Heisterholz

Southern edge of the forest

In the Heisterholz

Heisterholz nature reserve in the foreground NSG Kohbrink

The Heisterholz is a forest area of around 880 hectares in the urban area of Petershagen . Around half of the forest is a nature reserve . The nature reserve is around 403 hectares and is listed under the name MI-064. It is also an FFH area (FFH area number 3619-301, size approx. 467 ha).

location

It is located southwest of the Petershagen-Kernstadt district . In the east it is bounded by the federal highway 61 and in the north by the state roads L 770 and L 772. In the west and in the south the edge of the forest forms the border. The entire nature reserve is in the area of the city of Petershagen . The nature reserve borders in the south on the nature reserves Nordholz and Kohbrink , which are in the Todtenhausen district of the city of Minden . Together with the Espelkamp forests ( Kleihügel , Gabelhorst), the Lever Wald, the Osterwald, the Pohlschen Heide , the Mindener Wald , the Heisterholz forms a not completely closed, but significant forest belt, which connects the northern Minden-Lübbecker Land along the L770 road runs through a length of 31 kilometers and continues in the Schaumburg Forest .

meaning

The Heisterholz is located in the natural area of the Rahden-Diepenauer Geest and forms one of the largest closed forest areas with a high proportion of old trees. The protection is intended to secure the old oak forests on sandy soils and the pedunculate oak - hornbeam forests and the birch - pedunculate oak forests as a habitat for animals and plants that have been specially adapted to these location conditions within the extensive forest complex . Near-natural spring areas, brook valleys and swamps offer refuges for numerous plants and animals.

Alder forests , ash - alder forests , spring areas, reed beds and sedge beds are particularly to be protected . The main target species in the area are the medium-sized woodpecker and black woodpecker , as well as the crested newt . The area is a stepping stone biotope to the nearby Minden forest. The NSG Heisterholz is shown in the state development plan for North Rhine-Westphalia and in the area development plan as an area of state-wide importance within the biotope network . The closed forest area is owned by the State of North Rhine-Westphalia.

useful information

The Heisterholz is the namesake for the former clay industry Heisterholz, which mainly produced bricks and roofing panels. The floor mosaic of the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church was also their product.