Areas around the Laucherttal

FFH area "Areas around the Laucherttal"
The Lauchert near Gammertingen
location	District of Reutlingen , district of Sigmaringen and Zollernalbkreis , Baden-Württemberg , Germany
Identifier	DE-7821-341
WDPA ID	555522033
Natura 2000 ID	DE7821341
FFH area	16.583 km²
Geographical location	48 ° 13 '  N , 9 ° 13'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 12 '37 "  N , 9 ° 13' 9"  E
Setup date	January 1, 2005
administration	Regional Council Tübingen
particularities	eight sub-areas

Areas around the Laucherttal is a protected area (protected area identifier DE-7821-341) in the south of the German state of Baden-Württemberg, designated by the Tübingen regional council in accordance with Directive 92/43 / EEC (Fauna-Flora-Habitat Directive) .

location

The nature reserve of around 1658 hectares (ha) belongs to the High Swabian Alb , the Middle Kuppenalb and the Middle Area Alb .

Its eight sub-areas extend between Trochtelfingen in the north along the Lauchert to its confluence with the Danube at Sigmaringendorf in the south in the following three districts , six cities and three municipalities :

• District of Reutlingen (165.8 ha = 10%)
  • City of Trochtelfingen (165.829 ha = 10%)
• District of Sigmaringen (1,459.3 ha = 88%)
  • Cities Gammertingen (149.246 ha = 9%), Hettingen (215.577 ha = 13%), Sigmaringen (397.989 ha = 24%) and Veringenstadt (116.080 ha = 7%)
  • Municipalities of Bingen (364.823 ha = 22%), Neufra (165.829 ha = 10%) and Sigmaringendorf (49.749 ha = 3%)
• Zollernalb district (16.6 ha = 1%)
  • City of Burladingen (16,583 ha = 1%)

Protection purpose

The main protection purpose is the preservation of an area with 45 caves , a side valley of the Danube with near-natural forests in the slope area, rocks, remnants of poor grassland, flowing water and remnants of alluvial or gallery forests and one of the few fens in the Swabian Alb .

Habitat types

The following habitat types according to Annex I of the Habitats Directive occur in the area:

EU code	*	Habitat type (official name)	Short name
3260		Rivers of the planar to montane level with vegetation of the Ranunculion fluitantis and the Callitricho-Batrachion	Running waters with flooding aquatic vegetation
5130		Formations of Juniperus communis on limestone heaths and lawns	Juniper Heath
6110	*	Gap basophilic or lime pioneer lawn (Alysso-Sedion albi)	Lime pioneer lawn
6210		Near-natural dry lime lawns and their stages of shrubbery (Festuco-Brometalia)	Lime grassland
6410		Pipe grass meadows on lime-rich soil, peaty and clayey-silty soils (Molinion caeruleae)	Pipe grass meadows
6430		Moist tall herbaceous vegetation of the planar and montane to alpine level	Moist tall herbaceous vegetation
6510		Lean lowland hay meadows ( Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis )	Lean, lowland hay meadows
8210		Limestone cliffs with crevice vegetation	Limestone cliffs with crevice vegetation
8310		Caves that are not open to tourists	Caves and balms
9130		Woodruff beech forest (Asperulo-Fagetum)	Woodruff beech forest
9150		Central European orchid-lime-beech forest (Cephalanthero-Fagion)	Orchid beech forests
9180	*	Mixed ravine and hillside forests (Tilio-Acerion)	Mixed ravine and hillside forests
91E0	*	Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)	Alluvial forests with alder, ash, willow

Habitat classes

Deciduous forest			22%
Mixed forest			8th %
Coniferous forest			2%
moist and mesophilic grassland			49%
Inland waters, flowing and standing			1 %
Bogs, swamps, vegetation on the banks			4%
Dry grassland			1 %
Inland rocks, rubble and rubble heaps, sandy areas			2%
Different farmland			9%
Other (cities, roads, landfills, pits, industrial areas)			2%

Species inventory

The following types of community interest exist in the area:

image	EU code	*	Art	scientific name	Species group
	1096		Brook lamprey	Lampetra planeri	Fish and round mouths
	1163		Bullhead	Cottus gobio	Fish and round mouths
	1166		Crested newt	Triturus cristatus	Amphibians
	1193		Yellow-bellied toad	Bombina variegata	Amphibians
	1324		Great mouse ear	Myotis myotis	Mammals
	1337		beaver	Castor fiber	Mammals
	1381		Green broom moss	Dicranum viride	Mosses
	1386		Green goblin moss	Buxbaumia viridis	Mosses
	1882		Big brim	Bromus grossus	plants
	1902		Yellow lady's slipper	Cypripedium calceolus	plants

Connection with other protected areas

With the FFH area "Areas around the Laucherttal", the following areas are designated as contiguous protected areas:

• " Upper Danube Nature Park "
• Nature reserves " Bei der Mühle " (4,087), " Fehlatal " (4,118), " Herdle " (4,165) and " Wasenried " (4,116)
• Landscape protection areas " Danube and Schmeiental " (4.37.036) and " Laucherttal with side valleys " (4.15.002, 4.17.044 and 4.37.001)
• Bird sanctuary " Südwestalb and Upper Danube Valley " (DE-7820-441)

See also

• List of FFH areas in Baden-Württemberg

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Profile of the FFH area in the LUBW's list of protected areas
2. ↑ ^{a b} Tübingen regional council (ed.): Management plan for the FFH area 7821-341 “Areas around the Lauchert valley” . edited edited by ARGE "INA Südwest / Working Group for Animal Ecology and Planning". September 5, 2017 (164 pages, baden-wuerttemberg.de [PDF]).

Web links

Commons : FFH area areas around the Lauchert valley  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Standard data sheet for the FFH area "Areas around the Laucherttal"
• Profile of the FFH area  around the Lauchert valley in the LUBW's list of protected areas
• Regional Council Tübingen (Ed.): Management plan for the FFH area 7821-341 "Areas around the Laucherttal" . edited edited by ARGE "INA Südwest / Working Group for Animal Ecology and Planning". September 5, 2017 (164 pages, baden-wuerttemberg.de [PDF]).