Höwenegg (nature reserve)

This article describes the Höwenegg nature reserve. For other meanings see Höwenegg (disambiguation) .

Nature reserve "Höwenegg" IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
View into the 85-meter-deep crater on Höwenegg that was created by basalt mining
location	Immendingen , Tuttlingen district , Baden-Württemberg , Germany
surface	20,732 hectares
Identifier	3.128
WDPA ID	81944
Geographical location	47 ° 55 '  N , 8 ° 44'  E Coordinates: 47 ° 54 '49 "  N , 8 ° 44' 24"  E
Sea level	from 774 m to 798 m
Setup date	June 24, 1983
administration	Regional council Freiburg

The Höwenegg area is a nature reserve (NSG number 3.128) in the municipality of Immendingen in the Baden-Württemberg district of Tuttlingen in Germany, which was designated by the Freiburg Regional Council by ordinance of June 24, 1983 .

location

The approximately 21 hectare “Höwenegg” nature reserve is part of the “ Hegaualb ” natural area . It is located about 2.7 kilometers south of the center of Immendingen at an altitude of about 774 to 798  m above sea level. NHN and extends around the eponymous Höwenegg , the northernmost of the Hegau volcanoes, with the striking crater lake and the ruins of Immendingen Castle .

Protection purpose

The main protection purpose is "the preservation of the Höwenegg volcanic complex as a geological document with unique insights into volcanic genesis and as a habitat for rare animals and plants".

Contiguous protected areas

With the nature reserve "Höwenegg" that's bird sanctuary " Höwenegg " (SG no. DE-8018-401) presented as a coherent reserve.

Flora and fauna

The protected area, including the former quarry and the adjacent forests, is a richly structured biotope , habitat for some rare plant and animal species .

flora

In terms of vegetation, the locations on the walls and floors of the quarry and on the basalt block rubble are particularly interesting on Höwenegg.

German fringed gentian

The following plant species (selection) are occupied in the protected area:

• Field toadflax ( Linaria arvensis )
• Field light carnation ( Silene noctiflora ), also known as "night-blooming cucumber" or "night carnation"
• German fringed gentian ( Gentianella germanica )
• Grass pea ( Lathyrus nissolia )
• Mosquito Haendelwurz ( Gymnadenia conopsea )
• Oriental serrated pods ( Bunias orientalis )
• Purple orchid ( Orchis purpurea )
• Turk's Union ( Lilium martagon )
• White forest bird ( Cephalanthera damasonium )
• Two-leaved forest hyacinth ( Platanthera bifolia )

fauna

Common frog

Mountain Tiger Beetle

Aurora butterfly

Eagle owl

The following animal species (selection) are occupied in the protected area:

• Amphibians , mainly found in the narrower crater area
  • Mountain newt or "Alpine newt" ( Ichthyosaura alpestris )
  • Common toad ( Bufo bufo )
  • Common Frog ( Rana temporaria )
  • Natterjack toad ( Epidalea calamita )
• Insects prefer the quarry walls, block rubble heaps and ruderal areas, which heat up quickly
  • Beetle
    • Mountain Tiger Beetle ( Cicindela sylvicola )
  • New wingers
    • Long sensor Riger owlfly ( Libelloides longicornis )
    • Dragonfly butterfly ( Libelloides coccajus )
  • Butterflies
    • Admiral ( Vanessa atalanta )
    • Aurora butterfly ( Anthocharis cardamines )
    • Brown forest bird ( Aphantopus hyperantus )
    • Yellow-headed thick-headed butterfly ( Carterocephalus palaemon )
    • Green hairstreak ( Callophrys rubi )
    • Little fox ( Aglais urticae )
    • Meadowsweet mother-of-pearl butterfly or "violet silver butterfly " ( Brenthis ino )
    • Plum hairstreak ( Satyrium pruni )
    • Rust-colored thick-headed butterfly ( Ochlodes sylvanus )
    • Red-brown meadow bird ( Coenonympha glycerion )
    • Red moth ( Melitaea didyma )
    • Red rim bear ( Diacrisia sannio )
    • Mustard white, also "ink blot white" or "legume white" ( Leptidea sinapis )
    • Elm hairstreak ( Satyrium w-album )
    • White-headed meadow bird ( Coenonympha arcania )
    • Western pied butterfly ( Melitaea parthenoides )
    • Dwarf blue ( Cupido minimus )
• Birds
  • Common raven ( Corvus corax ), breeding regularly, occurrence of particular importance in Baden-Württemberg
  • Black Woodpecker ( Dryocopus martius )
  • Eagle owl ( Bubo bubo )
  • Peregrine falcon ( Falco peregrinus )

See also

• List of nature reserves in the Tuttlingen district
• List of nature reserves in Baden-Württemberg

Web links

• Profile of the nature reserve in the LUBW's list of protected areas

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Top25 Viewer - [Top. Map 1: 25000 Baden-Württemberg (South)]
2. ↑ Citizens' Service Immendingen, information board of the Immendingen community 'on site'
3. ↑ Protection purpose in the profile of the nature reserve in the protected area directory of the LUBW
4. ↑ Linaria arvensis (L.) Desf., Field toadflax. In: FloraWeb.de.
5. ↑ Silene noctiflora L., field catchfly. In: FloraWeb.de.