Hoppenriethe

	Hoppenriethe IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
	Juniper and common heather in the NSG
location	Southwest of Eschede , Celle district , Lower Saxony
surface	21 ha
Identifier	NSGLÜ 150
WDPA ID	163790
Geographical location	52 ° 43 ' N , 10 ° 12' E Coordinates: 52 ° 42 '55 " N , 10 ° 12' 25" E
Sea level	from 65 m to 69 m
Setup date	March 2nd 1987
administration	NLWKN

The Hoppenriethe is a nature reserve in the Lower Saxony municipality of Eschede in the district of Celle .

The nature reserve with the sign NSG LÜ 150 is 21 hectares in size. For the most part, it is part of the FFH area "Lutter, Lachte, Aschau (with some tributaries)". The area has been a nature reserve since March 2, 1987. The responsible lower nature conservation authority is the district of Celle .

The nature reserve is located southwest of Eschede between Habighorst and the B 191 . It represents a residual heath with juniper stocks and a Birkenbruch forest under protection. The quarry forest is interspersed with some spruce trees and turns into a pure spruce forest as the terrain rises. Individual spruces, oaks , pines and buckthorn trees also grow in the juniper heather , which have to be pushed back by decussing measures to protect the heather . As a further maintenance measure, the plague stabbing is carried out.

Web links

Commons : Hoppenriethe - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

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