Ochtrup wet meadow

Ochtrup wet meadow IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
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location	North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany
surface	24.19 hectares
Identifier	ST-019
WDPA ID	163077
Geographical location	52 ° 15 '  N , 7 ° 11'  E Coordinates: 52 ° 15 '0 "  N , 7 ° 10' 50"  E
Setup date	1983

The Feuchtwiese Ochtrup nature reserve is located in the area of ​​the city of Ochtrup in the Steinfurt district in North Rhine-Westphalia .

The area, which consists of four partial areas, extends north of the core town of Ochtrup. The A 31 and the B 403 run to the west . The 86.14 hectare nature reserve Harskamp extends to the east . The state border with Lower Saxony runs not far to the north.

meaning

For Ochtrup, a 24.19 hectare area has been designated as a nature reserve under the identification number ST-019 since 1983 . The area was placed under protection for the preservation, development and restoration of communities and habitats , especially of rare and z. Sometimes endangered plant and animal species typical of the landscape in a former heather wet meadow landscape and of rare, partly endangered waders and meadow birds , amphibians and invertebrates as well as plants and plant communities , wet heaths and wet grassland .

See also

• List of nature reserves in the Steinfurt district

Web links

• Nature reserve “Feuchtwiese Ochtrup” (ST-019) in the specialist information system of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection in North Rhine-Westphalia
• World Database on Protected Areas - Feuchtwiese Ochtrup (English)