List of natural monuments in the Goslar district

Due to the ordinance on natural monuments for interior planning in the district of Goslar and the ordinance on natural monuments for exterior planning in the district of Goslar , a number of objects in the district of Goslar are declared natural monuments and thus because of their importance for science, natural history or local history or because of their rarity , Individual character or beauty specially protected. In 2015, these ordinances were replaced by a new one, in which the natural monuments are assigned new labels.

Natural monuments

image	No.	Surname	place	Brief description	Protection purpose and reason
Image wanted BW	ND-GS 1 (previously: ND-GS 8)	Hornbeam	Seesen , Rhüden , Auf der Hanlah ( location )	The characteristic hornbeam with a characteristic crown shape, formerly cut as a head tree.	The tree is to be protected as a natural monument in the long term because of its scientific, natural and local significance as well as its impact on the landscape.
Image wanted	ND-GS 2 (previously: ND-GS 71)	Oak	Seesen, Rhüden, Auf dem Berge 4	The pedunculate oak is of a great age and considerable size and is particularly characteristic of the site. With its crown it spans the garden and the street.	Because of its age, its beauty and ecological importance and its shaping effect on the landscape, the tree should be secured as a natural monument in the long term.
Image wanted	ND-GS 3 (previously: ND-GS 51)	Peace Oak	Seesen, Rhüden, Wilh.-Busch-Straße / At the Great Bridge	Very beautiful, large pedunculate oak that characterizes the townscape with a low, broadly spreading crown that protrudes over the Nette. Cultural and historical significance as "Peace Oak of 1871".	The tree is to be protected as a natural monument in the long term because of its scientific, natural and local history as well as its impact on the townscape.
Image wanted BW	ND-GS 4 (since 2015)	Church linden tree	Seesen, Rhüden, in the rectory garden ( location )	Very beautiful, large linden tree with a natural habitus that characterizes the town.	Because of its beauty and its impact on the townscape, the tree is to be designated as a natural monument and secured in the long term.
Image wanted	ND-GS 5 (previously: ND-GS 18)	Winter linden	Seesen, Rhüden, community link road Rhüden-Unterpanshausen	The stately winter linden tree stands free in the open field corridor and thus has a special landscape character. The crown starts at a height of 2 m and is wide.	The tree should be protected as a natural monument because of its scientific, natural and local history and its age as well as its impact on the landscape.
Image wanted	ND-GS 6 (previously: ND-GS 6)	Tilly oak	Seesen, Mechtshausen in the Kohlhai Forest	Very old English oak which is already in the dying phase and is a very valuable habitat tree due to the high proportion of dead wood.	Because of its ecological importance and its rarity, the tree should be preserved in the long term.
Image wanted	ND-GS 7 (previously: ND-GS 50)	Linden group	Seesen, Bilderlahe, Drei Linden street	Two summer linden trees with hollow trunks and despite their shortened crown they still have a strong impact on the townscape.	The trees should be secured because of their age, their rarity as well as their beauty and their shaping effect.
Image wanted BW	ND-GS 8 (previously: ND-GS 20)	Tatern oak	Seesen, Kirchberg , Hammerhäuser Mühle ( location )	Very powerful pedunculate oak dominating its surroundings with a trunk circumference of approx. 5.5 m and a beautiful natural growth.	The tree should be protected as a natural monument because of its rarity and beauty, its ecological importance and its age as well as its impact on the landscape.
Image wanted BW	ND-GS 9 (since 2015)	Peace Oak	Seesen, Münchehof ( location )	Very beautiful oak with a broad, protruding crown and a particularly striking effect on the townscape.	The tree is to be designated as a natural monument and secured in the long term because of its scientific, natural and local significance and its impact on the townscape.
	ND-GS 10 (previously: ND-GS 31)	Eva-Linde	Seesen, Stauffenburg Lower Saxony State Forests, Lower Saxony Forestry Office Seesen, Dept. 3057 ( location )	The stump of a 400 year old, previously mighty summer linden tree that is sprouting again.	The tree should be protected as a natural monument because of its great age, its beauty, ecological importance and its importance for local history.
Image wanted	ND-GS 11 (previously: ND-GS 29)	European beech	Lutter, Hahausen , Lower Saxony State Forests, Lower Saxony Forestry Office Seesen, Dept. 2050	Approx. 450 year old and mighty red beech, the crown of which protrudes beyond the existing structure.	Because of its scientific, natural and local history and ecological importance and its rarity and beauty, the tree should be secured as a natural monument in the long term.
Image wanted	ND-GS 12 (previously: ND-GS 17)	Two oaks ( grandma and grandpa )	Lutter, Untere Braune Heide Straße, 200 m NW of the Ohehütte Lower Saxony State Forests, Lower Saxony Forestry Office Seesen, Dept. 2020	Two particularly large, very old, broad-crowned pedunculate oaks. They are labeled Grandma and Grandpa on two signs under the trees.	The trees should be protected as a natural monument because of their scientific, natural and local significance and their age as well as their impact on the landscape.
Image wanted	ND-GS 13 (previously: ND-GS 15)	Max Koppe oak	Lutter, Bodensteiner Klippen , Lower Saxony State Forests, Lower Saxony Forestry Office Liebenburg, Dept. 1006	Very old, mighty pedunculate oak with a high crown and a clear twisted habit . It is dedicated to the teacher Max Koppe, who campaigned for his students to educate himself about nature in the 1930s.	The tree is to be protected as a natural monument because of its scientific, natural and local history as well as its ecological importance.
Image wanted	ND-GS 14 (previously: ND-GS 25)	Karst spring Kirschensoog	Lutter, Alt Wallmoden	The spring, which periodically carries up to 3000 l / s of water, rises from a karst channel in the Turon-Pläner limestone. The spring niche is about 40 m long and 20 m wide. It lies within an arable area and drains to the near .	The karst spring is of particular importance for the geology and hydrology of the district area and should therefore be permanently protected from future impairments.
Image wanted	ND-GS 15 (previously: ND-GS 34)	Groundless digging	Liebenburg, Ostharingen, Ostharinger Forestry Cooperative, Section 6	Sinkhole in the initial stage with a bottle-shaped cross-section and a depth of approx. 30 m.	The sinkhole should be secured in the long term because of its outstanding geoscientific importance and because of its rarity as a natural monument.
Image wanted	ND-GS 16 (previously: ND-GS 23)	Sinkholes near Ostharingen	Liebenburg, Lower Saxony State Forests, Lower Saxony Forestry Office Seesen, Dept. 2068	3 impressive, deep, pot-like sinkholes of medium size with 15 or 30 m diameter and very steep walls, in which the limestone ( skirmish ) is visible.	The sinkholes should be protected because of their special geoscientific importance for the district area.
Image wanted	ND-GS 17 (previously: ND-GS 56)	Court oak	Liebenburg, Upen , 50 m north of the church	Very large pedunculate oak, presumably over 350 years old, whose trunk is densely covered with ivy.	The tree should be protected for the long term because of its age and its beauty as well as the rarity of its growth.
Image wanted	ND-GS 18 (previously: ND-GS 53)	Linden tree in front of the church	Liebenburg, Othfresen	The linden is a very powerful, formative tree that still has a very impressive appearance even after it has been cut. It is particularly characteristic of the townscape in connection with the church and is raised on the lawn above the wall.	The tree should be protected in the long term because of its ecological importance as well as its rarity and its shaping effect.
Image wanted BW	ND-GS 19 (since 2015)	Peace Oak	Liebenburg , Heißum, at the level of Dörntener Straße 14 ( location )	Very beautiful oak with a broad, protruding crown and a particularly striking effect on the townscape.	The tree is to be designated as a natural monument and secured in the long term because of its scientific, natural and local significance and its impact on the townscape.
Image wanted	ND-GS 20 (previously: ND-GS 63)	chestnut	Liebenburg, Schloßstraße 21	The horse chestnut is extraordinarily large and has a particular impact on the townscape. The tree has a widely spreading crown that starts at a height of 2 m.	The tree is to be protected as a natural monument in the long term because of its scientific, natural and local significance as well as its rarity and the effect it has on the townscape.
Image wanted BW	ND-GS 21 (since 2015)	Copper beech	Liebenburg , Schloßstraße 5 ( location )	The copper beech, with its approximately 24 m wide crown, dominates almost the entire street. The tree has a very natural habit and is particularly characteristic of the townscape.	Because of its beauty, its rarity and its impact on the townscape, the tree should be designated as a natural monument and secured for the long term.
Image wanted BW	ND-GS 22 (since 2015)	Oak trees at the memorial	Liebenburg , Neuenkirchen, south of the Johannes Church ( location )	Two stately oaks with a deep and sweeping crown, which are slightly raised in front of the church at the memorial for the fallen and characterize the location in a special way.	The trees are to be designated as natural monuments and secured in the long term because of their local significance and their impact on the townscape.
	ND-GS 23 (previously: ND-GS 24)	Ore, digestion Fortuna	Liebenburg, Groß Döhren, Lower Saxony State Forests, Lower Saxony Forestry Office Liebenburg, Dept. 32	Exposure of an overturned wave limestone sequence , which is covered by steep iron debris ores.	Due to its geoscientific importance as a demonstration object for the formation of the Salzgitter rubble ore deposits, the exploration should be secured in the long term.
Image wanted	ND-GS 24 (previously: ND-GS 55)	Church linden tree	Liebenburg, Groß Döhren	Stately winter linden tree with a dense, uniform crown. The tree forms a beautiful ensemble with the church and is particularly characteristic of the site.	The tree is to be protected as a natural monument in the long term because of its scientific, natural and local history as well as its impact on the townscape.
Image wanted	ND-GS 25 (previously: ND-GS 70)	Copper beech	Liebenburg, Klein Döhren, Lange Dorfstraße 6 ( location )	The copper beech in the garden of a large farmhouse, which characterizes the very old townscape, has a beautifully designed and full crown.	Because of its age, its beauty, its local and ecological significance and its impact on the townscape, the tree should be protected as a natural monument in the long term.
Image wanted	ND-GS 26 (previously: ND-GS 58)	Thielinde	Liebenburg, Dörnten, Ringstrasse	The winter linden tree with a well-developed, dense crown was planted in 1781. It has a formative meaning for the townscape.	The tree should be protected as a natural monument because of its local history and ecological importance and its impact on the townscape.
Image wanted	ND-GS 27 (previously: ND-GS 59)	Oak at the church	Liebenburg, Dörnten	The pedunculate oak was planted in 1878 as the "peace oak" and is a particularly large tree that characterizes the townscape and is located on a lawn next to the church. The foliage of the tree is always very light.	The tree should be protected as a natural monument because of its local history and ecological importance and its impact on the townscape.
Image wanted	ND-GS 28 (previously: ND-GS 33)	beech	Liebenburg, Dörnten, am Fastberg, Lower Saxony State Forests, Lower Saxony Forestry Office Liebenburg, Section 36	Very old European beech with a high proportion of dead wood in the lower crown area. It was planted as a waypoint at the intersection of several forest paths.	Because of its age, its beauty, its local significance as an old trail mark and its ecological significance, the tree should be protected as a natural monument in the long term
Image wanted	ND-GS 29 (previously: ND-GS 14)	Service tree	Liebenburg, Dörnten, western part of the Spitzer Hai Lower Saxony State Forests, Lower Saxony Forestry Office Liebenburg, Dept. 20	Exceptionally large service tree with a trunk diameter of ~ 90 cm and a distinctive twisted habit.	Because of its ecological importance and its rarity, the tree should be preserved in the long term.
Image wanted	ND-GS 30 (previously: ND-GS 26)	Elm group	Goslar, between Jerstedt and Bredelem on the steep slope of the Innerste	The elm group is the only remaining ensemble in the district with elms of this size after the Dutch elm disease. There are four white elms in a group, one of which stands individually on a pasture on the eastern terrace slope of the Innerstetal at the confluence of the Jerstedter brook valley. The elm group forms a mighty canopy, the crown of the single elm is somewhat disheveled, the trees shape the landscape in a special way.	Because of their scientific, natural and local history and ecological importance, their rarity and beauty, as well as their impact on the landscape, the trees should be protected as natural monuments in the long term.
Image wanted	ND-GS 31 (previously: ND-GS 57)	Court ash	Goslar, Jerstedt, Bielsteinstrasse 4	The common ash with a very dense crown and numerous water veins has an impressive appearance despite a storm damage in 2007.	The tree should be protected as a natural monument because of its rarity and its impact on the townscape.
Image wanted BW	ND-GS 32 (previously: ND-GS 10)	Oak group	Goslar, south of Jerstedt ( location )	Eleven old, gnarled English oaks are grouped in a circle on a meadow in the open countryside. The oaks are particularly characteristic of the landscape and are valuable in terms of nature conservation.	The trees should be secured because of their age, their rarity and their beauty.
Image wanted	ND-GS 33 (previously: ND-GS 64)	chestnut	Goslar, Hahndorf , Grubenweg 1 a	Very large horse chestnut with a well developed, typical crown	The tree should be protected in the long term because of its character, beauty and age.
Image wanted BW	ND-GS 34 (since 2015)	Field maple	Goslar , north of Gut Riechenberg ( location )	Largest field maple in the Goslar district. The tree shapes the surrounding landscape in a special way.	Because of its rarity, beauty and its shaping effect on the landscape, the tree should be designated as a natural monument and secured in the long term.
Image wanted	ND-GS 35 (previously: ND-GS 27)	Linden tree on the north mountain	Goslar, extension of the street Schieferweg	Over 300 years old, very mighty winter linden tree that stands on a small hill.	The tree is to be protected as a natural monument in the long term because of its beauty and character, its ecological importance and its shaping effect on the landscape.
	ND-GS 36 (previously: ND-GS 66)	Copper beech	Goslar, Claustorwall 6 ( location )	Characteristic, healthy copper beech with typical growth.	The tree should be protected as a natural monument in the long term because of its age and its beauty as well as its impact on the townscape.
Image wanted	ND-GS 37 (previously: ND-GS 61)	Fan leaf tree	Goslar, Frankenberger Plan 6	Over 100 years old ginkgo with typical habit and deep branches; probably the oldest in the district.	The tree should be protected as a natural monument because of its rarity, character and beauty.
Image wanted BW	ND-GS 38 (previously: ND-GS 1)	Yew group	Goslar , Bergtal 8 ( location )	Very old, powerful yew trees that characterize the townscape, a relatively rare type of tree in the district, especially at this age, very beautiful habitus, beautiful group.	The trees should be protected as a natural monument in the long term because of their scientific, natural and local significance as well as their rarity and the effect they have on the landscape.
	ND-GS 39 (previously: ND-GS 35)	Linden tree	Goslar, Am Stollen 18 ( location )	Mighty summer linden tree with a hollow trunk on a small hill. Very vital and beautiful tree with low drooping branches and soaring strong branches. Probably planted in 1585 in connection with the completion of the "Tiefen Julius-Fortuna-Stollen".	The tree should be protected as a natural monument in the long term because of its beauty, size, scientific, natural and local history importance and its age as well as its effect on the townscape.
	ND-GS 40 (previously: ND-GS 36)	Church linden tree from Sankt Stephani	Goslar, Breite Strasse ( location )	The very vital summer linden tree with a broad crown that characterizes the townscape.	The tree should be protected as a natural monument in the long term because of its age and its beauty as well as its impact on the townscape.
	ND-GS 41 (previously: ND-GS 38)	Linden at the Rosenberge	Goslar, Sieben Linden	Four old winter linden trees on the grass strip between two streets Sieben Linden , all very gnarled, some with more severe damage, but particularly characteristic of the town.	The trees are to be protected as a natural monument in the long term because of their scientific, natural and local significance as well as their impact on the townscape.
Image wanted	ND-GS 42 (previously: ND-GS 30)	Neokom transgression in Steinkamp	Goslar, Oker	Approx. 100 m² outcrop of limestone from the White Jurassic , transgressively overlaid by limestone from the Lower Cretaceous .	The outcrop is to be protected because of its geoscientific importance for the tectonics of the northern edge of the Harz Mountains and because of its rarity as a natural monument.
Image wanted	ND-GS 43 (previously: ND-GS 49)	Copper beech	Goslar, Oker, Kästeweg 1	Very beautiful copper beech, characterizing the townscape, with a broad, spreading crown, particularly beautiful growth habit. 4 stems, some of which grew twisted into one another.	The tree should be preserved in the long term because of its age and beauty as well as the rarity of the growth.
Image wanted	ND-GS 44 (previously: ND-GS 52)	Kirchhofslinde	Vienenburg, Lochtum , to the north of the church	Very beautiful summer linden tree with a high, sweeping crown that characterizes the town.	The tree should be protected for the long term because of its age and its beauty as well as the rarity of its growth.
	ND-GS 45 (previously: ND-GS 32)	Redwoodtree	Vienenburg , Wöltingerode , Lower Saxony State Forests, Lower Saxony Forestry Office Liebenburg, Dept. 543	The giant sequoia was planted in 1880 by the district forester Behrens. It has the typical reddish bark color and has already grown beyond the canopy of the neighboring trees.	Because of its importance for local history, its rarity, its size, its age and its beauty, the tree should be secured as a natural monument in the long term.
Image wanted	ND-GS 46 (previously: ND-GS 47)	Church linden tree	Bad Harzburg, Harlingerode , north of the church	The old winter linden tree that characterizes the town is right next to the church with a broad crown, a high trunk and a peculiar appearance due to drooping branches.	The tree should be preserved in the long term because of its age and beauty as well as the rarity of the growth.
Image wanted BW	ND-GS 47 (since 2015)	Oaks on the stud meadows	Bad Harzburg , Bündheim, Gestütswiesen ( location )	27 mostly very old, gnarled pedunculate oaks with a natural habit. The trees shape the landscape of the stud farms in a special way.	Because of their age, their scientific, natural and local significance, their special beauty and their impact on the landscape, the trees should be designated as natural monuments and secured in the long term.
Image wanted	ND-GS 48 (previously: ND-GS 65)	Oak	Bad Harzburg, Bündheim	Beautiful pedunculate oak that characterizes the townscape in the middle of a pasture area, from the north-west the crown appears almost square, three arching, rising trunks that form a closed crown.	The tree should be protected in the long term because of its age, its ecological importance and its beauty and the shape of the site.
Image wanted	ND-GS 49 (previously: ND-GS 19)	Oak	Bad Harzburg , Bündheim , northeast corner of the golf course	Large, free-standing pedunculate oak with a sweeping crown and a peculiar habit.	Because of its scientific, natural and local history as well as its ecological importance and its shaping effect on the landscape, the tree should be secured as a natural monument in the long term
Image wanted	ND-GS 50 (previously: ND-GS 60)	Redwoodtree	Bad Harzburg, Amsbergstrasse 12c, d	Mighty giant sequoia with a striking dark red-brown color of bark, which towers far above the adjacent buildings.	The tree is to be protected as a natural monument in the long term because of its scientific, natural and local history, as well as its rarity and the shape of the site.
Image wanted BW	ND-GS 51 (since 2015)	European beech	Bad Harzburg , near Silberbornstraße 6 ( location )	Very beautiful, large red beech with a beautifully designed crown and natural habit.	Because of its special beauty and its impact on the townscape, the tree should be designated as a natural monument and secured for the long term.
Image wanted BW	ND-GS 52 (previously: ND-GS 40)	Sycamore maple	Braunlage, opposite Herzog-Johann-Albrecht-Straße 59 ( location )	Sycamore maple with a rounded crown above a ski slope characterizes the townscape. The trunk is heavily overgrown with mosses and lichens.	The tree should be protected as a natural monument because of its beauty, size, scientific, natural and local significance and its age as well as its impact on the townscape.
Image wanted BW	ND-GS 53 (previously: ND-GS 2)	Green spot oak	Community-free area Hohegeiß , Am Lampertsberg, Lower Saxony State Forests , Lower Saxony Forestry Office Lauterberg, Dept. 211 ( location )	Large English oak that characterizes the landscape within a mixed forest with a high proportion of spruce ; overgrown with lichen and moss ; valuable habitat tree with deadwood structures.	The tree is to be protected as a natural monument in the long term because of its age and its beauty as well as its ecological importance and the impact on the landscape.
Image wanted BW	ND-GS 54 (previously: ND-GS 22)	Sycamore maple in the gloomy valley	Community-free area, Lower Saxony State Forests, Lower Saxony Forestry Office Clausthal, Dept. 252 ( location )	Approx. 400 year old, impressive, gnarled sycamore maple that is heavily overgrown with moss.	The tree should be protected as a natural monument because of its beauty, size, scientific, natural and local history and ecological significance and its age as well as its impact on the landscape.
Image wanted BW	ND-GS 55 (previously: ND-GS 45)	Wildemann lime tree	Wildemann , in front of the "Rathaus" hotel ( location )	The legend of the "Wild Man" is entwined around the summer linden tree, which is why the tree is historically and touristically valuable. The tree has a trimmed crown and the trunk is completely hollow. Despite the poor location, the linden tree is very vital. The habitus has changed significantly, the trunk has a bizarre shape, the tree is particularly characteristic of the town.	The tree should be protected as a natural monument in the long term because of its age and its beauty as well as the rarity of the growth and its shaping effect.
	ND-GS 56 (previously: ND-GS 68)	Maple group	Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Brauhausberg 16 ( location )	Standing on a hill and characterizing the townscape, a group of trees made up of a large Norway maple and a large sycamore maple, the crowns of which are so fused together that they look like a large crown.	The trees should be protected as a natural monument in the long term because of their ecological importance as well as their beauty and the impact on the townscape.
	ND-GS 57 (previously: ND-GS 67)	Copper beech	Clausthal-Zellerfeld, An der Marktkirche 9 ( location )	The large copper beech is very long and narrow and has an impressive, even growth.	Because of its age and beauty, the tree is to be protected as a natural monument in the long term.
	ND-GS 58 (previously: ND-GS 44)	Old maple	Clausthal-Zellerfeld , Andreasberger Straße 15 ( location )	Very impressive, large sycamore maple with a high crown that characterizes the townscape. The branches of the well-developed dense crown reach almost to the ground.	The tree should be protected as a natural monument in the long term because of its age and its beauty as well as the rarity of the growth and its shaping effect.

Former natural monuments

These previous natural monuments are no longer included in the ordinance issued in 2015.

image	No.	Surname	place	Brief description	Protection purpose and reason
Image wanted BW	until 2015: ND-GS 3	Diabase casting	Sankt Andreasberg , Silberhütte in the laundry area ( location )	During expansion work on the street, the pillow lavas formed by a cast of diabase were uncovered. The only indication of this Lavavorkommen throughout the resin .	Diabaser casting is to be protected as a natural monument because of its geoscientific importance for the tectonics of the northern edge of the Harz Mountains and because of its rarity.
Image wanted BW	until 2015: ND-GS 4	Linden tree	Lutter , Niedermühle 1 ( location )	The mighty winter linden tree has a dominant appearance. It belongs to the garden of a single house. On the garden side the branches hang far down, there are many structures (dead wood, cavities). Overall natural appearance due to little maintenance, but also a lot of dead wood.	The tree should be protected as a natural monument because of its rarity, its ecological importance and its age as well as its beauty and the effect that it has on the landscape.
Image wanted BW	until 2015: ND-GS 5	Grove of trees (winter linden, horse chestnut , ash )	Seesen , northwest Bilderlahe ( location )	The group of trees (winter linden, horse chestnut, ash) is located approx. 500 m west of the Bilderlahe domain between the path branch and the edge of the forest around a memorial stone. The linden is the strongest tree. It is a beautiful group of trees that is worth preserving.	The trees should be protected as a natural monument in the long term because of their age and beauty as well as their impact on the landscape.
Image wanted BW	until 2015: ND-GS 7	Brine source	Seesen, Rhüden , Salinenweg ( location )	Spring with a high salt content, currently as a small muddy, water-filled hollow, not recognizable as a spring, no typical salt plants, surrounding area heavily overgrown with cane grass.	The brine spring should be protected as a natural monument because of its rarity.
Image wanted BW	until 2015: ND-GS 9	Oak trees at Schützenplatz	Liebenburg , Lower Saxony State Forests, Lower Saxony Forest Office Liebenburg, Dept. 54 ( location )	Group of eight old, mighty pedunculate oaks that characterize the landscape.	The trees are to be protected as a natural monument in the long term because of their scientific, natural and local significance as well as their impact on the landscape.
Image wanted	until 2015: ND-GS 11	The boomborn	Liebenburg, south of Dörnten	Approx. 100 m² source with periodic water in a basin.	Because of its geoscientific importance, the source should be secured in the long term.
Image wanted BW	until 2015: ND-GS 12	The Grevel spring	Liebenburg, southeast. Othfresen ( location )	Approx. 50 m² area of an overflow source that periodically carries water from the karst groundwater of the chalk limestone . The spring pours up to 1 m³ of water per minute, especially in spring, and bubbles through the release of carbon dioxide dissolved in the water .	Because of its geoscientific importance, the source should be secured in the long term.
Image wanted	until 2015: ND-GS 13	Yew group	Langelsheim, southeast of Bredelem	Two shrub-like yew trees with an estimated age of well over 100 years.	The trees should be protected as a natural monument because of their rarity, uniqueness and beauty.
Image wanted BW	until 2015: ND-GS 16	Field maple	Liebenburg, Posthof am Innersteufer Feldgemeinschaft Othfresen, Dept. 2 ( location )	The landscape is characterized by two-stem maple of considerable size. It is the largest tree of this rare species in the Goslar district.	The tree should be protected as a natural monument because of its rarity and its ecological importance.
Image wanted BW	until 2015: ND-GS 21	Deep hollow	Community-free area, Lower Saxony State Forests, Lower Saxony Forestry Office Seesen, Dept. 3044 ( location )	Large sinkhole of older date with a diameter of approx. 150 m due to gypsum deposition in the middle shell limestone and collapse of the upper layers, steep embankments, temporary water at the bottom, progressive succession of the surrounding forest.	Because of its geoscientific importance, the sinkhole should be secured in the long term.
Image wanted	until 2015: ND-GS 28	English oak	Community-free area, Lower Saxony State Forests, Lower Saxony Forestry Office Seesen, Section 37	Approx. 350-year-old, single standing pedunculate oak with a particularly gnarled trunk and a broad, deep crown.	Because of its age, its beauty and its ecological importance, the tree should be protected as a natural monument in the long term.
Image wanted	until 2015: ND-GS 37	Linden tree	Goslar, northeast of the Frankenberg Church	The winter linden tree has a very high branched trunk and characterizes the entrance to the church.	The tree is to be protected as a natural monument in the long term because of its scientific, natural and local history as well as its impact on the townscape.
	until 2015: ND-GS 39	Two groups of yew trees	Goslar, garden behind the Kaiserpfalz ( location )	The two groups of yew trees each consist of four trees, one of which is particularly noticeable due to its size.	The trees are to be protected as a natural monument in the long term because of their scientific, natural and local significance as well as their rarity and the effect they have on the townscape.
	until 2015: ND-GS 42	Chestnut group	Sankt Andreasberg, Marktplatz ( location )	Beautiful ensemble of three horse chestnuts on a lawn on the market square. The trees stand close together and grow into one another with their crowns	The trees should be protected as a natural monument in the long term because of their age and beauty as well as their impact on the townscape.
Image wanted BW	until 2015: ND-GS 43	chestnut	Sankt Andreasberg, Hinterstraße 5 ( location )	The horse chestnut that characterizes the site has a deep, broad crown. It is extremely large and powerful for its geographic location.	The tree should be protected as a natural monument in the long term because of its age and its beauty as well as its impact on the townscape.
Image wanted BW	until 2015: ND-GS 46	Sycamore group	Langelsheim, Wolfshagen, Heinrich-Steinweg-Straße 17 ( location )	The two large sycamore maples that characterize the town stand close to each other on a small green area in front of the old people's home; with their round, evenly shaped crowns they form a large sphere.	The trees should be secured because of their age, their rarity and their beauty.
Image wanted	until 2015: ND-GS 48	Linden group	Goslar, Oker, Burgweg 1	The three winter linden trees were planted in 1665. There are very large trees that shape the site. One is at the entrance to the farm, two in the garden at the back of the house / barn. The tree in the entrance area was cut at least once. All trunks are hollow.	The trees should be secured because of their age, their rarity and their beauty.
Image wanted	until 2015: ND-GS 54	Lutherlinden	Langelsheim, Bredelem, west of the church	Two large winter linden trees of the same age, which form a beautiful ensemble in the crown in front of the church.	The trees should be protected because of their age, their rarity and their beauty.
Image wanted BW	until 2015: ND-GS 62	yew	Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Andreasberger Straße 15 ( location )	Large, shrubby, healthy yew tree. The species is rare at this altitude in the Upper Harz.	The tree should be protected as a natural monument because of its rarity, character and beauty.
Image wanted	until 2015: ND-GS 69	Pyramidal oak	Bad Harzburg, Herzog-Wilhelm-Strasse 84	Very beautiful, particularly straight and evenly grown pyramid oak.	Because of its rarity and its beauty and its impact on the townscape, the tree should be secured in the long term.