Landscape protection area of ​​the Elpe valley system

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Landscape protection area of ​​the Elpe valley system

The Elpe Valley System Protected Landscape Area, with a size of 21 hectares, is located northwest, north and east of Altenfeld in the urban area of Winterberg . The area was in 2008 with the landscape plan Winterberg by the Hochsauerlandkreis as a conservation area designated (LSG). The LSG consists of two sub-areas. The valley system of the Elpe was designated as one of 13 nature protection areas of type C, meadow valleys and significant extensive grassland in the urban area of ​​Winterberg.

description

It includes grassland areas along the Walbecke, Elpe and Elfterbach streams. The Walbecke flows into the Elpe in the LSG. The LSG begins at Elpebach on the northern outskirts of Altenfeld. The entire running water and two grassland areas are a legally protected biotope according to § 30 BNatSchG .

Protection purpose

The designation was made to supplement the nature reserve designation in the Winterberg floodplains to create a network of open-land biotopes so that animals and plants retain the opportunity to migrate and spread, and to preserve the occurrence of protected bird species and protect species-rich plant communities.

According to the landscape plan, the unspoilt Walbecke, Elpe and Elfterbach streams represent excellent refuge and networking biotopes. The preservation of grassland in the LSG also serves to protect groundwater and flowing water, as well as to protect biotopes and species .

Legal regulations

As in the other 12 landscape protection areas of type C in the Winterberg landscape planning area, there is a ban on converting grassland and fallow land into arable land or other forms of use in the LSG valley system of the Elpe . First afforestation and the creation of Christmas tree crops is prohibited. A maximum of two years of arable use within twelve years is permitted, provided that this prepares the renewal of the sward. This is considered an extended nursing shift . In the case of extended care changes , a minimum distance of five meters from the central water bed must be maintained.

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Coordinates: 51 ° 15 ′ 29.6 "  N , 8 ° 26 ′ 38.7"  E