Heidhofer ponds

Heidhofer ponds IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
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location	Northeast of Schwanewede
surface	21 ha
Identifier	NSG LÜ 136
WDPA ID	163596
Geographical location	53 ° 16 '  N , 8 ° 40'  E Coordinates: 53 ° 15 '48 "  N , 8 ° 39' 34"  E
Sea level	from 13 m to 17 m
Setup date	December 10, 1985
administration	NLWKN

The Heidhofer Teiche nature reserve is located in the villages of Meyenburg and Eggestedt in the Schwanewede municipality in the Osterholz district in the Heidhof forestry area .

General

The NSG Heidhofer Teiche consists of two zones. Zone 1 is made up of six ponds itself, Zone 2 is the forest area owned by the State of Lower Saxony , which is to develop as a near-natural oak-birch forest. The ponds appear as a moored area; The cause of the bog is the groundwater that emerges as a spring. A thin layer of raised bog has partially formed on the existing fen . The peat thickness is up to 100 cm. The protected area has a size of 21 hectares and was placed under nature protection in 1985 by the Lüneburg district government .

nature

The ponds have nutrient-poor water with little depth; In the shallow water zones, silting vegetation had developed from rushes, sedges and peat moss. In the vicinity of the water bodies, typical high moor species grow, with a part of the valley floodplain being taken over by gale shrub bushes and pipe grass meadows with former peat cuttings.

The area is of great importance for endangered animal species, especially bird and dragonfly species.

Other protected areas

The nature reserve is in the area of FFH area No. 222 Garlstedter Moor and Heidhofer Teiche and is completely surrounded by the "Schmidt's Kiefern und Heidhof" nature reserve .

Web links

• "Heidhofer Teiche" nature reserve in the database of the Lower Saxony State Office for Water Management, Coastal and Nature Conservation (NLWKN)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Explanations of the district of Osterholz  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (currently not available, July 1, 2015)