Birkensee (nature reserve)

Birch Lake
Geographical location	District of Heidekreis , Lower Saxony , Germany
Drain	Gilmerdinger Bach → Hahnenbach
Location close to the shore	Schneverdingen
	Data
Coordinates	53 ° 4 '14 " N , 9 ° 47' 31" E Coordinates: 53 ° 4 '14 " N , 9 ° 47' 31" E
Altitude above sea level	91.3
particularities	Nature reserve

The Birkensee is a nature reserve and a lake in it in the Lower Saxon town of Schneverdingen in the Heidekreis district .

location

The nature reserve with the sign NSG LÜ 039 is 37.5 hectares in size. It is located south of Schneverdingen and includes a small raised bog area that has formed in a blow-out basin on the edge of the Neuenkirchen terminal moraine.

description

Within the moor area there is the Birkensee in the south and another moor lake in the north. Both lakes are surrounded by cotton grass and peat moss communities , followed by mixed birch and pine forests. In the northeast of the nature reserve there is a larger area of grassland .

In the south and partly in the north, the nature reserve borders directly on agricultural areas that are located on the rising Geestrücke .