Flumm valley

Flumm valley IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
Wet meadows in the NSG
location	West of Großefehn , southeast of Aurich
surface	365 hectares
Identifier	NSG WE 224
WDPA ID	163122
Geographical location	53 ° 24 '  N , 7 ° 32'  E Coordinates: 53 ° 23 '46 "  N , 7 ° 32' 11"  E
Sea level	from -3 m to 0 m
Setup date	07/08/1995
administration	NLWKN

The Flumm-Niederung is a nature reserve in the Lower Saxon community of Großefehn in the Aurich district .

The nature reserve with the registration number NSG WE 224 is 365  hectares in size. Most of it is part of the FFH area “Fehntjer Tief und Umgebung” and the EU bird sanctuary “Fehntjer Tief”. In the west it borders on the nature reserves " Fehntjer Tief-Nord " and " Feuchtgebiet Westgroßefehn ".

The nature reserve lies north of Westgroßefehn and Mittegroßefehn . It is bordered by Bundesstraße 72 to the east and Landesstraße 14 to the west. The wet meadows in the lowland through which the Geestbach Flumm flows are predominantly used extensively for agriculture. By placing it under protection, the lowland area, which is part of a preserved Hammrichs in north-west Lower Saxony, is to be preserved and endangered animal and plant species are to be used as a habitat.

The area has been a nature reserve since July 8, 1995. The responsible lower nature conservation authority is the district of Aurich.

Web links

Commons : Flumm-Niederung nature reserve  - collection of images, videos and audio files

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