Ilkerbruch
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Ilkerbruch nature reserve
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 Oak and grazing Heck cattle in the Ilkerbruch (2012) |
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| location | Wolfsburg , Lower Saxony , Germany | |
| surface | 125 ha | |
| Identifier | BR 089 | |
| WDPA ID | 163848 | |
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(FFH) DE-3530-401 (SPA) DE-3021-331 (FFH) DE-3530-401 (SPA) |
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| FFH area | 115.6 ha | |
| Bird sanctuary | 116.4 ha | |
| Geographical location | 52 ° 26 ' N , 10 ° 40' E | |
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| Setup date | 1989 | |
| administration | City of Wolfsburg | |
The Ilkerbruch is an approximately 125 hectare nature reserve (NSG identification BR 089) in the northwest of the Lower Saxony city of Wolfsburg . The wetland with larger water areas is especially important for bird protection . It has been under protection since 1989.
With the exception of small peripheral areas, the nature reserve is in the European bird sanctuary Barnbruch (identifier DE-3530-401) and in the large FFH area Aller (with Barnbruch), lower Leine, lower Oker (identifier DE-3021-331). This makes it part of the European network of protected areas, Natura 2000 .
location
The wetland is located immediately south of the Ilkerbruch settlement, which is part of the Fallersleben district of Wolfsburg . Furthermore, the Ilkerbruch lies south of the Barnbruch wetland . The north side of the area is bordered by the sometimes heavily trafficked district road 114 ("Nordtangente"). There is heavy commuter traffic to the nearby Volkswagen plant in Wolfsburg , particularly during rush hour . The border in the south is formed by the high-speed railway line Hanover-Berlin and the Mittelland Canal with the Sülfeld lock . A few kilometers east in the direction of Wolfsburg, south and north of the K 114, lies the Düpenwiesen wetland .
description
The Ilkerbruch consists of larger areas of water with shallow water areas and reed areas, wet grassland and alder-like forest stands. An Agenda 21 project with rear cattle and Konik ponies as grazing animals has been run on meadows in the Ilkerbruch since 2001 . The animals keep the grass growth low by grazing. The 40 hectare site used for this was bought and leased by Volkswagen AG as compensation for the expansion of the Volkswagen plant in Wolfsburg. An approximately six kilometer long nature trail leads around the Ilkerbruch nature reserve. There are stations with information boards on various topics. Visitors can observe water birds on several observation platforms and from a 12 m high observation tower .
fauna and Flora
Because of the large expanses of water and the surrounding grassland, the Ilkerbruch is of great importance for breeding and resting birds. There are among other things the bag tit , snipe , sea eagle , black-necked and red-necked grebe and duck species such as the pintail and the shoveler .
Water surface and stork's nest
White storks in the Ilkerbruch
Great Reed Warbler in the Ilkerbruch
Great Egret in the Ilkerbruch
Stonechat in the Ilkerbruch
Kingfisher in the Ilkerbruch
Greylag goose in the Ilkerbruch
Red-backed killer in Ilkerbruch
settlement
The Ilkerbruch settlement, which today comprises around nine residential buildings, is politically part of Fallersleben, but postally belongs to Sülfeld . In the 1930s in the Barnbruch wetland , in the area of the later settlement, about three meters high excavation from the construction of the Mittelland Canal and the Sülfeld lock was heaped up. The settlement was founded in 1938 and the first farm was built in 1939. Before that, the area called Ilker- Bruch was undeveloped and belonged to the Fallersleben forest . In 1948/49, six more courtyards were built by expellees from the eastern German territories . On July 1, 1972, the city of Fallersleben, and with it the Ilkerbruch settlement, was incorporated into the city of Wolfsburg. Previously, Ilkerbruch belonged to the Gifhorn district . The district road 114 ("Nordtangente") has been running past the southern edge of the settlement since the 1970s, previously the settlement was accessible from Sülfeld and Allerbüttel .
literature
- Chronicle of Ilkerbruch. The history of the settlers. Wolfsburg 2013.
- Wolfsburger Nachrichten No. 286/2013 of December 7, 2013, p. 16.
Web links
- Nature reserve "Ilkerbruch" in the database of the Lower Saxony State Office for Water Management, Coastal and Nature Conservation (NLWKN)
- Aerial photo with bodies of water Fotocommunity.de
- Description by NABU Wolfsburg
- The fauna of the Ilkerbruch
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lookout tower at the Ilkerbruch nature reserve ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at natur-erleben.niedersachsen.de
- ^ Federal Ministry for the Post and Telecommunications (Ed.): Ortverzeichnis Post. Bonn 1983, p. 251
- ↑ cartography. Department of the Deputy General Staff of the Army (Ed.): Map of the area around Braunschweig and Wolfenbüttel. 1916.
