Heaths and forests Tauberland

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Bird sanctuary (SPA)
"Heiden und Wälder Tauberland"
The bird sanctuary "Heiden und Wälder Tauberland" is one of the most important breeding areas for the goat milker in Baden-Württemberg.

The bird sanctuary "Heiden und Wälder Tauberland" is one of the most important breeding areas for the goat milker in Baden-Württemberg.

location 5 municipalities in the Main-Tauber district and Neckar-Odenwald district , Baden-Württemberg , Germany
WDPA ID 555537761
Natura 2000 ID DE-6323-441
Bird sanctuary 11,173 km²
Geographical location 49 ° 39 '  N , 9 ° 31'  E Coordinates: 49 ° 38 '39 "  N , 9 ° 31' 16"  E
Heath and forests Tauberland (Baden-Württemberg)
Heaths and forests Tauberland
Setup date November 20, 2007
administration Karlsruhe regional council and Stuttgart regional council
particularities 5 sub-areas
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The area pagans and forests Tauberlandpark is dated 20 November 2007, the regional councils with Regulation Karlsruhe and Stuttgart being instructed European bird sanctuary (reserve identifier DE-6323-441) in the Württemberg Baden- counties Main-Tauber-Kreis and Neckar-Odenwald in Germany .

location

The five sub-areas of the “Heiden und Wälder Tauberland” bird sanctuary , around 1,117 hectares in total , extend north and west of the district town of Tauberbischofsheim .
They are spread over two cities and three municipalities in two counties:

description

The protected area "Heiden und Wälder Tauberland" is described as a " low-precipitation , heat-favored landscape around Tauberbischofsheim with heaths , lean and dry grasslands on extremely steep shell limestone slopes ".

meaning

The bird sanctuary “Heiden und Wälder Tauberland” is one of the most important breeding areas for the goat milker in Baden-Württemberg. Peregrine falcon and eagle owl breed here regularly.

Habitat classes

Non-forest areas with wooden plants, scrub, etc.
  
 2%
Mixed forest
  
 40%
Coniferous forest
  
 4%
Bogs, swamps, vegetation on the banks
  
 1 %
Reclaimed grassland
  
 5%
Heath, steppe, dry grass
  
 36%
Different farmland
  
 9%
Other (cities, roads, landfills, pits, industrial areas)
  
 3%

Protection purpose

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

Breeding birds

In Baden-Württemberg there are a total of 39 breeding bird species in the "Heiden und Wälder Tauberland" protected area , which are listed in Appendix I of the Birds Directive and for which special measures are to be applied throughout Europe.

Collared Flycatcher ( Ficedula albicollis )

Collar snapper

Preservation of extensively managed orchards with a high proportion of pome fruit, light deciduous and alluvial forests, old trees and islands of old wood, trees with caves and the maintenance of the food supply, especially with insects.

Woodlark ( Lullula arborea )

Woodlark

Preservation of large-scale poor and dry grasslands as well as heaths, preservation of larger forest clearings, of bristle grass lawns and winged gorse heaths, of dry, sunny areas with little or no vegetation, preservation of a gaps and light vegetation structure with isolated bushes and trees, preservation of edge and border structures as well as fallow land, of secondary habitats such as abandoned sand and gravel pits with extensive raw soil locations, maintenance of the food supply, especially with insects in the summer half-year, and maintenance of undisturbed or at least undisturbed breeding sites during the breeding season in the period from February 15 to August 15.

Middle Woodpecker ( Dendrocopos medius )

Preservation of deciduous and mixed deciduous forests, especially those with oak, of alluvial and alder forests, of extensively cultivated orchards, of old trees and islands of old wood, of standing dead wood and trees with caves.

Red- backed shrike ( Lanius collurio )

Red backs Mars symbol (male)

Preservation of extensively managed orchards, grassland and heathland areas, of low and medium hedges from native species, in particular thorn or prickly wooded trees, preservation of litter meadows and open bog edges, preservation of individual trees and bushes in the open landscape, of field lines, grass paths, Ruderal and perennial corridors and fallow land, field and meadow margins, secondary habitats such as abandoned mining sites with the aforementioned habitats and maintenance of the food supply, especially with larger insects.

Eagle owl ( Bubo bubo )

Eagle owl

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 )

Peregrine falcon

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.

Honey buzzard ( Pernis apivorus )

Honey buzzard

Preservation of diversely structured cultural landscapes, light deciduous and mixed and pine forests, field trees, extensively used grassland, old wood islands and old, large-crowned trees with free access, preservation of the poor grasslands, trees with clumps, preservation of the food supply, especially with wasps and bumblebees as well as the maintenance of undisturbed or at least low-disturbance breeding sites during the breeding season from May 1st to August 31st.

Goat milker ( Caprimulgus europaeus )

Goat milker

Preservation of sparse forest stands, especially in sandy locations, of larger open areas such as clearings, pioneer forest stadiums and aisles in the forest, of wide paths in the forest, of raw soil areas and areas with low vegetation, of individual freestanding pine trees within the open areas in the forest, preservation of the Food supply, in particular with nocturnal flying insects, as well as maintenance of undisturbed or at least undisturbed breeding sites during the breeding season (May 1st - August 31st).

Migratory birds

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 and four species in the “Heiden und Wälder Tauberland” protected area.

Tree falcon ( Falco subbuteo )

Tree falcon

Preservation of light forests with bordering open landscapes, of old trees and islands of old wood, of overhangs, of field trees or groups of trees in fields or along waterways, of extensively used grassland, of waterways with structurally rich bank areas and silting areas, of nesting opportunities such as crow's nests, of the food supply, in particular with small birds and large insects as well as undisturbed or at least undisturbed breeding sites during the breeding season from April 15 to September 15.

Quail ( Coturnix coturnix )

quail

Preservation of a richly structured cultural landscape, preservation of widely used arable land, extensively used grassland, in particular of lean grassland with gaps in vegetation structure and a high proportion of herbs, small areas of land with sparse vegetation such as gussets, waterlogged small depressions, sinkholes, swelling patches, small hollows, stone fields , Patches of poor grassland and stone bars, from weed-rich field margins and smaller fallow land, grass, reed and perennial edges as well as maintaining the food supply, especially with various seeds and insects.

Reversible neck ( Jynx torquilla )

Turning neck

Preservation of loosened deciduous, mixed and pine forests in dry locations as well as alluvial forests with clearings or on the edge of open land, preservation of extensively managed orchards, grasslands, heather and stone bar hedge areas, of lean hay meadows or cattle pastures as well as wooded fields, preservation of temporary differentiated uses in grassland, of old trees and old wood islands, of trees with caves, preservation of edge strips, rainen, embankments and fringed stepped forest edges as well as preservation of the food supply, especially with meadow ants.

Hoopoe ( Upupa epops )

hoopoe

Preservation of extensively cultivated orchards and meadow and wine-growing landscapes, flowering embankments and ruderal meadows, extensive cattle pastures, temporally differentiated uses in grassland, sparse forests, field gardens, old trees and old wood islands, especially in the edge of the forest, preservation of the lean and dry grassland Large caves up to ten meters high as well as nesting aids and other nesting opportunities such as hollows in walls, huts and piles of wood, preservation of the food supply, especially with larger insects such as mole and field crickets and large beetles, as well as maintenance of undisturbed or at least undisturbed reproduction sites during the breeding season between April 1st to August 31st.

See also

Web links

Commons : Heiden und Wälder Tauberland  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ordinance of the Ministry of Food and Rural Areas establishing European Bird Protection Areas (VSG-VO) of February 5, 2010
  2. ↑ Profile of the SPA area in the protected area directory of the LUBW , with "Bird Protection Area Ordinance Annex 1"