Gravel pit near Oberkirch
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Gravel pit near Oberkirch
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 View from the northwest |
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| location | Between Zewen and the Moselle | |
| surface | 4.2 km² | |
| WDPA ID | 164076 | |
| Geographical location | 49 ° 43 ' N , 6 ° 35' E | |
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| Setup date | 1986 | |
| administration | City of Trier | |
The nature reserve Kiesgrube near Oberkirch is located in the area of the independent city of Trier in Rhineland-Palatinate .
The 4.7 hectare area, which was placed under nature protection in 1986 , extends in the Trier district of Zewen between the B 49, which runs not far to the north, and the Moselle, which flows not far to the south .
It is a still water in the area of the Moselle floodplain and the peripheral areas. This includes an extensively used orchard . Water birds, amphibians, reptiles, insects and cnidarians (e.g. freshwater jellyfish ) can be found in and around the water .
history
The nature reserve was designated in 1986. It is the oldest and today (2018) smallest nature reserve in the city of Trier.
Location and protection purposes
The largest part of the 4.7 hectare protected area consists of a groundwater lake in the area of the Moselle floodplains , in which gravel was mined until the 1980s . As part of a school project, a population of freshwater jellyfish, the only jellyfish species in Central European inland areas, was discovered in the pit initially intended for backfilling or as a swimming lake. This was the reason to designate the water and its peripheral areas as a nature reserve.
Since then, the protective purpose has been the preservation, securing and stabilization of near-natural stagnant water in the area of the former Moselle floodplains and including the extensively used orchards to maintain communities of rare and threatened animal species, in particular water birds, amphibians, reptiles, insects and cnidarians (e . Freshwater Meduse).
Today the nature reserve has a networking function as a stepping stone biotope, especially for migrating birds, which are also attracted by the abundance of insects: In addition to many butterflies, wasps and bees, eleven dragonfly species have been identified.
use
The nature reserve is usually not accessible. It consists of dense shrubbery at the edge and is fenced in with a chain-link fence over 2 m high . The front door is secured with a steel chain and a padlock.
See also
Web links
- Gravel pit near Oberkirch (map) on protectedplanet.net
- 21101 Legal ordinance on the nature reserve "Kiesgrube bei Oberkirch". Retrieved May 1, 2018 .
- Fairy tale lake for medusas The nature reserve Kiesgrube Oberkirch. Retrieved May 29, 2018 .
