Finkenberg / Lerchenberg

	Finkenberg / Lerchenberg nature reserve IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
	Deciduous forest in the Finkenberg / Lerchenberg NSG
location	West of the Lower Saxon town of Hildesheim
surface	257.0 ha
Identifier	NSG HA 211
WDPA ID	329374
FFH area	257.0 ha
Geographical location	52 ° 8 ' N , 9 ° 54' E Coordinates: 52 ° 8 '14 " N , 9 ° 53' 57" E
Sea level	from 126 m to 255 m
Setup date	July 23, 1976
administration	NLWKN

Finkenberg / Lerchenberg is a nature reserve in the Lower Saxony city of Hildesheim .

description

The 257.0 hectare area with license plate number NSG HA 211 is located west of Moritzberg and Neuhof . In the area are the 220 m high Finkenberg and the 243 m high Lerchenberg . The nature reserve, which was placed under protection with the first ordinance of July 23, 1976, is part of the FFH area 115 "Haseder Busch, Giesener Berge, Gallberg, Finkenberg". The city of Hildesheim is responsible as the lower nature conservation authority.

The nature reserve extends over 4.5 km in a north-south direction. It is a mountain range of shell limestone that has been wooded for more than 150 years .

It is one of the northernmost limestone beech forests in Lower Saxony. Many plant species grow on the edge of their natural range. Linden-rich oak and hornbeam forests are a specialty . They are believed to have emerged from former coppice forests .

Web links

Commons : Finkenberg / Lerchenberg nature reserve - collection of images, videos and audio files

Nature reserve "Finkenberg / Lerchenberg" in the database of the Lower Saxony State Office for Water Management, Coastal and Nature Conservation (NLWKN)
Ordinance [...] on the "Finkenberg / Lerchenberg" nature reserve of 10 November 2004
Regulation text (PDF; 2.1 MB)