Red sandstone rocks in the Rur valley

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EU bird sanctuary
"Buntsandsteinfelsen im Rurtal"
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location Düren district , North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany
Identifier DE-5304-401
WDPA ID 555520630
Natura 2000 ID DE5304401
Bird sanctuary 3.154 km²
Geographical location 50 ° 41 ′  N , 6 ° 29 ′  E Coordinates: 50 ° 41 ′ 18 "  N , 6 ° 28 ′ 56"  E
Red sandstone rock in the Rurtal (North Rhine-Westphalia)
Red sandstone rocks in the Rur valley
Setup date 2000
administration Regional Council Cologne
particularities nine sub-areas
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The red sandstone rock area in the Rurtal is a European bird sanctuary (protected area identification DE-5304-401) in the southwest of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, which was designated by ordinance of 2000 of the Cologne Regional Council .

The Birds Directive of the European Union serves to preserve the wild bird species native to the territory of its member states and to regulate the protection, management and regulation of these birds, their eggs and habitats .

location

The nine sub-areas of the approximately three square kilometers large bird sanctuary "Buntsandsteinfelsen im Rurtal" are located in the Düren district . They extend on both sides of the Roer , between the community Kreuzau belonging district Untermaubach in the north and the city of Heimbach belonging Hausen in the south.

description

The bird sanctuary “Buntsandsteinfelsen im Rurtal” is described as a “ valley cut up to 90 meters into the red sandstone , with heavily fissured rocks, partly perpendicular to the Rur, with chimneys , crevices and caves, lichen - and moss-rich pioneer vegetation , extremely lean and dry rock heads and rock ledges, oak, grove, beech, canyon and slope, as well as warmth-loving sessile oak, dry and white moss-pine forests ”. It forms a large outcrop created by natural processes , in which soils , rocks , storage conditions, minerals and sedimentary structures are exposed.

The protected area, which is characterized by the red sandstone cliffs, is of particular importance for the eagle owl that breeds here , as it has its nationwide focus on natural rocks.

Habitat classes

N06 - inland waters, standing and flowing
  
 1 %
N08 - heather, scrub00
  
 6%
N09 - dry grassland, steppes00
  
 6%
N10 - Moist and mesophilic grassland
  
 1 %
N14 - Meliorated grassland
  
 4%
N16 - deciduous forest
  
 37%
N19 - mixed forest
  
 5%
N20 - artificial forests
  
 22%
N22 - inland rocks, scree and rubble heaps, sandy areas00
  
 17%
N23 - Other (including cities, villages, roads, landfills, pits, industrial areas)00
  
 1 %

Habitat types

The following habitat types are described in the bird sanctuary "Buntsandsteinfelsen im Rurtal":

  • 3260 - Rivers of the planar to montane level with vegetation of the Ranunculion fluitantis
  • 4030 - Dry European heaths
  • 6430 - Moist tall herbaceous vegetation of the planar and montane to alpine level
  • 8220 - Silicate rocks with crevice vegetation
  • 8230 - Silicate rocks with pioneer vegetation of Sedo-Scleranthion or Sedo albi-Veronicion dillenii
  • 8310 - Caves that are not open to tourists
  • 9110 - Hainsimsen-beech forest (Luzulo-Fagetum)
  • 9170 - Bedstraw- oak-hornbeam forest Galio-Carpinetum
  • 9180 - Tilio-Acerion canyon and slope mixed forests *

Note: * = threatened with disappearing, the European Community has a special responsibility for its preservation.

Protection purpose

The main protection purpose is the protection and restoration of the natural rock ecosystems and deciduous forests by regulating climbing and guiding hikers and walkers. Above all, the rocks and steep slopes are important networking elements in the Rur corridor, which is important nationwide and connects three of the six major landscapes in North Rhine-Westphalia.

The area-related conservation objectives and conservation measures are described differently depending on the species .

Breeding birds

Middle woodpecker

Middle woodpecker

Preservation and development of extensive, habitat-typical deciduous and mixed forests as well as hardwood meadows with high proportions of old and dead wood, increasing the proportion of oak forests, avoiding the fragmentation and islanding of suitable forest areas, improving the food supply, maintaining cave trees and promoting a permanent supply of suitable ones Breeding trees as well as avoiding disturbance to the breeding grounds from March to June.

Red backs

Preservation and development of extensively used semi-open, bush-rich cultivated landscapes with insect-rich food areas, the prevention of succession through de-bushing and care, the improvement of agricultural habitats by extensive use of grassland (reduced fertilization, no pesticides, extensive grazing with sheep and cattle) and the avoidance of Disturbances in the breeding grounds from May to July.

Black woodpecker

Black woodpecker

Preservation and development of habitat-typical deciduous and mixed forests (especially beech forests) with high proportions of old and dead wood (up to ten trees per hectare), the avoidance of the fragmentation of the populated forest areas, the preservation and development of sunny clearings, forest edges, light forest structures and Small structures (stumps, dead wood) as food areas, the improvement of the food supply, the maintenance of cave trees and the promotion of a permanent supply of suitable breeding trees (especially> 120-year-old beeches) and the avoidance of disturbances in the breeding grounds from March to June.

Red kite

Preservation and development of forest areas with sparse old wood stocks as well as of open, structurally rich cultural landscapes, the avoidance of fragmentation and islanding of populated habitats, the preservation and development of suitable food areas (especially grassland and arable land, fringes, leaving stubble fallow), the preservation of Horst trees with a low-disturbance environment, the avoidance of disturbances at the breeding sites from April to July, the defusing or protection of dangerous electricity pylons and overhead lines as well as the reduction of losses through secondary poisoning (poison bait).

Eagle owl

Eagle owl with pine marten in its catch

Preservation of undisturbed rocks, ledges and rocky crests, avoiding backfilling and / or afforestation of abandoned quarries, avoiding the fragmentation of populated habitats, possibly careful clearing of growing breeding sites, avoiding disturbances in the breeding sites (February to August) such as Control of recreational use such as (climbing, motocross) as well as the defusing or securing of dangerous electricity pylons and overhead lines.

Peregrine falcon

Preservation of open rock faces, ledges and rocky knolls with niches and overhangs (natural rocks, quarries), if necessary. Careful clearing of growing breeding sites, the preservation of the breeding sites on buildings and the avoidance of disturbances in the breeding sites from March to June.

Honey buzzard

Preservation and development of deciduous and mixed deciduous forests with sparse old wood stocks in structurally rich, semi-open cultivated landscapes, the preservation and development of clearings and grassland areas, structurally rich forest edges and fringes as food areas with a rich supply of wasps, the improvement of the food supply, the preservation of eyrie trees with a low level of disturbance Environment and avoidance of disturbances at the breeding grounds from May to August.

Connection with other protected areas

With the bird sanctuary "Buntsandsteinfelsen im Rurtal", the following contiguous protected areas (list not complete) are designated:

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Article 1 of the current Birds Directive
  2. ↑ Map of the protected area at www.protectedplanet.net, accessed on May 5, 2020.
  3. ↑ Description at the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation , accessed on May 7, 2020.