Argen and wetlands near Neukirch and Langnau

	FFH area "Argen and wetlands near Neukirch and Langnau"
	Argen near Achberg
location	Bodenseekreis , Ravensburg District , Baden-Württemberg , Germany
Identifier	DE-8323-311
WDPA ID	555623538
Natura 2000 ID	DE8323311
FFH area	7.51
Geographical location	47 ° 38 ' N , 9 ° 40' E Coordinates: 47 ° 38 '9 " N , 9 ° 39' 40" E
Setup date	January 1, 2015
administration	Regional Council Tübingen

The FFH area Argen and wetlands near Neukirch and Langnau is located in the south-east of Baden-Württemberg and is part of the European Natura 2000 network of protected areas . It was designated in 2015 by the merging of the two existing FFH areas Argen and wetlands south of Langnau as well as moors and ponds around Neukirch by the Tübingen regional council.

location

The approximately 751 hectare (ha) protected area Argen and wetlands near Neukirch and Langnau is located in the natural areas of the Westallgäu hill country and Lake Constance basin . The 34 sub-areas are located in the communities of Achberg , Amtzell , Bodnegg and Wangen im Allgäu in the district of Ravensburg as well as Kressbronn on Lake Constance , Langenargen , Neukirch and Tettnang in the Lake Constance district.

description

The nature of the landscape of the protected area is essentially determined by the course of the Argen river between the confluence of the Upper and Lower Argen and the confluence with Lake Constance. There are also numerous, scattered, smaller wetlands, ponds and lakes in the vicinity of the area.

history

The protected area was created by amalgamating the original FFH areas 8324-341 “ Moore and Weiher around Neukirch ” and 8323-342 “ Argen and wetlands south of Langnau ”. These have existed since 2005.

Protection purpose

Habitat types

The following habitat types according to Annex I of the Habitats Directive occur in the area:

EU code	*	Habitat type (official name)	Short name
3150		Natural eutrophic lakes with magnopotamion or hydrocharition vegetation	Natural nutrient-rich lakes
3240		Alpine rivers with riparian trees from Salix eleagnos	Alpine rivers with lavender-willow-bank trees
3260		Rivers of the planar to montane level with vegetation of the Ranunculion fluitantis and the Callitricho-Batrachion	Running waters with flooding aquatic vegetation
6210		Near-natural dry lime lawns and their stages of shrubbery (Festuco-Brometalia)	Lime grassland
6230	*	Species-rich montane grass grass (and submontane on mainland Europe) on silicate soils	Species-rich bristle grass lawn
6410		Pipe grass meadows on lime-rich soil, peaty and clayey-silty soils (Molinion caeruleae)	Pipe grass meadows
6430		Moist tall herbaceous vegetation of the planar and montane to alpine level	Moist tall herbaceous vegetation
6510		Lean lowland hay meadows ( Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis )	Lean, lowland hay meadows
7140		Transitional and swinging lawn bogs	Transitional and swinging lawn bogs
7210	*	Calcareous swamps with Cladium mariscus and species of Caricion davallianae	Lime-rich swamps with Schneidried
7220	*	Tufa springs (cratoneurion)	Tufa springs
7230		Lime-rich fens	Lime-rich fens
8160	*	Calcareous debris heaps of the colline to montane level of Central Europe	Lime debris heaps
8210		Limestone cliffs with crevice vegetation	Limestone cliffs with crevice vegetation
9130		Woodruff beech forest (Asperulo-Fagetum)	Woodruff beech forest
9180	*	Mixed ravine and hillside forests (Tilio-Acerion)	Mixed ravine and hillside forests
91E0	*	Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)	Alluvial forests with alder, ash, willow

Species inventory

The following types of community interest exist in the area:

EU code	*	Art	scientific name	Species group
1013		Four-toothed diaper snail	Vertigo geyeri	Snails
1014		Narrow diaper snail	Vertigo angustior	Snails
1016		Bellied diaper snail	Vertigo moulinisana	Snails
1032		Small river mussel	Unio crassus	Shellfish
1037		Green hippopotamus	Ophigomphus cecilia	Dragonflies
1044		Helmet Azure Maiden	Coenagrion mercuriale	Dragonflies
1059		Light blue ant bluebird	Maculinea teleius	Butterflies
1061		Dark blue ant bluebird	Maculinea nausithous	Butterflies
1065	*	Golden piebald butterfly	Euphydryas aurinia	Butterflies
1083	*	Stag beetle	Lucanus cervus	Beetle
1093	*	Stone cancer	Austropotamobius torrentium	Crayfish
1131		Strömer	Leuciscus souffia agassizi	Fish and round mouths
1163		Bullhead	Cottus gobio	Fish and round mouths
1166		Crested newt	Triturus cristatus	Amphibians
1193		Yellow-bellied toad	Bombina variegata	Amphibians
1324		Great mouse ear	Myotis myotis	Mammals
1337		beaver	Castor fiber	Mammals
1903		Marsh glosswort	Liparis loeselii	plants

Contiguous protected areas

The following nature reserves are part of the FFH area:

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c Tübingen regional council (ed.): Management plan for the FFH area 8323-311 “Argen and wetlands near Neukirch and Langnau” . edited by ARVE office. December 6, 2017 (241 pages, baden-wuerttemberg.de [PDF]).

Web links

Commons : FFH area Argen and wetlands near Neukirch and Langnau - collection of images, videos and audio files

Standard data sheet for the FFH area "Argen and wetlands near Neukirch and Langnau"

Profile of the FFH area Argen and wetlands near Neukirch and Langnau in the LUBW's list of protected areas
Regional Council Tübingen (Ed.): Management plan for the FFH area 8323-311 "Argen and wetlands near Neukirch and Langnau" . edited by ARVE office. December 6, 2017 (241 pages, baden-wuerttemberg.de [PDF]).

[MaP-1] Tübingen regional council (ed.): Management plan for the FFH area 8323-311 “Argen and wetlands near Neukirch and Langnau” . edited by ARVE office. December 6, 2017 (241 pages, baden-wuerttemberg.de [PDF]).