Borst grass lawn near Badenstedt

Borst grass lawn near Badenstedt
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location	West of Zeven , Rotenburg (Wümme) district , Lower Saxony
surface	7 ha
Identifier	NSG LÜ 304
WDPA ID	555595795
Geographical location	53 ° 16 '  N , 9 ° 11'  E Coordinates: 53 ° 16 '12 "  N , 9 ° 11' 15"  E
Sea level	from 27 m to 34 m
Setup date	November 1, 2015
administration	NLWKN

The Borstgrasrasen near Badenstedt is a nature reserve in the Lower Saxon town of Zeven in the municipality of Zeven in the district of Rotenburg (Wümme) .

The nature reserve with the sign NSG LÜ 304 is almost 7  hectares in size. It is almost congruent with the FFH area of ​​the same name designated in 2007 , for which an area of ​​6.93 hectares is specified. North of the reserve is the conservation area "Lower bath and Geest". The two protected areas are separated from each other by a road. The area has been under protection since November 1, 2015. The responsible lower nature conservation authority is the Rotenburg (Wümme) district.

The nature reserve is located in the Zevener Geest west of Zeven near the district of Badenstedt . It provides protection for a predominantly open, species-rich tufted grass lawn with some very rare plant species. In the north of the protected area there are small patches an old, dead wood rich Stieleichen- and oak-hornbeam forest and a pioneer forest with birches and aspens . There are small pools within the forest areas. In the west there is a small moor heath . To the south, the nature reserve borders on one of the ditches flowing towards the bathing area . There are many trees growing along the ditch. To the west, a strip of wood around five meters wide was laid out to protect against nutrient input from neighboring areas.

In the nature reserve, in addition to the species typical of arboreal grass lawns , such as arboreal grass , pill sedge , trident and tormentil with English and hairy gorse , millet sedge , yellow sedge and broad-leaved thyme , endangered species also settle in Lower Saxony. Continue to come with arnica , gentian , Forest lousewort , Zweiblättriger butterfly orchid , Ordinary and Quendelblättriger finial also at high risk and with the fleagrass an endangered species before. You can also find greenish yellow sedge , hedgehog sedge , spotted orchid , swamp blood-eye , low salsify , devil bite , swamp fern , turf rush , middle clover , dog violet as well as creeping willow and crab apple . In total, over 25 plant species grow in the nature reserve, which are endangered or threatened with extinction in Lower Saxony.

The area is the habitat of various insects , including butterflies such as brown-spotted mother-of-pearl butterflies , ducats and comma butterflies , wild bees and grasshoppers such as the meadow grasshopper .

The nature reserve is extensively grazed with cattle, sheep and goats. Also, find the care Entkusselungs measures instead.

The nature reserve is surrounded by predominantly intensively cultivated agricultural areas . To the north it is bordered by a public road.

Web links

• Borstgrasrasen nature reserve near Badenstedt in the database of the Lower Saxony State Office for Water Management, Coastal and Nature Conservation (NLWKN)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} 2721-331 Borstgrasrasen near Badenstedt.  (FFH area) Profiles of the Natura 2000 areas. Published by the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation . Retrieved November 25, 2017.
2. ↑ ^{a b c d} Ordinance on the nature reserve “Borstgrasrasen bei Badenstedt” ( Memento from February 16, 2016 in the Internet Archive ), announcement of the Rotenburg district (Wümme), October 31, 2015 (PDF, 497 kB).
3. ^ New nature reserve ( memento of February 16, 2016 in the Internet Archive ), Rotenburg district (Wümme), November 4, 2015.
4. ↑ ^{a b} Eating for nature conservation: Sheep and goats maintain a valuable protected area near Badenstedt , Lower Saxony State Office for Water Management, Coastal and Nature Conservation, August 8, 2019. Accessed August 8, 2019.