Glass meadows and glass forest

	Glaswiesen and Glaswald nature reserve IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
	Glass meadows
location	Alpirsbach in the Freudenstadt district , Baden-Württemberg
surface	54 ha
Identifier	2.118
WDPA ID	163261
Geographical location	48 ° 21 ' N , 8 ° 23' E Coordinates: 48 ° 21 '28 " N , 8 ° 23' 16" E
Sea level	from 510 m to 645 m
Setup date	May 24, 1989
administration	Karlsruhe Regional Council

Glaswiesen and Glaswald is a nature reserve designated by the Karlsruhe Regional Council of May 24, 1989 with the number 2.118.

location

The nature reserve is located in the Central Black Forest natural area . It borders the north-western outskirts of Alpirsbach and lies in the valley and on the slopes of the Alpirsbächles . 2% of its area is part of the FFH area No. 7616-341 Kleinkinzig- und Rötenbachtal .

Protection purpose

According to the ordinance, the main protection purpose is the preservation, development and care of the diversely structured wetland with its open, differently moist meadow and tall herbaceous meadows, the fringing communities that lead to the forest and the adjacent forest as an important habitat of various, sometimes rare, specialized and endangered animal species .

Flora and fauna

In the area, the gray sedge , the hedgehog sedge and the broad-leaved stendola make up remarkable populations. Among breeding birds, the black woodpecker , field owl , blackcap and wood warbler should be mentioned. Bird species that breed in the neighboring forest and use the area as a feeding ground are siskins and crossbills . Noteworthy is the occurrence of the dragonfly species Striped Spring Damselfly , which is only distributed like islands in Central Europe.

literature

District Office for Nature Conservation and Landscape Management Karlsruhe (Ed.): The nature reserves in the administrative district of Karlsruhe . Thorbecke, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-7995-5172-7

Web links

Commons : Nature reserve Glaswiesen and Glaswald - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Profile of the nature reserve in the protected area directory of the LUBW with protected area ordinance and map