Höwenegg (bird sanctuary)

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Bird sanctuary (SPA) "Höwenegg"
View into the 85-meter-deep crater on Höwenegg that was created by basalt mining

View into the 85-meter-deep crater on Höwenegg that was created by basalt mining

location Immendingen , Tuttlingen district , Baden-Württemberg , Germany
WDPA ID 555537936
Natura 2000 ID DE-8018-401
Bird sanctuary 20,743 hectares
Geographical location 47 ° 55 '  N , 8 ° 44'  E Coordinates: 47 ° 54 '52 "  N , 8 ° 44' 29"  E
Höwenegg (bird sanctuary) (Baden-Württemberg)
Höwenegg (bird sanctuary)
Sea level from 774 m to 798 m
Setup date November 20, 2007
administration Regional council Freiburg
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The area Höwenegg is a by ordinance of 20 November 2007 of the Regional Council of Freiburg been instructed European bird sanctuary (reserve identifier DE-8018-401) in the Württemberg Baden- community Immendingen in the district of Tuttlingen in Germany .

location

The approximately 21 hectare “Höwenegg” bird sanctuary is part of the “ Hegaualb ” natural area . It is located around 2.7 kilometers south of the center of Immendingen at an altitude of around 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 .

description

The “Höwenegg” volcanic complex is described as “a geological document of the volcanic genesis and habitat of rare plants and animals”. There is a regular breeding population of the peregrine falcon here .

Habitat classes

Mixed forest
  
 81%
Inland waters, standing and flowing
  
 6%
Meliorated grassland
  
 3%
Inland rocks, rubble and rubble heaps, sandy areas
  
 10%

Protection purpose

The area-related conservation objectives are described differently depending on the species :

Breeding birds

Black woodpecker
Eagle owl
Peregrine falcon

Breeding bird species that are listed in Appendix I of the Birds Directive and for which special measures are to be applied across Europe. A total of 39 species fall into this category in Baden-Württemberg.

Black Woodpecker ( Dryocopus martius )

Preservation of extensive forests, old trees and islands of old wood, dead wood, preservation of trees with large caves as well as the food supply, especially with ants.

Eagle owl ( Bubo bubo )

Preservation of open rock walls and quarries, each with caves, niches and ledges, preservation of richly structured cultural landscapes in the vicinity of the aforementioned habitats, of open meadow areas with hedges, preservation of habitats without sources of danger such as non-bird-safe overhead lines and wind turbines as well as disruption-free or at least disruption-free reproductive and resting places.

Peregrine falcon ( Falco peregrinus )

Preservation of the open rock walls and quarries with caves, niches and ledges, preservation of habitats without sources of danger such as non-bird-safe overhead lines and unsecured chimneys as well as preservation of undisturbed or at least undisturbed breeding sites during reproduction in the period from February 15 to July 30.

Migratory birds

Mountain warbler

Other migratory bird species not listed in Appendix I that breed in the country and have been selected for the protected areas. A total of 36 species fall into this category in Baden-Württemberg.

Berg Laubsänger ( Phylloscopus Bonelli )

Preservation of light, tiered forest stands on warm, south-exposed, steeply sloping slopes with rock sections as well as rock rubble heaps or erosion sites with a sparse layer of shrubbery and abundant herbaceous layer, the steppe heath areas with sparse trees, changing layers of shrubbery and closed lawns during the breeding season, as well as trouble-free or at least disruptive areas April 15th and August 15th.

Contiguous protected areas

With the bird sanctuary "Höwenegg", the nature reserve " Höwenegg " (NSG no. 3.128) is designated as a contiguous protected area.

See also

Web links

Commons : Höwenegg (Hegau)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

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. ↑ Profile of the SPA area in the protected area directory of the LUBW , with "Bird Protection Area Ordinance Annex 1"