Holtorfer Moor

Holtorfer Moor IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
location	North of Sonnenborstel
surface	160 ha
Identifier	NSG HA 084
WDPA ID	163777
Geographical location	52 ° 41 '  N , 9 ° 19'  E Coordinates: 52 ° 41 '14 "  N , 9 ° 19' 26"  E
Sea level	from 24 m to 38 m
Setup date	May 16, 1985
administration	NLWKN

The Holtorfer Moor is a nature reserve in the Lower Saxony municipality of Steimbke in the joint municipality of Steimbke and the municipality of Heemsen in the joint municipality of Heemsen in the district of Nienburg / Weser .

The nature reserve with the sign NSG HA 084 is 160  hectares . It has been under nature protection since May 16, 1985. The responsible lower nature conservation authority is the district of Nienburg / Weser.

The nature reserve is located northeast of Nienburg and northwest of Steimbke on the northern edge of a terminal moraine . It is part of the Lichtenmoor , on the western edge of which it is located. In addition to former hand peat cuttings, the moor also has original raised bog areas . The areas in the south of the nature reserve were cultivated as grassland . These areas, which are predominantly farmed extensively, are particularly important for meadow birds . The uncultivated area is mostly made up of peat forest and can regenerate itself through decussing and rewetting measures .

The nature reserve is traversed by the Lichtenmoorgraben, which drains via the Schwarze Riede to the Wölpe , a tributary of the Aller .

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ^ Lichtenmoor: rewetting successful , Naturschutzbund Deutschland . Retrieved December 14, 2016.