Bull Lake

This article covers the Bullensee nature reserve. For the large and small Bullensee see Bullensee .

Bull Lake IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
location	Southwest of Zeven , Rotenburg (Wümme) district , Lower Saxony
surface	32.0 ha
Identifier	NSG LÜ 027
WDPA ID	81487
FFH area	30.5 ha
Geographical location	53 ° 15 '  N , 9 ° 12'  E Coordinates: 53 ° 14 '48 "  N , 9 ° 12' 16"  E
Sea level	from 27 m to 28.5
Setup date	4th December 1937
administration	NLWKN

The Bullensee is a nature reserve in the Lower Saxony municipality of Kirchtimke in the joint municipality of Tarmstedt in the Rotenburg (Wümme) district .

The nature reserve with the sign NSG LÜ 027 is 32  hectares in size. It is almost completely part of the FFH area "Bullensee, Hemelsmoor". It is bordered to the west, south and east to the conservation area "Upper Wölpe". The " Hemelsmoor " nature reserve is located a little to the east . The area has been a nature reserve since December 16, 1983. The former nature reserve, which was designated as of December 4, 1937, was incorporated into it. The responsible lower nature conservation authority is the Rotenburg (Wümme) district.

The nature reserve is located southeast of Ostertimke in the Stade Geest at the edge of Wörpe lowlands . It protects a drained raised bog in which a lake is embedded. The bog has been cooled down by peat bog and mostly overgrown by a bog forest characterized by birch and pine trees. The former peat cuttings are full of water. In them, raised bog vegetation is growing again.

The eponymous lake is located on the eastern edge of the nature reserve. It cuts into the mineral subsoil in the eastern area. This silts up from the west bank of the lake . The raised bog vegetation is still relatively vital here.

The nature reserve borders on Kreisstraße 111 in the north. Otherwise, it is surrounded by wooded or agricultural areas.

In the south the nature reserve drains to the Wörpe , a tributary of the Wümme , in the north to the Bade, a tributary of the Oste .

See also

• List of lakes in Lower Saxony

Web links

Commons : Bullensee  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

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