Duck fishing (near Giesen)

Entenfang nature reserve IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
Pond in the eastern part of the NSG
location	Hildesheim district , Lower Saxony , Germany
surface	18.5 ha
Identifier	NSG HA 145
WDPA ID	81610
Geographical location	52 ° 12 '  N , 9 ° 52'  E Coordinates: 52 ° 12 '22 "  N , 9 ° 51' 31"  E
Sea level	from 65 m to 69 m
Setup date	March 8, 1990
administration	NLWKN

The Entenfang is a nature reserve in the Lower Saxony city ​​of Sarstedt and the communities of Giesen and Nordstemmen in the Hildesheim district .

The nature reserve with the sign NSG HA 145 is 18.5  hectares in size. It is located south of Sarstedt in the middle of agricultural land . The nature reserve, which consists of two sub-areas, places two waterlogged depressions with ponds under protection, which are characterized by grassland and around the ponds by silting zones with reeds and groups of trees.

An industrial line running through the nature reserves to a former potash plant has now been dismantled.

The area has been a nature reserve since March 8, 1990. The responsible lower nature conservation authority is the Hildesheim district.

Web links

Commons : Duck Catching Nature Reserve  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

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