Beurener Heide

"Beurener Heide" nature reserve IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
View over the Beuren Heide to Beuren and Hohenzollern Castle
location	Hechingen , Zollernalbkreis , Baden-Württemberg , Germany
Area / extent	31.63 ha / 900 m
Identifier	4.169
WDPA ID	162400
Geographical location	48 ° 22 '  N , 9 ° 3'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 21 '52 "  N , 9 ° 2' 30"  E
Setup date	July 13, 1990
administration	Regional Council Tübingen

The Beurener Heide is a nature reserve in the Zollernalbkreis northeast of Beuren , a district of Hechingen in the Zollernalbkreis. It is a 31.6  hectare nature reserve, the centerpiece of which is a juniper heather , below the eaves of the Swabian Alb on the southwest slope of the Dreifürstenstein . It lies at an altitude of 620 to 700 m above sea level. NN and thus on the level of the "Upper Brown Jura", which is partially covered with debris from White Jurassic limestone .

Beurener Heide with Hohenzollern Castle in the southwest

Numerous springs emerge from the upper layer of the brown Jura, the Ornatenton , in order to seep into the water-permeable limestone debris and to emerge again below.

The Beurener Heide is home to a unique diversity of species, both in terms of plants and animals. Over 360 plant species, 65 of which are endangered and protected species, can be found here. In 2013, 43 Red List species were identified in the protected area. Here you come across a limestone grassland vegetation . It includes the pyramidal dogwort ( Anacamptis pyramidalis ) as well as the flesh-colored orchid ( Dactylorhiza incarnata ), the bee ragweed ( Ophrys apifera ), the mosquito bark ( Gymnadenia conopsea ) and others between juniper bushes.

The varied landscape between spring moors and sun-drenched slopes is home to various reptile and amphibian species. So here are z. B. adder, grass snake, yellow-bellied toad, common frog and fire salamander represented. The bird fauna consists of 38 observed species, of which at least seven are endangered, including the blackcap, red backed killer, gray bunting and woodlark.

Due to inadequate visitor guidance, beaten paths formed, which are a major problem.

As early as the beginning of the 18th century, the Beurener Heide was used as a common land for growing root crops and grain. The current appearance of the heather can be traced back to sheep grazing from the 19th century.

In 1939 attempts were made to develop the heather as arable land, which failed because the land was unusable for agricultural purposes.

See also

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

literature

• Regional Council Tübingen (ed.): The nature reserves in the administrative district of Tübingen . Thorbecke, Stuttgart 2006, ISBN 978-3-7995-5175-5 .

Web links

Commons : Beurener Heide nature reserve  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Profile of the nature reserve in the LUBW's list of protected areas

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Eugen Pflumm: There is now a concept for the care of the "Beurener Heide" nature reserve. swp.de, July 3, 2013, accessed on March 26, 2014 .