Gallows hole

	Galgenloch nature reserve IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
location	Germany , Baden-Wuerttemberg , Loerrach district , Bad Bellingen , Schliengen
surface	11.78 hectares
Identifier	3,218
WDPA ID	163193
Geographical location	47 ° 45 ' N , 7 ° 33' E Coordinates: 47 ° 44 '38 " N , 7 ° 33' 16" E
Setup date	02/01/1996
administration	Regional council Freiburg

The nature reserve Galgenloch is located in the area of the municipalities of Bad Bellingen and Schliengen in the district of Lörrach .

Characteristics

The nature reserve was designated by ordinance of the Freiburg Regional Council of February 1, 1996 and has a size of 11.7796 hectares. It is listed under the protected area number 3.218. The CDDA code for the nature reserve is 163193 and corresponds to the WDPA ID .

Location and description

The Galgenloch nature reserve is located in the municipality of Bad Bellingen in the Bellingen district with 10.0492 ha and the Schliengen community in the Schliengen district with 1.7303 ha.
The nature reserve is a complex of endangered habitats of various types, such as near-natural, rare near-natural Dry forests, hedges, semi-arid grasslands, poor meadows and orchards in extensive use. It is the habitat of numerous rare and endangered animal and plant species.

Protection purpose

The protection purpose of the nature reserve is the preservation of

endangered habitats of various types such as semi-arid grassland, dry bushes and gaps in dry vegetation;
extensively cultivated arable land with rare and endangered wild herbs as a cultural and historical document of a former cultivation method;
Habitats of numerous rare and endangered animal and plant species, especially many orchid species.

Species inventory

The following species have been recorded in the Galgenloch nature reserve :

Straight winged

Mantis religiosa (praying mantis), Metrioptera bicolor (two-colored bush-cricket), Oedipoda caerulescens (Blue-winged Grasshopper), Omocestus ventral (Buntbäuchiger grasshoppers), Platycleis albopunctata (Western Beißschrecke) Stenobothrus lineatus (heath grasshoppers)

Taller plants / ferns

Ajuga chamaepitys (Yellow Günsel), Allium carinatum (Keeled Leek), Allium sphaerocephalon (Ball Leek), Anacamptis pyramidalis (Dogwort), Anagallis foemina (Blue Gauchheil), Aquilegia vulgaris agg. (Common Columbine species group), Artemisia absinthium (wormwood), Aster amellus (lime aster), Blackstonia acuminata (later bitterling), Camelina microcarpa (small-fruited camelina), Carlina vulgaris agg. (Type group Ordinary Eberwurz), Centaurea cyanus (Real cornflower), Centaurea stoebe (panicles Centaurea), Centaurium erythraea (Real centaury), Consolida regalis (field Larkspur), Dictamnus albus (Diptam), Digitalis lutea (yellow thimble), Epipactis helleborine agg. (Species group Breitblättrige Stendelwurz), Eryngium campestre (field man-litter), Euphorbia seguieriana (steppe-spurge), Gymnadenia conopsea (mosquito-Händelwurz), Hippophae rhamnoides (sea buckthorn), Inula salicina (willowtreealant),Kickesia elatine , Lathyrus aphaca (Lathyrus aphaca), Legousia speculum-veneris (Common Frauenspiegel), Listera ovata (twayblade), Lithospermum officinale (Lithospermum officinale), Lotus maritimus (Yellow asparagus pea), Medicago minima (Medicago minima), Melampyrum arvense ( Field quail wheat), Muscari neglectum (overlooked grape hyacinth), Myosotis ramosissima (hill forget-me-not), Ophioglossum vulgatum (common adder's tongue), Ophrys apifera (bee ragroot), Ophrys holoserica (bumblebee ragwort), Ophrgodes agroot. (Spider Orchid species group), Orchis militaris ( Orchid orchid), Orchis ustulata ( Indian Orchid ), Orobanche alba (White Summer Arum), Petrorhagia prolifera (Sprouting Rock Carnation), Platanthera bifolia (White Forest Hyacinth), Populus alba (Silver Poplar), Populus nigra (black poplar), Primula veris (medicinal cowslip), Quercus pubescens (real downy oak), Silene noctiflora (catchwort), Stachys annua (annual ziest), Teucrium botrys (grape germander), Teucrium montanum (Mountain germander), ulmus minor (field elm)

Reptiles

Anguis fragilis (slow worm), Lacerta agilis (sand lizard)

Butterflies

Melanargia galathea (chess board)

Birds

Anthus trivialis (tree pipit ), Corvus frugilegus (rook), Cuculus canorus (cuckoo), Oriolus oriolus (oriole), Phylloscopus trochilus (Fitis), Streptopelia turtur (turtledove)

literature

Regional Council Freiburg (Ed.): The nature reserves in the Freiburg administrative region . Thorbecke, Stuttgart 2011, ISBN 978-3-7995-5177-9 , pp. 449-450.