Hermannsberger pond

	"Hermannsberger Weiher" nature reserve IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
	The NSG after the spring mowing
location	Achberg in the district of Ravensburg , Baden-Württemberg , Germany
surface	14.4 ha
Identifier	4,065
WDPA ID	163646
Geographical location	47 ° 37 ' N , 9 ° 42' E Coordinates: 47 ° 37 '12 " N , 9 ° 41' 54" E
Sea level	500 m
Setup date	December 21, 1973
administration	Regional Council Tübingen

The Hermannsberger Weiher is a nature reserve (NSG number 4.065) in the west of the Baden-Württemberg municipality of Achberg in the district of Ravensburg in Germany, which was designated by ordinance of December 21, 1973 of the Tübingen regional council .

location

The approximately 17 hectare Hermannsberger Weiher nature reserve is part of the Westallgäu hill country . It lies between the districts Achberger Siberatsweiler in the north, Love hamlet in the east and Gunderatweiler in the south and the to Tettnang belonging Ruden hamlet in the West at an altitude of around 500 meters above sea level. NN .

geology

In the Würm Ice Age , about 20,000 years ago, coined the Rhine - foreland glaciers , the landscape around the Hermann Weiher . The drumlins represent the typical terrain here today.

history

At the beginning of the 18th century the name "Hergensperger Weyer" was used on cards, documents and in literature. After draining and subsequent litter use of the damp and wet meadows on the former pond floor, the field name "Hergensperger Moos" became established temporarily . Today only the name Hermannberger Weiher is used. The peat layer of the pond over fine sandy limestone is now up to ten meters thick.

From the Middle Ages to around 150 years ago, the Hermannsberger Weiher was used for fish farming and for irrigation of meadows.

Protection purpose

The main protection purpose is the preservation and upgrading of the drained former pond , the floor of which is now covered by a bog with a large number of remarkable plant communities.

Flora and fauna

flora

From the flora worthy of protection , the following plant species (selection) are to be named:

Umbelliferae

Caraway-leaved Silge ( Selinum carvifolia )
Swamp hairline ( Peucedanum palustre ) or oil senich

Gentian plants

Swallowwort gentian ( Gentiana asclepiadea )

Fever Clover Family

Fever clover ( Menyanthes trifoliata ) or bitter clover

Buttercups

Akeleiblättrige meadow rue ( Thalictrum aquilegiifolium ), also called Amstel rue
Forest buttercup ( Ranunculus nemorosus ), also known as the grove buttercup

Heather family

Common heather ( Calluna vulgaris ), also called heather

Legumes

Mountain clover ( Trifolium montanum )

Cardaceae
Ordinary devil's bite ( Succisa pratensis ), also simply called devil's bite or devil's bite
Daisy family
- Färber's nip ( Serratula tinctoria )
- Common cat paw ( Antennaria dioica )
- Lower salsify ( Scorzonera humilis )
- Marsh pippau ( Crepis paludosa )
- Willow-leaved elephant ( Inula salicina ) or willow-elephant
Finials
- Common finial ( Polygala vulgaris ), also common crucifer
- Marsh crucifer ( Polygala amarella ), also marsh crucifer
Mint family
- Healing woundwort ( Stachys officinalis called), and True Betonie, flea Flower, Pfaff flower, herb or dental Zehrkraut
Orchids
- Broad-leaved orchid ( Dactylorhiza majalis ), also called broad-leaved fingerroot
- Large two-leaf ( Listera ovata )
- Mosquito Haendelwurz ( Gymnadenia conopsea ), also called Longsporn Haendelwurz, Flying Haendelwurz or Large Haendelwurz
- Sumpf-Stendelwurz ( Epipactis palustris ), also known as White Sumpfwurz, Echte Sumpfwurz or Sumpf-Sitter
- Two-leaved forest hyacinth ( Platanthera bifolia ), also white forest hyacinth
Primrose family
- Flour primrose ( Primula farinosa ) or floury cowslip
Red growths
- Nordic bedstraw ( Galium boreale )
Rose plants
- Bloodroot ( Potentilla erecta ), also called Dilledapp, Durmentill, Natter (n) wurz, Rotwurz, Ruhrwurz, Siebenfinger or Tormentill
- Great meadow button ( Sanguisorba officinalis )
Sourgrass family
- Alpine turf rush ( Trichophorum alpinum )
- Blue-green sedge ( Carex flacca ), also known as flaccid sedge, blue sedge or, in older works, sea-green sedge
- Pale sedge ( Carex pallescens )
- Broad-leaved cottongrass ( Eriophorum latifolium )
- Davalls sedge ( Carex davalliana ), also known as peat sedge or rough sedge
- Thread sedge ( Carex lasiocarpa )
- Flea Sedge ( Carex pulicaris )
- Millet sedge ( Carex panicea )
- Hedgehog sedge ( Carex echinata )
- Pill Sedge ( Carex pilulifera )
- Rostred Kopfried ( Schoenus ferrugineus )
- Hem sedge ( Carex hostiana )
- Mud sedge ( Carex limosa )
- Narrow-leaved cottongrass ( Eriophorum angustifolium )
- Beaked sedge ( Carex rostrata )
- Flaky yellow sedge ( Carex lepidocarpa )
- Stiff Sedge ( Carex elata )
- Marsh sedge ( Carex acutiformis ), often referred to as the sharp-edged sedge
- Dioecious sedge ( Carex dioica )
Horsetail family
- Pond horsetail ( Equisetum fluviatile ) or mud horsetail
Iris family
- Swamp iris ( Iris pseudacorus ), also known as the yellow iris
Ledge lily plants
- Common field lily ( Tofieldia calyculata )
Sundew plants
- Round-leaved Sundew ( Drosera rotundifolia ), also called Himmelstau, Herrgottslöffel, Himmelslöffelkraut, Spölkrut or Widdertod
Spindle trees
- Swamp heart leaf ( Parnassia palustris ), also called student rose
Violet family
- Dog violet ( Viola canina ), also called horse violet
- Marsh violet ( Viola palustris )
Hose plants
- Common butterwort ( Pinguicula vulgaris ), also blue butterwort, common butterwort or kiwifruit butterwort
- Small water hose ( Utricularia minor )

fauna

Among the dragonflies to be observed there are species that specialize in bogs as well as in flowing and still waters . The nature reserve is also an important breeding, resting and migration area for birds .

Web links

Profile of the nature reserve in the LUBW's list of protected areas