Heilsmoor

Heilsmoor IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
Moist moor area in the NSG Heilsmoor
location	Northeast of Hambergen and northwest of Vollersode
surface	148 ha
Identifier	NSG LÜ 077
WDPA ID	81857
Geographical location	53 ° 20 '  N , 8 ° 51'  E Coordinates: 53 ° 20 '5 "  N , 8 ° 51' 0"  E
Sea level	from 12 m to 29 m
Setup date	06/26/1981
administration	NLWKN

The Heilsmoor nature reserve is located in the municipalities of Hambergen and Vollersode of the combined municipality of Hambergen in the Osterholz district in Lower Saxony .

General

The Heilsmoor nature reserve has a size of 148.5 hectares. It was placed under nature protection in 1981 by the Lüneburg district government and bears the statistical designation "NSG LÜ 77".

According to the district government of Lüneburg, the protection was placed “for the preservation of the bog areas with their specific water and nutrient balance as well as for the preservation and development of the bog's own flora and fauna”.

The area can be accessed on the trails.

nature

Drained level in the NSG Heilsmoor

At the end of the 19th century, the largely tree-free landscape in this area was taken into use. Parts of the moor were drained and peat was extracted as fuel by hand. After the peat extraction ended, most of the land was left to its own devices. By relocating the main drainage ditch and damming various other ditches, further drainage of the site could be prevented. In addition, since in large parts of the area it was possible to push back the woody growth by decussing , the observer is again offered the sight of a tree-free moorland. Various hand peat cuttings have now silted up again and overgrown with peat moss. Agriculture is only available in the western and southwestern parts of the area. On the northeastern edge of the area there is a large bog pond. A significant proportion of the area was bought by the Osterholz district as a lower nature conservation authority.

Flora and fauna

In the Heilsmoor there is extensive tree-free raised bog vegetation. In addition to peat moss, it also has dwarf shrubs ( bell heather , cranberries and rosemary heather ). There are bushes of the Gagelstrauch along watercourses , in water-filled peat cuttings there are both peat moss lawns and cotton grass . In other areas, the area is characterized by broken forest.

The area is home to numerous species of dragonflies and butterflies. Butterfly species typical of high moorland are moor mother-of-pearl butterflies and blue cranberries . Of reptiles come adder , grass snake , smooth snake , viviparous lizard and slow worm before. Ziegenmelker and Woodcock breed in the area, Hobby and Habicht in the neighboring forests, these types chase area. After the decussing work, the crane should also return home.

Other categories of protection

The nature reserve is in the area of ​​FFH area 34 (Heilsmoor, Springmoor). It is surrounded by the Giehler Bach nature reserve and is close to the Springmoor nature reserve .

literature

• "Heilsmoor" nature reserve , information brochure, published by the Lüneburg district government, 1999 ( PDF file , 3.8 MB).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ordinance of the Lüneburg district government on the Heilsmoor nature reserve in the Hambergen and Vollersode districts, Osterholz district, dated June 26, 1981. in the database of the Lower Saxony State Office for Water Management, Coastal Protection and Nature Conservation (NLWKN)
2. ↑ District government Lüneburg (ed.): Nature reserve "Heilsmoor". 1999. (Leaflet on the protected area with hiking recommendations)
3. ↑ Unkusseln im Heilsmoor 2006. On: NABU.de
4. ^ Osterholz district: European Natura 2000 areas. Comments on the FFH areas in the district

Web links

Commons : Heilsmoor nature reserve  - collection of images, videos and audio files

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