Brüna's heather

Brüna's heather IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
Heathland in Brünas Heide
location	Northwest of Nordhorn in the Lower Saxony district of Grafschaft Bentheim
surface	10 ha
Identifier	NSG WE 139
WDPA ID	81474
Geographical location	52 ° 32 '  N , 6 ° 57'  E Coordinates: 52 ° 31 '59 "  N , 6 ° 57' 22"  E
Sea level	from 18 m to 26 m
Setup date	07/30/1983
administration	NLWKN

The Brünas Heide is a nature reserve in the Lower Saxony municipality of Esche in the joint municipality of Neuenhaus in the county of Bentheim .

The nature reserve with the sign NSG WE 139 is 10  hectares in size. It is located south of Esche between Hoogstede and Neuenhaus and protects what remains of a Hudeland , a cultural landscape that used to be widespread in the Vecht valley . The area is characterized by dry grass , sandy heather and woody plants - primarily junipers and thorn bushes.

The nature reserve, which is surrounded by agricultural land , borders the Vechte in the west and the Asmeerbecke in the south. It has been a nature reserve since July 30, 1983. The responsible lower nature conservation authority is the county of Bentheim.

Web links

Commons : Brünas Heide  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Nature reserve "Brünas Heide" in the database of the Lower Saxony State Office for Water Management, Coastal and Nature Conservation (NLWKN)