Käppelin gravel pit

	Kiesgrube Käppelin nature reserve IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
location	Germany , Baden-Wuerttemberg , district of Loerrach , Weil am Rhein
surface	21,726 hectares
Identifier	3,265
WDPA ID	318651
Geographical location	47 ° 35 ' N , 7 ° 38' E Coordinates: 47 ° 35 '9 " N , 7 ° 37' 42" E
Setup date	03/07/2003
administration	Regional council Freiburg

The nature reserve Kiesgrube Käppelin is located in the municipality of Weil am Rhein in the district of Lörrach .

Characteristics

The nature reserve was designated by ordinance of the Freiburg Regional Council of March 7, 2003 and has a size of 21.7263 hectares. It is listed under the protected area number 3.265. The CDDA code for the nature reserve is 318651 and corresponds to the WDPA ID .

Location and description

The nature reserve Kiesgrube Käppelin is located in the municipality of Weil am Rhein in the district of Weil with a total size of around 22 hectares. The nature reserve, a former gravel pit, contains valuable habitats of various types such as B. hollows and ponds, gravel soil, gravel and alluvial corridors, ruderal communities, shrubbery and succession stages as well as various lawn communities. It offers a habitat for a large number of animal species, some of which are endangered, especially bird and amphibian species, and is a resting and wintering area for numerous endangered bird species.

Protection purpose

The main protection purpose of the nature reserve is the preservation and development of a former gravel pit and its surroundings as 1. an area with valuable habitats of different characteristics such as B. hollows and ponds, gravel soil, gravel and alluvial corridors, ruderal communities, shrubbery and succession stages as well as various lawn communities; 2. Habitat for a large number of animal species, some of which are highly endangered, in particular bird and amphibian species; 3. Resting and wintering area for numerous bird species, some of which are threatened with extinction; 4. Significant biotope in the middle of a metropolitan area.

Species inventory

Data is not yet available.

literature

Regional Council Freiburg (Ed.): The nature reserves in the Freiburg administrative region . Thorbecke, Stuttgart 2011, ISBN 978-3-7995-5177-9 , pp. 437-438

Individual evidence

↑ Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation ( information )
↑ Data evaluation sheet NSG 3.265 - Kiesgrube Käppelin LUBW

Web links

Commons : Nature reserve Kiesgrube Käppelin - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Profile of the nature reserve in the LUBW's list of protected areas
Map of the nature reserve Kiesgrube Käppelin on: State Institute for the Environment Baden-Württemberg (LUBW) ( Notes )

[DE_BFN-Karten-1] Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation ( information )

[2] Data evaluation sheet NSG 3.265 - Kiesgrube Käppelin LUBW