Great Everstorfer Moor

Great Everstorfer Moor nature reserve IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
Great Everstorfer Moor
location	East of Heidenau in the Lower Saxon counties Rotenburg and Harburg
surface	470.0 ha
Identifier	NSG LÜ 163
WDPA ID	163369
Bird sanctuary	423.5 ha
Geographical location	53 ° 18 '  N , 9 ° 36'  E Coordinates: 53 ° 18 '23 "  N , 9 ° 36' 8"  E
Sea level	from 32 m to 40 m
Setup date	05/02/1988
administration	NLWKN

Great Everstorfer Moor

The Great Everstorfer Moor is a nature reserve in the Lower Saxon communities of Heidenau and Halvesbostel in the Harburg district and the Tiste and Kalbe communities in the Sittensen district in the Rotenburg (Wümme) district .

The nature reserve with the sign NSG LÜ 163 is 470  hectares . Of this, 370 hectares are in the Harburg district and 100 hectares in the Rotenburg (Wümme) district. A large part of the nature reserve is part of the EU bird sanctuary "Moore bei Sittensen".

The nature reserve is located south of the A1 between Heidenau and Sittensen . In the north, a section borders directly on the motorway. In the south, the section of the Wilstedt-Zeven-Tostedt railway operated by EVB runs between Zeven and Tostedt .

It is the remainder of a formerly extensive raised bog complex. The bog is partially pitted . In the center of the protected area there are moor areas, the edge areas are predominantly characterized by grassland . There is a forest area in the northwest of the protected area . By placing it under protection, the remaining remains of the moor should be preserved. The same applies to vibrating lawns , wet heaths and sedges that can be found in the transition areas, as well as the swamp forests growing in the protected area .

The moor is being renatured by means of decussing and rewetting measures . In the autumn of 2011, drainage ditches were closed as part of the renaturation measures, natural waters remodeled and new, shallow bog waters created.

The moor area is u. a. drained via the Kalber Bach and the Herwig Canal as well as the Aue and Ramme to the Oste .

The area established by the Nature Conservation Working Group in the Samtgemeinde Tostedt e. V. is under nature protection since May 2nd, 1988. Responsible lower nature conservation authorities are the districts of Harburg and Rotenburg (Wümme).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Moor protection, moor maintenance, moor regeneration, working group nature protection in the Samtgemeinde Tostedt e. V. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
2. ↑ ^{a b} The nature reserve "Großes Everstorfer Moor"  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.   , Harburg district. Retrieved March 8, 2012.

Web links

• Nature reserve "Großes Everstorfer Moor" in the database of the Lower Saxony State Office for Water Management, Coastal and Nature Conservation (NLWKN)