Slopes near Morbach
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Slopes near Morbach
IUCN category none - not specified |
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| location | Rhineland-Palatinate , Germany | |
| surface | 7.38 km² | |
| WDPA ID | 163519 | |
| Geographical location | 49 ° 49 ' N , 7 ° 11' E | |
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| Setup date | 1985 | |
The nature reserve Hangbrücher near Morbach is the largest nature reserve in the district of Bernkastel-Wittlich in Rhineland-Palatinate .
The approximately 740 hectare area, which was placed under nature protection in 1985 , extends northeast of the core town of the municipality of Morbach . On the northeastern edge of the area runs the state road L 159 and on the southern edge the L 160, to the west runs the B 327 .
The purpose of protection is conservation
- the northwestern roof of the Idarwald as a large-scale biotope network system ,
- the slope and spring breaks as a habitat of rare, threatened, nutrient-poor, moisture-loving animal and plant species and communities,
- old hardwood stands as closing societies, the rare, endangered animal and plant species, especially bats , birds and insects serve as a habitat.