Ghost wood

	Ghost wood IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
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location	North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany
surface	2.99 km²
WDPA ID	318431
Geographical location	51 ° 50 ' N , 8 ° 7' E Coordinates: 51 ° 50 '10 " N , 8 ° 6' 56" E
Setup date	2003

The Geisterholz nature reserve is located in the Warendorf district in North Rhine-Westphalia .

The approximately 299 hectare area, which was placed under nature protection in 2003 , extends between the western core town of Ennigerloh and the eastern core town Oelde . Directly on the south edge extending country road L L 792 and directly on the northeastern edge 793. Further away south extends the A 2 .

The protection takes place

for the preservation, promotion, development and restoration of communities and habitats typical of the landscape, rare and endangered animal and plant species in a large, nationally significant forest complex with well-developed star chickweed - common oak - hornbeam forests and woodruff beech forests in their typical local variation, including their pre-forests, Shrubbery and herbaceous vegetation as well as their forest edges
for scientific, natural history, geographical and geological reasons and because of the biogeographical importance
because of the rarity, peculiarity and the outstanding beauty of the area
to secure the natural balance and to ward off harmful effects and negative changes in ecological relationships
as part of a biotope network of national and European importance
to preserve and restore a favorable state of conservation of natural habitats and wild animal and plant species of community interest

Web links

"Geisterholz" nature reserve in the specialist information system of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection in North Rhine-Westphalia
World Database on Protected Areas - Geisterholz (English)

Ghost wood

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