Gelmerheide

Gelmerheide IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
Gelmerheide nature reserve (May 2016)
location	North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany
surface	12.39 hectares
Identifier	MS-011
WDPA ID	318437
Geographical location	52 ° 1 ′  N , 7 ° 39 ′  E Coordinates: 52 ° 0 ′ 51 ″  N , 7 ° 39 ′ 16 ″  E
Setup date	1994

The Gelmerheide nature reserve is located in the area of ​​the independent city of Münster in North Rhine-Westphalia .

The area extends northeast of the core city of Münster. The B 219 runs to the west, the Dortmund-Ems Canal flows to the east . The 228.2 hectare nature reserve (NSG) Rieselfelder Münster extends to the north and the 10.45 hectare NSG Huronensee to the east .

meaning

Since 1994, a 12.39 hectare area has been designated as a nature reserve for Münster under the identification number MS-011. The area has been placed under protection for the conservation and development of

• Relics of a wet heather with its typical species population as well as the preservation of the near-natural old wood population with remains of alder and birch quarries
• Habitat of typical plant and animal species in these endangered habitats.

See also

• List of nature reserves in Münster

Web links

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

• Nature reserve “Gelmerheide” (MS-011) in the specialist information system of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection in North Rhine-Westphalia
• World Database on Protected Areas - Gelmerheide (English)