Eselmühle (nature reserve)

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Eselmühle nature reserve

IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area

NSG Eselmühle: Schmiecha on the right and the Eselmühle building on the left in the background.

NSG Eselmühle: On the right the Schmiecha and on the left in the background the buildings of the Eselmühle.

location Straßberg and Albstadt in the Zollernalbkreis , Baden-Württemberg
surface 50 ha
Identifier 4,307
WDPA ID 318387
Geographical location 48 ° 12 '  N , 9 ° 5'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 11 '31 "  N , 9 ° 4' 41"  E
Eselmühle (nature reserve) (Baden-Württemberg)
Eselmühle (nature reserve)
Sea level from 680 m to 690 m
Setup date October 22, 2002
administration Regional Council Tübingen

Eselmühle is a nature reserve designated by the Tübingen Regional Council of October 22, 2002 with the number 4,307.

location

The nature reserve is located in the Hohe Schwabenalb natural area and is about two kilometers northwest of Straßberg in the Schmiechatal . The area is part of FFH area No. 7820-341 Schmeietal .

Protection purpose

According to the ordinance, the main protection purpose is the preservation of a diversely structured area with its mosaic of typical landscape and culturally-historically significant biotopes as a result of climatic, geomorphological and usage-historical conditions

  • Habitat and retreat for endangered, endangered and protected animal and plant species,
  • Part of the landscape of particular scenic beauty,
  • important component in the local biotope network of the Schmiecha / Schmeiental. Special protection purpose is in detail:
  • for the entire area, the preservation of the value-determining diversity of locations and structures and protection against impairments,
  • for the sedge reeds, tall herbaceous vegetation and reed stands, the maintenance, care and protection against impairment,
  • further extensive use and maintenance as hay meadows for grassland areas of different moisture levels,
  • for the entire area of ​​protection against encroachment, intensification of use and conversion,
  • for the brooks and ditches with their tall herbaceous and wooded borders the protection against wood advertising, hydraulic engineering interventions, barriers, deposits and ruderalization and the promotion of the natural river dynamics .

Flora and fauna

Spatula-leaved ragwort and blue sky ladder thrive in the reserve . From the butterfly fauna, the endangered species meadowsweet mother-of-pearl , valerian-piebald , purple-gold-fire -butterfly and ring-mother-of-pearl should be emphasized. Among the dragonfly species, the banded demoiselle must be mentioned and the yellow-bellied toad is found in the ponds of the area .

See also

literature

  • Regional Council Tübingen (ed.): The nature reserves in the administrative district of Tübingen . Thorbecke, Stuttgart 2006, ISBN 978-3-7995-5175-5 .

Web links

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