In the Hiärken

Coordinates: 52 ° 10 ′ 26 "  N , 7 ° 43 ′ 34"  E

In the Hiärken​

North Rhine-Westphalia

In den Hiärken nature reserve (April 2017)

The nature reserve In den Hiärken lies in the area of ​​the municipality of Ladbergen and the cities of Lengerich (Westphalia) and Tecklenburg in the Steinfurt district in North Rhine-Westphalia .

The area extends west of the core town of Lengerich. West flows Dortmund Ems channel , east extend the country road L 597 and the A 1 , northwest extends the 243 ha large protected area wetland Saerbeck .

meaning

For Ladbergen, Lengerich and Tecklenburg an area of ​​166.43 hectares has been designated as a nature reserve under the identification number ST-088 since 1992 . The area, which consists of six sub-areas, was placed under protection for the preservation, development and restoration of communities and biotopes , especially for rare and z. T. highly endangered typical landscape plants and plant communities of open water and moist grassland and the adapted z. Sometimes endangered animal species, including waders and meadow birds , amphibians and invertebrates . In the year 2000 the area grew from 139 ha to 152 ha due to the designation of some areas. Further areas were added later.

See also

• List of nature reserves in the Steinfurt district

Web links

Commons : In den Hiärken  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Nature reserve “In den Hiärken” (ST-088) in the specialist information system of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection in North Rhine-Westphalia
• World Database on Protected Areas - In the Hiärken (English)
• Nature reserve “In den Hiärken”. Protected area grows on July 31, 2013 on wn.de, accessed on April 26, 2019

Individual evidence

1. ↑ In Ibbenbürener Volkszeitung from March 9, 2000: "In den Hiärken grows to 152 hectares"