pica pica (magpie), Podiceps cristatus (grebes), Podiceps grisegena (Red-necked), podiceps nigricollis (B neck divers), Rallus aquaticus (water rail) Recurvirostra avosetta (Säbelschnäbler), Saxicola rubetra (Braunkehlchen) Somateria mollissima (eider), Sylvia communis (whitethroat) Tachybaptus ruficollis (Grebe) Tadorna tadorna (Brandgans ), Tringa erythropus (Dark Water Strider), Tringa glareola (Wood Sandpiper), Tringa nebularia (Greenshank), Tringa ochropus (Wood Sandpiper), Tringa totanus (Redshank), Tyto alba (Barn Owl), Vanellus vanellus (Lapwing)

See also

• List of nature reserves in Baden-Württemberg
• List of nature reserves in the Lörrach district

literature

• Regional Council Freiburg (Ed.): The nature reserves in the Freiburg administrative region . Thorbecke, Stuttgart 2011, ISBN 978-3-7995-5177-9 , pp. 436-437
• S. Kaiser: The "Altrhein-Wyhlen" nature reserve - a regionally important Limikolen resting place . Nature conservation on the southern Upper Rhine 6: 109–120.
• S. Kaiser, D. Kratzer: Two records of the thin-billed gull (Larus genei) in the nature reserve "Altrhein-Wyhlen" . Nature conservation on the southern Upper Rhine 6: 135–140.
• D. Kratzer: Unusual traffic jam situation in the NSG “Altrhein-Wyhlen” . Nature Conservation on the Southern Upper Rhine 6: 133-134.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation ( information )
2. ↑ § 23 BNatSchG
3. ↑ Data evaluation sheet NSG 3.047 - Altrhein Wyhlen LUBW

Web links

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

• Profile of the nature reserve in the LUBW's list of protected areas
• Map of the Altrhein Wyhlen nature reserve on: State Agency for the Environment Baden-Württemberg (LUBW) ( Notes )