Foal pasture from Dieburg

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Foal pasture from Dieburg

IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area

"Fohlenweide" nature reserve (2015)

"Fohlenweide" nature reserve (2015)

location northwest of Dieburg , Darmstadt-Dieburg district , Hesse
surface 23.52
WDPA ID 163124
Geographical location 49 ° 55 '  N , 8 ° 50'  E Coordinates: 49 ° 55 '12 "  N , 8 ° 49' 48"  E
Foal pasture of Dieburg (Hesse)
Foal pasture from Dieburg
Setup date October 23, 1989

The Fohlenweide of Dieburg is a nature reserve in the district Dieburg in Darmstadt-Dieburg , South Hessen . The wetland was placed under nature protection by ordinance of October 23, 1989.

location

The “Foal Pasture of Dieburg” is located in the Messeler Hügelland natural area in the forest. The nature reserve is located about 2.2 kilometers north-northwest of Dieburg and 2.1 kilometers west-southwest of Münster (Hesse) . It has a size of 23.52 hectares.

Protection purpose

The protection is intended to preserve areas of extensively used grassland on very wet locations ( wet meadows ), fallow areas , flowing water, wooded areas and forest edges. Existing forest stands should be developed close to nature. These biotopes are habitats for endangered and rare animal and plant species.

Flora and fauna

Wild orchids can be found in the wet meadows of the foal pasture . Amphibians and reptiles such as sand lizards and grass snakes live here. After mowing, white storks and gray herons use the area to forage. The area is rich in butterflies. In order to maintain the open character, a herd of Guernsey cattle graze the areas in spring .

Individual evidence

  1. a b c Regulation on the nature reserve "Fohlenweide of Dieburg" of 23 October 1989. (PDF) Official Gazette of the State of Hesse 45/1989, 2304, no. 1049., accessed on 16 July 2020 .
  2. Otto Klausing: Geographical land survey: The natural space units on sheet 151 Darmstadt. Federal Institute for Regional Studies, Bad Godesberg 1967. →  Online map (PDF; 4.3 MB)
  3. Map of the nature reserve. natureg.hessen.de, accessed on July 16, 2020 .
  4. ^ Foal pasture: information board and hut in Dieburg. echo-online.de, January 27, 2017, accessed on July 16, 2020 .

Web links

Commons : Fohlenweide von Dieburg  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files