Aschener Moor / Heeder Moor

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Aschener Moor / Heeder Moor nature reserve

IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area

Aschener Moor near Lindloge

Aschener Moor near Lindloge

location east of Lohne in Lower Saxony Diepholz
surface 1,023 ha
Identifier NSG HA 220
WDPA ID 555552568
Geographical location 52 ° 40 '  N , 8 ° 19'  E Coordinates: 52 ° 39 '44 "  N , 8 ° 18' 54"  E
Aschener Moor / Heeder Moor (Lower Saxony)
Aschener Moor / Heeder Moor
Sea level from 36 m to 41 m
Setup date March 13, 1975
administration NLWKN
Aschener Moor near Schobrink
Peat extraction in the moor area

The Aschener Moor / Heeder Moor nature reserve is a nature reserve in the Diepholz district in Lower Saxony . It belongs to the natural region of Ems-Hunte-Geest and Dümmer-Geestniederung. The nature reserve was created with effect from March 8, 2012 by merging the former nature reserves Aschener Moor and Am Heeder Moor , including the strip of land between the two smaller moors.

description

The 1,023 hectare nature reserve with the registration number NSG HA 220 extends in the area of ​​the city of Diepholz along the border with the district of Vechta .

In the former nature reserve Aschener Moor are abgetorfte , partly in bog - Regeneration contain contained areas, but also bog birch forests and grasslands . The area of ​​the former nature reserve Am Heeder Moor mainly consists of moist grassland, a few cultivated arable land on the edge and guarding areas . In the center of this area there is an unused raised bog. The areas between the old nature reserves and included in the new area have been peated industrially and some of them still are. In the future, the district of Diepholz wants to wet this area again so that the natural raised bog can return.

The nature reserve was designated in particular because of the species and communities of wild plants growing in the raised bog and bird species that live here. So you can find endangered plant species such as B. Round-leaved and medium sundew , rosemary heather and cranberry . Waders and meadow birds such as curlew , common snipe , lapwing and redshank breed in the nature reserve . In addition, one can find stonechat , gray shrike , red-backed killer , goat milker and teal . The smooth snake is particularly worthy of mention among vertebrate species . Moor frogs have multiplied strongly in the newly formed shallow waters of the Aschen Moor.

Because of the prehistoric moor path in the Aschen Moor , the nature reserve is important for science and local history. The way out of the pre-Roman Iron Age around the years 65 and 35 BC Was originally about 4.2 km long.

history

The area "Am Heeder Moor" was declared a nature reserve by ordinance of March 13, 1975, the area "Aschener Moor" by ordinance of February 18, 1986. The district of Diepholz was responsible for both nature reserves as the lower nature conservation authority. The area in between has been a nature reserve since March 8, 2012.

Web links

Commons : Aschener Moor / Heeder Moor  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Protection for 1034 hectares of bog . District newspaper Diepholz , March 12, 2012
  2. ↑ Lower Saxony State Agency for Water Management, Coastal Protection and Nature Conservation: "Aschener Moor / Heeder Moor" nature reserve
  3. ↑ NABU Lower Saxony: Moor frogs colonize new ponds. AMPHIKULT project of NABU Lower Saxony shows success . April 2, 2012
  4. ↑ Martin Wein: Monument preservationists clear a further 25 meters of boardwalk . Weserkurier , September 26, 2011
  5. ↑ Hajo Hayen: Plank paths in the large moors on the Dümmer. Cologne. 1977