Krebsbachtal (nature reserve)

	Krebsbachtal nature reserve IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
location	Germany , Baden-Wuerttemberg , district of Loerrach , Weil am Rhein
surface	22,755 hectares
Identifier	3,177
WDPA ID	164243
Geographical location	47 ° 36 ' N , 7 ° 36' E Coordinates: 47 ° 35 '54 " N , 7 ° 36' 26" E
Setup date	December 27, 1990
administration	Regional council Freiburg

The Krebsbachtal nature reserve 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 December 27, 1990 and has a size of 22.7549 hectares. It is listed under the protected area number 3.177. The CDDA code for the nature reserve is 164243 and corresponds to the WDPA ID .

Location and description

The Krebsbachtal nature reserve is located in the municipality of Weil am Rhein in the Haltingen district with a total size of around 23 hectares. The nature reserve is an island of near-natural vegetation in a heavily sprawled and intensively used area. In the region it is the last retreat for numerous animal and plant species.

Protection purpose

The main protection purpose is the preservation of remnants of near-natural habitats with a number of rare and endangered animal and plant species in a heavily sprawled and intensively used area.

Species inventory

The following species have been recorded in the Krebsbachtal nature reserve :

Amphibians

Bombina variegata (yellow-bellied toad), Bufo bufo (common toad), Rana esculenta (pond frog), Rana temporaria (common frog), Triturus alpestris (mountain newt)

fishes

Gasterosteus aculeatus (three-spined stickleback)

Taller plants / ferns

Primula elatior (large cowslip), Scilla bifolia (two-leaved star hyacinth), Sorbus torminalis (service tree), Thelypteris palustris (swamp-lobed fern)

Birds

Accipiter gentilis (hawk), acrocephalus palustris (Sumpfrohrsänger) Alcedo atthis (Kingfisher) Ardea cinerea (Gray heron), Buteo buteo (Buzzard), Corvus corone (Rabenkrähe) Cuculus canorus (devil), Dendrocopos major (Buntspecht) Garrulus glandarius (Eurasian jay), Milvus migrans (black kite), Muscicapa striata (gray flycatcher), Oriolus oriolus (golden oriole), Phylloscopus trochilus (Fitis), Pica pica (magpie), Picus viridis (green woodpecker)

literature

Regional Council Freiburg (Ed.): The nature reserves in the Freiburg administrative region . Thorbecke, Stuttgart 2011, ISBN 978-3-7995-5177-9 , pp. 462-463