Grove lowland

Grove lowland
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location	East of Bremerhaven , Cuxhaven district , Lower Saxony
surface	62 ha
Identifier	NSG LÜ 327
WDPA ID	555690895
Geographical location	53 ° 30 '  N , 8 ° 50'  E Coordinates: 53 ° 29 '39 "  N , 8 ° 50' 27"  E
Sea level	from 0.5 to 8 m
Setup date	6th July 2018

The Groveniederung is a nature reserve in the Lower Saxony municipalities of Beverstedt and Schiffdorf in the district of Cuxhaven .

The nature reserve with the sign NSG LÜ 327 is around 62  hectares in size. Most of the nature reserve is also part of the FFH area "Low Geeste and Grove". In the south it borders on the nature reserve " Silbersee and Laaschmoor ", in the north on the nature reserve " Geesteniederung ", so that it connects the two nature reserves with one another. The area has been under nature protection since July 6, 2018. The responsible lower nature conservation authority is the district of Cuxhaven.

The nature reserve is located east of Bremerhaven . It extends along the valley low of the Grove from the crossing of the brook at Silbersee south of Wehdel to a little below the crossing of the brook at Altluneberg and protects the course of the Grove and the Altgrove with its bank zone and a narrow strip of water along almost its entire length . Between Wehdel and Wollingst , an old alluvial forest and scrap forest remnant , which merges into an oak-hornbeam forest , and some moist grassland or reed beds are included in the nature reserve. The forests have a high proportion of old and dead wood . The grove is mostly accompanied by species-rich tall herbaceous meadows. Trees that accompany streams are only sporadic. In large sections of the stream there is a species-rich aquatic vegetation with floating leaf plants and flooding underwater vegetation.

Among others, the grove is the habitat for the FFH species brook and river lamprey , otters and pond bat . In addition to the pond bat, other bat species also use the lowland as a hunting ground and flight corridor. Various bird species are native to the nature reserve , including kingfisher and water rail , but also lapwing and skylark . The forests offer u. a. Black woodpecker and tawny owl provide a suitable habitat. The area is a feeding habitat for white and black storks . In the lowlands settle u. a. the endangered plant species Avens , marsh marigold , Ordinary Schuppenwurz , Oxlip and Greenish butterfly orchid , the Grove houses next spawning herbs such. B. the water spring .

The nature reserve is crossed by the state road 143 and the Bremerhaven – Buxtehude railway line at Wehdel and by two public roads at Altluneberg. At Altluneberg, the nature reserve borders directly on the residential areas of the place. Otherwise it is mainly surrounded by agriculturally used grassland.

Web links

• "Groveniederung" nature reserve in the database of the Lower Saxony State Office for Water Management, Coastal and Nature Conservation (NLWKN)
• "Groveniederung" nature reserve , Cuxhaven district

Individual evidence

1. ^ Geeste and Grove lowlands , profiles of the Natura 2000 areas, Federal Agency for Nature Conservation . Retrieved July 12, 2018.
2. ↑ Announcement of the district of Cuxhaven on the designation of nature reserves in the district of Cuxhaven to secure FFH areas , district of Cuxhaven, July 6, 2018. Retrieved on July 12, 2018.