Landscape protection area Krummhörn
The Krummhörn landscape protection area is a landscape protection area in the Aurich district and in the area of the city of Emden in the state of Lower Saxony . It serves to implement the EU bird sanctuary V30 "Krummhörn". The city of Emden and the district of Aurich are responsible for the area as lower nature conservation authorities.
Description of the area
The 51.97 square kilometers protected landscape area, designated on April 19, 2013 by the district of Aurich and the city of Emden, is located in parts of the municipalities of Krummhörn and Hinte (both districts of Aurich) and the independent city of Emden. It is assigned to the Emsmarschen natural area and extends inland dykes in the immediate vicinity of the main dike between Emden and Greetsiel in a sparsely populated area. On the lake side it borders on the Wadden Sea National Park. A small part of the landscape protection area is located as an exclave between the town of Hauen and the dike line. To the north and north-west, it partially borders the Leyhörn nature reserve . To a large extent, the landscape protection area is part of the EU bird sanctuary "Krummhörn".
The open landscape without large stands of trees is characteristic. The agricultural areas are mainly used as arable land and grassland. Water courses such as sewer depths , individual smaller bodies of water, which were created in particular from Kleipütten, reed beds and dykes divide the area.
Protection purpose
The general purpose of protection is the “preservation and development of the area as a habitat for animal and plant species in need of protection and their communities, as well as a natural cultural landscape of special character, diversity and beauty”. A special protection purpose (conservation goal) for the landscape protection area in the European bird sanctuary is the “maintenance and restoration of a favorable conservation status”. This should be done through the "protection and development of the area in its function as feeding, wintering, migration, resting and breeding area as well as in its networking function to other European bird sanctuaries in the natural area, the preservation and promotion of a long-term survivable population in particular the value determining species of the Birds Directive and the preservation and promotion of a long-term viable population, in particular the value-determining migratory bird species can be achieved ”.
Flora and fauna
With its open structure without large stands of wood, the bodies of water, the moist grassland areas and richly structured arable-grassland ditch complexes, the large-scale reed beds, silting zones, but also smaller wet biotopes with reed beds, the protected area is an important resting and wintering area for numerous bird species. White-cheeked, white-headed and gray goose, which sleep in the Leybucht and Dollart, use the area as a feeding area. Dunlins, curlews and golden plovers use the landscape protection area as a high water resting place and for foraging.
Live as breeding birds White-spotted Bluethroat and marsh harrier in the reeds. Both species have a main occurrence in Lower Saxony in the Krummhörn. Otherwise, meadow breeders dominate. When visiting birds occur golden plover , Nuns / Barnacle Goose , Curlew , Common Gull , Alpine beach runner , white-fronted goose , gray goose , wigeon , Brent Goose , Pintail and Loeffler on. Of the migratory birds, lapwing (also known as breeding birds), reed warbler , redshank and black godwit have been spotted. The species mentioned were decisive in the selection of the area according to Art. 4 (Paragraphs 1 and 2) of the Birds Directive .
Other occurring in reserve species listed in Annex 1 of the EU Birds Directive, must be taken for their protection, special measures include shoveler , teal , mallard , teal , Meadow Pipit , Tufted Duck , Common Goldeneye , sickle beach runner , snowy plover , ringed plover , ringed plover , tern , Wiesenweihe , Mute swan , Coot , Bekassine , Austernfischer , Neuntöter , gull , gull , Smew , Schafstelze , Steinschmätzer , Bartmeise , Ruff , water rail , Säbelschnäbler , Braunkehlchen , Brandgans and Sandpiper .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d "Krummhörn" nature reserve | Nds. State agency for water management, coastal and nature conservation. Retrieved July 2, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Krummhörn. Retrieved July 2, 2020 .
- ↑ a b c Landscape Protection Area Ordinance “Krummhörn” LSG AUR-30. City of Emden and District of Aurich, April 19, 2013, accessed on July 2, 2020 .
- ↑ Kleipütten are up to three meters deep soil extraction points for the construction of dykes in the inland marshes, which quickly fill up with water
Coordinates: 53 ° 24 '31.6 " N , 7 ° 1' 6.74" E