Leimen (nature reserve)

	"Leimen" nature reserve IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
	"Leimen" nature reserve (May 2016)
location	Albstadt , Zollernalbkreis , Baden-Wuerttemberg , Germany
surface	25.33 ha
Identifier	4,084
WDPA ID	82084
Geographical location	48 ° 15 ' N , 9 ° 2' E Coordinates: 48 ° 14 '56 " N , 9 ° 1' 51" E
Sea level	from 860 m to 930 m ( ø 895 m)
Setup date	November 24, 1980
administration	Regional Council Tübingen

Rocks at Tailfinger Castle (May 2016)

The Leimen area ( listen ^?^/^I ) is a nature reserve (NSG number 4.084) designated by ordinance of November 24, 1980 in Albstadt in the Zollernalb district of Baden-Württemberg in Germany .

location

The approximately 25 hectare “Leimen” protected area is part of the “ Hohe Schwabenalb ” natural area . It is located on the eastern slope of the Schmiechatals the districts Tailfingen and Truchtelfingen , about one and a half kilometers southeast of Tailfinger and kilometers northeast of the town center Truchtelfinger. The reserve extends to an average of 895 m above sea level. Areas high above the NHN in the area of the strata of the White Jura alpha, beta and gamma.

description

The nature reserve "Leimen" is described as a "rocky biotope of two mountain peaks with blurred limestone, a juniper heath with numerous protected plants and spring horizons with interesting vegetation". The sheep pastures , which are often interspersed with junipers , solitary trees and hedges , and the subsequent beech forest, which is mostly still near-natural, have a rich flora and fauna. The diversity of plants in the nature reserve is of outstanding importance. This is based on the frequent changes in site conditions, such as different types of exposure, small climatic differences, very dry places and moist spring horizons, beech forest, light fringing forest, wood-free lawns and numerous edge zones.

Protection purpose

The main protection purpose is the preservation of the rock biotope of two mountain peaks with blurred limestone and an extraordinarily long juniper heather belt with twenty-eight protected plant species.

Flora and fauna

flora

The following plant species (selection), sorted by families , are recorded in the protected area:

Gentian Family
(Gentianaceae)
- Spring gentian ( Gentiana verna )

Dog poison family (Apocynaceae)

Swallowwort ( Vincetoxicum hirundinaria )

Daisy family (Asteraceae)

Silver thistle ( Carlina acaulis )

Cranesbill family (Geraniaceae)

Blood-red cranesbill ( Geranium sanguineum )

Cypress family (Cupressaceae)

Common Juniper ( Juniperus communis )

Web links

Commons : Glues - collection of images, videos and audio files

Ordinance, data evaluation sheet and map in the profile of the nature reserve in the protected area directory of the LUBW

Individual evidence

↑ NSG Atlas text of the State Institute for Environment, Measurements and natural Baden-Württemberg (LUBW); accessed on May 23, 2016

↑ Profile of the nature reserve in the LUBW's list of protected areas

[1] NSG Atlas text of the State Institute for Environment, Measurements and natural Baden-Württemberg (LUBW); accessed on May 23, 2016