Billetal

Billetal nature reserve IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
Bille in the NSG between Reinbek and Wohltorf
location	Schleswig-Holstein , Germany
surface	176 ha
Identifier	NSG No. 122
WDPA ID	378060
Geographical location	53 ° 33 '  N , 10 ° 19'  E Coordinates: 53 ° 33 '23 "  N , 10 ° 19' 26"  E
Setup date	1987
administration	LLUR

The Billetal is a Schleswig-Holstein nature reserve . The part of the river Bille that lies between the Grander Mühle and the confluence with the Reinbeker Mühlenteich is protected . This 176 hectare section of the river is protected because it has near-natural, river-typical structures with a corresponding flora and fauna. The area has been under protection since 1987 and is part of the European ecological network Natura 2000 . The special habitats include running waters with flooding vegetation, tall herbaceous meadows, alluvial forests and Haimsimsen beech forests. The area borders directly on the Sachsenwald .

For special avifauna of the area include Kingfisher , Gray Wagtail and the wintering here dippers . The Bille also has a number of fish species that place special demands on the water quality. These include brown trout , grayling , brook loach and minnow .

supporting documents

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Schleswig-Holstein State Office, p. 43

literature

• State Office for Nature and the Environment of the State of Schleswig-Holstein (ed.): Unique - Nature guide through Schleswig-Holstein , Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster 2008, ISBN 978-3-529-05415-0

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