Aspeler-Narrow Sea

Aspeler-Narrow Sea IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
Aspeler sea
location	North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany
surface	23 km²
Identifier	KLE-053
WDPA ID	555546363
Geographical location	51 ° 46 '  N , 6 ° 26'  E Coordinates: 51 ° 46 '20 "  N , 6 ° 25' 53"  E
Setup date	2010

The Aspeler-Schmales Meer nature reserve is located in the city of Rees in the Kleve district in North Rhine-Westphalia , has been a protected area since 2010 and covers an area of ​​23 hectares.

In particular, it serves to protect and preserve two scenically significant backwaters as well as a biotope complex of backwaters, structurally rich grassland and old park-like trees. The development goal is the creation of a near-natural still water through the creation of shallow water zones and the development of extensively used (wet) grassland.

The area extends near the village of Haldern and belongs to the outside area of Haus Aspel .

meaning

The designation as a nature reserve takes place in particular:

• to protect and preserve two scenically significant backwaters in the edge area of ​​the floodplain south of the B 8 at the Groin / Aspel level, which are worthy of protection for special vegetation, dendrological , limnological , zoological, scenic and cultural-historical reasons,
• to protect and preserve a biotope complex of oxbow lakes, structurally rich grassland, old park-like trees with a high structural diversity and the function of a networking biotope ,
• for the preservation and restoration of a favorable conservation status of the natural habitats for water birds, cave breeders, dragonflies and breeding birds / guest birds.

Protection goals

Protection goals and measures based on the protection purpose are:

• Conservation of waste wood,
• Head tree care,
• near-natural water design,
• Restriction of fertilization,
• Maintenance of grassland use,
• Conversion to grassland,
• extensive grassland management, grazing.

Development of the water at Haus Aspel into a near-natural still water by creating shallow water zones and indigenous riparian trees, creation of a protective strip on the west side of the Narrow Sea, development of extensively used (wet) grassland.

See also

• List of nature reserves in the Kleve district
• House Aspel

Web links

Commons : Aspelsches Meer  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Nature reserve “Aspeler-Schmales Meer” in the specialist information system of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection in North Rhine-Westphalia
• Website of the nature conservation center in the Kleve district, including the Aspeler-Schmales Meer nature reserve
• Landscape plan of the Kleve district for Rees, 2010
• Bird sanctuary Unterer Niederrhein (Duisburg to the border)
• 4203-401 Lower Lower Rhine.  (EU bird sanctuary) Profiles of the Natura 2000 areas. Published by the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation . Retrieved August 1, 2019.