Lürwald and Bieberbach

	EU bird sanctuary ; "Lürwald and Bieberbach"
	At the Bieberbach
location	Hochsauerlandkreis , Märkischer Kreis and Soest District , North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany
Identifier	DE-4513-401
WDPA ID	555537518
Natura 2000 ID	DE-4513-401
Bird sanctuary	26.336 km²
Geographical location	51 ° 28 ' N , 7 ° 53' E Coordinates: 51 ° 28 '27 " N , 7 ° 53' 26" E
Setup date	2004
administration	Regional council Arnsberg
particularities	two areas

The Lürwald and Bieberbach area is a European bird sanctuary (protected area identifier DE-4513-401) in the middle of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, which was designated by the Arnsberg regional council in 2004 .

The Birds Directive of the European Union serves to preserve the wild bird species native to the territory of its member states and to regulate the protection, management and regulation of these birds, their eggs and habitats .

location

The two sub-areas of the approximately 26 hectare bird sanctuary "Lürwald and Bieberbach" are in the Hochsauerlandkreis , Märkischen Kreis and Soest . They extend west of the federal highways 445 and 46 , between the Ruhr valley in the north, the city of Menden in the west and the state road 544 in the south.

It is named after the Lürwald (also: Luerwald or Lüerwald ), a formerly large historical forest area in the county of Arnsberg and the Duchy of Westphalia , which has narrowed to a forest area in the northern edge of the Sauerland between Neheim and Menden, as well as the protected area Bieberbach flowing through it , which flows into the Hönne at Lendringsen .

description

The protected area “Lürwald and Bieberbach” is described as a “large-scale, settlement-free forest area hardly cut by roads with headwaters, a dense network of natural streams, brook-alder (ash) forests, brook meanders with broad bank breaks, mixed forests of beech and oak, woodruff -Beech forest and mixed beech forest ”.

Because of its size and closeness, the protected area is of supraregional ornithological importance. With the kingfisher , middle spotted woodpecker , red kite and black stork , a total of eleven species belong to the breeding bird community in the Luerwald and Biebertal in accordance with Appendix I of the EC Birds Directive .

Habitat classes



N06 - inland waters, standing and flowing			2%
N10 - Moist and mesophilic grassland			5%
N15 - Other farmland			2%
N16 - deciduous forest			65%
N20 - artificial forests			25%
N22 - inland rocks, scree and rubble heaps, sandy areas00			1 %

Habitat types

The following habitat types are described in the "Lürwald and Bieberbach" bird sanctuary:

3260 - Rivers of the planar to montane level with vegetation of the Ranunculion fluitantis and the Callitricho-Batrachion

6510 - Lean, lowland hay meadows

9110 - Hainsimsen-Buchenwald

9130 - Woodruff beech forest

9160 - Subatlantic or Central European pedunculate oak forest or star chickweed oak-hornbeam forest

91D0 - Bog forests

91E0 - floodplain forests with black alder and common ash *

Note: * = threatened with disappearing, the European Community has a special responsibility for its preservation.

Protection purpose

The main protection goals are the preservation of the extensive, largely uncut forest complex, the safeguarding of the intact river system and the preservation and optimization of the lean flatland hay meadows.

The area-related conservation and development goals are described differently depending on the species .

Breeding birds

kingfisher

Preservation of near-natural waters, of steep walls and demolition edges made of excavable substrate in the vicinity of the water, of fallen trees suitable for the breeding tube system in the vicinity of the water, of structures that can be used as a seat for hunting such as strong riparian wood with branches hanging over the water, preservation of a Water quality that ensures good visibility for prey, a water dynamic that enables the formation of new bank breaks suitable for nesting, preservation of secondary habitats such as abandoned mining sites with bodies of water and steep banks, the food supply with small fish species and juvenile fish as well as the maintenance of undisturbed or at least undisturbed breeding sites during the breeding season from February 15th to September 15th.

Gray woodpecker

Preservation and development of extensive, habitat-typical deciduous and mixed forests - especially beech forests - with up to ten trees per hectare and high proportions of old and dead wood , avoiding the fragmentation and islanding of the populated forest areas, the preservation and development of sunny clearings, forest edges, light forest structures and small structures as well as grassland as food areas, the improvement of the food supply (e.g. reduced fertilization, no pesticides), the maintenance of cave trees and the promotion of a permanent supply of suitable breeding trees (especially> 100-year-old beeches, trees with damaged areas) and avoidance of disturbances in the breeding grounds from March to July

Middle woodpecker

Preservation and development of extensive, habitat-typical deciduous and mixed forests as well as hardwood meadows with high proportions of old and dead wood, increasing the proportion of oak forests, avoiding the fragmentation and islanding of suitable forest areas, improving the food supply, maintaining cave trees and promoting a permanent supply of suitable ones Breeding trees as well as avoiding disturbance to the breeding grounds from March to June

Red backs

Preservation of extensively managed orchards, grassland and heathland areas, of low and medium hedges from native species, in particular thorn or prickly wooded trees, preservation of litter meadows and open bog edges, preservation of individual trees and bushes in the open landscape, of field lines, grass paths, Ruderal and perennial corridors and fallow land, field and meadow margins, secondary habitats such as abandoned mining sites with the aforementioned habitats and maintenance of the food supply, especially with larger insects.

Red kite

Preservation of diversely structured cultural landscapes with sparse forests, of field trees, large individual trees and rows of trees in the open landscape, of grassland, of old wood islands and old, large-crowned trees with free approach, preservation of trees with clumps, habitats without sources of danger such as non-bird-safe overhead lines and Wind turbines and the maintenance of undisturbed or at least low-disturbance breeding sites during the breeding season from March 1st to August 31st.

Black kite

Preservation and development of old, structurally rich deciduous and mixed forests in the vicinity of water bodies with a high proportion of old wood and tree species typical of the habitat, the preservation and development of near-natural, fish-rich food waters, the improvement of the food supply, the preservation of the eyrie trees with a low-disturbance environment, the avoidance of disturbances the breeding grounds (April to July) as well as defusing or protecting dangerous electricity pylons and overhead lines

Black woodpecker

Preservation and development of deciduous and mixed forests typical of habitats - especially beech forests - with high proportions of old and dead wood, avoidance of fragmentation of populated forest areas, preservation and development of sunny clearings, forest edges, light forest structures and small structures (stumps, dead wood) as food areas , the improvement of the food supply (no pesticides), the maintenance of cave trees and the promotion of a permanent supply of suitable breeding trees (especially> 100-year-old beeches) and the avoidance of disturbances in the breeding grounds from March to June

The black woodpecker ( Dryocopus martius ) was bird of the year in Germany in 1981 .

Black stork

Preservation of the natural and near-natural wetlands such as river valleys, floodplain landscapes and moors, the shallow water zones on standing and weakly flowing waters as well as the floodplains, the reed beds, large sedge beds and reed stands with open water areas, preservation of long reed-water boundary lines such as those through bays, reed islands and open water ditches and smaller free water areas within the reed beds, maintenance of large open land complexes of grassland and moors with high groundwater levels, maintenance of a water quality that ensures good visibility for prey, the habitats without sources of danger such as non-bird-safe overhead lines, unsecured chimneys and wind turbines, Preservation of the food supply, in particular with fish, amphibians, small mammals, large insects, reptiles and earthworms as well as the maintenance of undisturbed or at least undisturbed resting and sleeping places see o such as wintering and feeding areas

Pygmy Owl

Conservation and development of extensive, richly structured coniferous and mixed forests of different age classes (including old spruce forests) with high proportions of old and dead wood and with a good number of caves, the conservation and development of adjacent, lighter forest areas as food areas (aisles, forest meadows, forest edges), the Preservation and promotion of a permanent supply of cave trees and the avoidance of disturbances in the breeding grounds from March to July

Corn Crake

Preservation and development of extensively used hay meadows, wet and wet fallow land, large sedge beds, tall herbaceous and pioneer meadows in the floodplain area of rivers, avoiding the fragmentation and islanding of populated habitats, improving the water balance to stabilize a high groundwater level in wetlands and grasslands the use of grassland (mowing in a 200 m radius of call places only from August 1st, if possible mosaic mowing of small areas, area mowing from the inside out, if necessary, as well as reduced fertilization and no use of pesticides) and avoidance of disturbances at the breeding sites from May to August

Honey buzzard

Preservation of diversely structured cultural landscapes, light deciduous and mixed and pine forests, field trees, extensively used grassland, old wood islands and old, large-crowned trees with free access, preservation of the poor grasslands, trees with clumps, preservation of the food supply, especially with wasps and bumblebees as well as the maintenance of undisturbed or at least low-disturbance breeding sites during the breeding season from May 1st to August 31st

Connection with other protected areas

With the bird sanctuary "Lürwald and Bieberbach", the following contiguous protected areas (selection) are designated:

FFH area Luerwald and Bieberbach (DE-4513-301)

" Luerwald " nature reserve (HSK-150)

Nature reserve " Luerwald and Bieberbach " (MK-016)

Web links

The protected area at www.protectedplanet.net
The protected area at the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation
The protected area at the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection in North Rhine-Westphalia

Individual evidence

↑ Article 1 of the current Birds Directive
↑ Map of the protected area at www.protectedplanet.net, accessed on May 13, 2020.
↑ Description of the protected area at the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection North Rhine-Westphalia (LANUV), accessed on May 13, 2020.

[1] Article 1 of the current Birds Directive

[2] Map of the protected area at www.protectedplanet.net, accessed on May 13, 2020.

[3] Description of the protected area at the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection North Rhine-Westphalia (LANUV), accessed on May 13, 2020.