Deepenbrock

Deepenbrock IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
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location	North-west of Langen
surface	19 ha
Identifier	NSG WE 014
WDPA ID	81507
Geographical location	52 ° 33 '  N , 7 ° 27'  E Coordinates: 52 ° 33 '1 "  N , 7 ° 26' 57"  E
Sea level	from 27 m to 33 m
Setup date	05.12.1998
administration	NLWKN

The Deepenbrock is a nature reserve in the Lower Saxony municipality of Langen in the joint municipality of Lengerich in the Emsland district .

The nature reserve with the registration number NSG WE 014 is 19  hectares in size. It is located northwest of Langen and protects a flat moor . The protected area is characterized by alder forest , swamp areas, reed beds and moist grassland . A small area is covered with birch-oak forest. In the peripheral areas, the nature reserve includes agricultural areas that are intended to act as a buffer zone.

The Kaienfehngraben flows through the nature reserve, through which the area to the Lingener Mühlenbach, which flows into the Ems near Lingen , is drained.

The area has been a nature reserve since December 5, 1998. The nature reserve of the same name, which was designated on March 20, 1937, was incorporated into it. The responsible lower nature conservation authority is the district of Emsland.

Web links

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