Ellinghorst dump

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The Ellinghorst dump is a former landfill in Gladbeck - Ellinghorst . From the 1950s to the mid-1970s it served as a municipal rubbish dump, after which the land was largely left to its own devices. Since 2001 it has been designated as a nature reserve.

The approximately 22 hectare heap is located south of Ellinghorst up to Autobahn 2 , on the other side of which is the Rheinbaben heap . Both heaps together are treated in the landscape plan No. 4 of the city of Gladbeck, the aim is to maintain and further develop the near-natural habitats.

In contrast to Rheinbaben, the Ellinghorst heap only rises an average of six meters above the surrounding level. A small relief of depressions and hollows has been created on the plateau, in which water periodically collects and serves as a spawning area, for example for the protected natterjack toad . In addition to the open areas, there is a mosaic of bushes, groups of bushes, individual trees and continuously planted slope areas on the edge. In the west seepage water escapes on the slope and forms a stream-like tributary to the Boye further south . A beech forest has developed here. Impenetrable goldenrod stands predominate in the semi-open parts , while blackberries also grow in the southern forest areas. The varied ruderal and grass corridors are kept open by regular mowing. The area has otherwise been released for succession and is not allowed to be entered.

The dump has been checked for emissions since the 1990s; the methane and carbon dioxide escaping had reached values ​​in 2011 that required drainage between the dump and the buildings. The city estimates the renovation and security costs at 650,000 euros.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ WAZ: Methane should escape via drainage March 6, 2012

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Coordinates: 51 ° 33 ′ 20.6 "  N , 6 ° 57 ′ 27.7"  E