High moors near Wieckenberg

	High moors near Wieckenberg IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
location	Southwest of Wietze , southeast of Buchholz , in the district of Celle
surface	60 ha
Identifier	NSG LÜ 177
WDPA ID	163711
Geographical location	52 ° 37 ' N , 9 ° 48' E Coordinates: 52 ° 37 '28 " N , 9 ° 47' 48" E
Sea level	from 35 m to 50 m
Setup date	12/28/1989
administration	NLWKN

The high moors near Wieckenberg are a nature reserve in the Lower Saxony community of Wietze in the district of Celle .

The nature reserve with the NSG LÜ 117 label, which consists of two parts, is 60 hectares in size. The two areas are separated from each other by a street. The nature reserve is located southwest of Wietze and protects a raised bog that has formed on the edge of the Wietze lowlands on the dunes accompanying the Allern lowlands in the south . Be in two subregions Schlatts with numerous Handtorfstichen , the silting show stendenzen and quaking are surrounded. The Schlatts lie in largely tree-free raised bog areas, which are surrounded by pine forest on higher, sandy terrain . This should be developed to the oak-birch forest corresponding to the natural vegetation .

The nature reserve is completely surrounded by forest areas. In the smaller of the two areas to the east, there is a marked path through the nature reserve.

The area has been a nature reserve since December 28, 1989. The responsible lower nature conservation authority is the district of Celle.

Web links

Nature reserve "Hochmoore bei Wieckenberg" in the database of the Lower Saxony State Office for Water Management, Coastal and Nature Conservation (NLWKN)