Gungoldinger juniper heather
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Gungoldinger juniper heather
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 View over the Gungoldinger juniper heath |
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| location | Walting , Upper Bavaria , Bavaria , Germany | |
| surface | 72.38 ha | |
| Identifier | NSG-00076.01 | |
| WDPA ID | 163412 | |
| Geographical location | 48 ° 56 ' N , 11 ° 21' E | |
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| Setup date | 1959 | |
The Gungoldinger Wacholderheide is a 72 hectare nature reserve on the northern slope of the Altmühltal in the Eichstätt district . This makes it the largest juniper heath designated as a nature reserve in Bavaria . It was created through forest clearing in the Middle Ages and was placed under protection in 1959. Wild roses, sloes and hawthorn grow on the dry grass next to juniper bushes . In the rocky regions, a steppe heath has developed between limestone cliffs. Various orchids grow in the Gungoldinger juniper heatherand other rare plants such as the Felsennelkenanger that Spitzblättrige Minimize that Kahlblättrige Heideröschen that Pasque , the Spring, and the fringed gentian German. The heather is a habitat for endangered butterfly species, including sail butterflies and mountain witches . Sheep grazing is used to maintain the heather, which is adapted to strong sunlight and drought, in order to push back bushes and forests.
Picture gallery
Typical juniper heather
Calcium grass growth in summer
Dry grass
juniper
literature
- Manfred Kittel: Natural Monuments in Bavaria, Volume 1, Upper Bavaria, Lower Bavaria, Swabia. Landbuch-Verlag, Hannover 1993, ISBN 3-7842-0499-6
Web links
- Gungoldinger Wacholderheide on landkreis-eichstaett.de
