Birch-oak forest near Sangenstedt

	Birch-oak forest near Sangenstedt
location	East of Winsen (Luhe) , Harburg district , Lower Saxony
surface	37 ha
Identifier	NSG LÜ 350
WDPA ID	555518305
Natura 2000 ID	DE2627331
FFH area	36.07 ha
Geographical location	53 ° 21 ' N , 10 ° 16' E Coordinates: 53 ° 20 '48 " N , 10 ° 15' 43" E
Sea level	from 4 m to 6 m
Setup date	1st March 2019

The birch-oak forest near Sangenstedt is a nature reserve in the Lower Saxony town of Winsen (Luhe) in the Harburg district .

The nature reserve with the sign NSG LÜ 350 is about 37 hectares . It is almost congruent with the 36.07 hectare FFH area of the same name . The area has been under nature protection since March 1, 2019. The responsible lower nature conservation authority is the district of Harburg.

The nature reserve is located directly north of the district road 87 between the Winsen districts of Borstel and Sangenstedt . It protects a near-natural mixed oak forest on dry to moist sandy soils on the edge of the Geest in the transition area to the Elbmarsch . The forest, which is characterized as a birch-oak forest, is characterized by a high proportion of oak with pedunculate oak as the dominant tree species. Coniferous forests of pine and small areas and spruce can be found only here. In the north, an area with extensively used wet grassland protrudes into the forest.

The area is habitat and a. for red kite , middle woodpecker , the fringed bat and little noctule bat as well as reptiles like the forest lizard . The grassland area that extends into the forest is of great importance for the biodiversity in the area.

Individual paths run through the nature reserve, from which it can be experienced. The nature reserve is mainly surrounded on three sides by agricultural land . To the south it borders on county road 87, which in turn is followed by further forest areas. In the south-west it is also bordered by a cemetery and the locality of Borstel.

Web links

Nature reserve "Birken-Eichenwald bei Sangenstedt" in the database of the Lower Saxony State Office for Water Management, Coastal and Nature Conservation (NLWKN)
Nature reserve (NSG) "Birch-oak forest near Sangenstedt" , Harburg district

Individual evidence

↑ Birch-oak forest near Sangenstedt , profiles of the Natura 2000 areas, Federal Agency for Nature Conservation . Retrieved March 15, 2019.

[1] Birch-oak forest near Sangenstedt , profiles of the Natura 2000 areas, Federal Agency for Nature Conservation . Retrieved March 15, 2019.