Buchenwald at the Letgenbruch

Buchenwald at the Letgenbruch IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
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location	Monschau , Aachen city region , North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany
surface	6.5 ha
Identifier	ACK-059
WDPA ID	318254
Geographical location	50 ° 33 '  N , 6 ° 19'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 32 '36 "  N , 6 ° 18' 39"  E
Setup date	1997
Framework plan	Landscape plan Monschau
administration	Lower landscape authority of the Aachen city region

The Buchenwald am Letgenbruch nature reserve is located in the area of ​​the town of Monschau east of Rohren .

description

The beech forest consists of a small beech forest parcel . What is striking is the high density of game, which prevents the herbaceous and shrub layers from developing. The herb layer is typical of acidic beech forests with white grove and maidenhair moss .

Protection purpose

The development goal here is the preservation and optimization of the area, a biotope type that is endangered in North Rhine-Westphalia and rare in nature, the preservation and optimization of a near-natural beech stand as a relic of the potential natural forest community and the biotope network , also called stepping stone biotope.

See also

• List of nature reserves in the Aachen city region

Web links

• Nature reserve "Buchenwald am Letgenbruch" in the specialist information system of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection in North Rhine-Westphalia