List of natural monuments in Kerken and Rheurdt

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The list of natural monuments in Kerken and Rheurdt contains the natural monuments from landscape plan No. 15 of the Kleve district. Legal force since April 24, 2013.

It lists special trees and groups of trees at 17 different locations. They impress with their beauty, individuality and rarity or are important for scientific, cultural, historical or geological reasons. Due to the scope of the landscape plan, there are also some natural monuments from Issum and Bloemersheim Castle in Neukirchen-Vluyn (Wesel district) in the list.

Memorial number	Place / location	Designation of the ND	number	Art	Registered since	Protective reason	description	image
ND 1	Issum - : on Leethofs, Aldekerker Straße, on a field north of Großholthuysen map	Pedunculate oak natural monument	1	English oak (Quercus robur)	2013	Rarity peculiarity beauty	Circumference: approx. 470 cm Height: approx. 16 m Crown diameter: approx. 15 m	Image wanted
ND 2	Issum - : northeast of the Schürhof, Aldekerker Straße, on a lower pasture north of Großholthuysen map	Pedunculate oak natural monument	1	English oak (Quercus robur)	2013	Rarity peculiarity beauty	Circumference: approx. 290 cm, height: approx. 25 m, crown diameter: approx. 18 m	Image wanted
ND 3	Kerken - : north of the Schüttenhof, on a field on Rahmweg, southeast of Kleinholthuysen map	Krimlinde natural monument	1	Crimean linden (Tilia euchlora)	2013	Scientific reasons Natural history reasons Regional reasons Rarity Individuality Beauty	Circumference: approx. 315 cm Height: approx. 16 m Crown diameter: approx. 12 m	Image wanted
ND 4	Issum - : on a pasture at Düllingshof, Aldekerker Straße, south of Großholthuysen map	Horse chestnut natural monument	1	Horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum)	2013	Scientific reasons Natural history reasons Regional reasons Rarity Individuality Beauty	Circumference: approx. 270 cm, height: approx. 18 m, crown diameter: approx. 16 m	Image wanted
ND 5	Rheurdt - : at the farm Gr. Brands in Kengen map	Pedunculate oak natural monument	1	English oak (Quercus robur)	2013	Rarity peculiarity beauty	Circumference: approx. 320 cm, height: approx. 18 m, crown diameter: approx. 19 m	Image wanted
ND 6	Rheurdt - : at the Hufer farm in Kengen map	Pedunculate oak natural monument	1	English oak (Quercus robur)	2013	Rarity peculiarity beauty	Circumference: approx. 300 cm, height: approx. 18 m, crown diameter: approx. 18 m	Image wanted
ND 7	Rheurdt - Bloemersheim between the ponds south of Bloemersheim Castle west of Vluyn map	Pedunculate oak natural monument	1	English oak (Quercus robur)	2013	Scientific reasons Natural history reasons Regional reasons Rarity Individuality Beauty	Circumference: approx. 370 cm Height: approx. 15 m Crown diameter: approx. 18 m
ND 8	Rheurdt - Bloemersheim at the ponds south of Bloemersheim Castle west of Vluyn map	Horse chestnut natural monument	1	Horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum)	2013	Scientific reasons Natural history reasons Regional reasons Rarity Individuality Beauty	Circumference: approx. 290 cm, height: approx. 17 m, crown diameter: approx. 16 m	Image wanted
ND 9	Rheurdt - Bloemersheim south of Bloemersheim Castle on the west side of the Leyenburger Wiese map	Pedunculate oak natural monument	1	English oak (Quercus robur)	2013	Scientific reasons Natural history reasons Regional reasons Rarity Individuality Beauty	Circumference: approx. 310 cm, height: approx. 17 m, crown diameter: approx. 18 m
ND 10	Rheurdt - Bloemersheim south of Bloemersheim Castle on the east side of the Leyenburger Wiese map	Pedunculate oak natural monument	1	English oak (Quercus robur)	2013	Scientific reasons Natural history reasons Regional reasons Rarity Individuality Beauty	Circumference: approx. 320 cm, height: approx. 17 m, crown diameter: approx. 20 m	Image wanted
ND 11	Rheurdt - Saelhuysen on Leemannsweg in Saelhuysen map	Chestnut natural monument	1	Sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa)	2013	Scientific reasons Natural history reasons Regional reasons Rarity Individuality Beauty	Circumference: approx. 300 cm, height: approx. 18 m, crown diameter: approx. 16 m	Image wanted
ND 12	Kerken - Aldekerk in a garden at the intersection of Rheinstrasse and Hülserstrasse on the eastern outskirts of Aldekerk map	Blood beeches natural monument	2	Copper beech (Fagus sylvatica "Purpurea")	2013	Rarity peculiarity beauty	Circumference: approx. 350 cm or 450 cm Height: each approx. 19 m Crown diameter: each approx. 20 m	Image wanted
ND 13	Kerken - Aldekerk west of Haus Gastendonk, Obereyller Straße, between Eyll and Stenden map	Pedunculate oak natural monument	1	English oak (Quercus robur)	2013	Rarity peculiarity beauty	Circumference: approx. 300 cm Height: approx. 16 m Crown diameter: approx. 15 m	Image wanted
ND 14	Kerken - Aldekerk east of the Gromannshof on Bruchstraße, south of Aldekerk map	Copper beech natural monument	1	Copper beech (Fagus sylvatica "Purpurea")	2013	Rarity peculiarity beauty	Circumference: approx. 320 cm, height: approx. 16 m, crown diameter: approx. 14 m	Image wanted
ND 15	Kerken - Obereyll in the park of Haus Palings , Obereyller Straße / Pailings Allee, east of Obereyll map	Chestnut natural monument	3	Sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa)	2013	Scientific reasons Natural history reasons Regional reasons Rarity Individuality Beauty	Circumference: approx. 450 cm (three-stem), 350 cm and 330 cm Height: each approx. 22 m Crown diameter: each approx. 13 m	Image wanted
ND 16	Kerken - Obereyll in the park of Haus Palings, Obereyller Straße / Pailings Allee, east of Obereyll map	Natural monument plane tree	1	Maple-leaved plane tree (Platanus acerifolia)	2013	Scientific reasons Natural history reasons Regional reasons Rarity Individuality Beauty	Circumference: approx. 350 cm, height: approx. 32 m, crown diameter: approx. 15 m	Image wanted
ND 17	Kerken - Obereyll In the forest at Paulsenkreuz, intersection of Neuer Bendenweg / Jagdhausweg / Hoogen Dyck, southwest of Obereyll map	Winter linden tree as a natural monument	1	Winter linden (Tilia cordata)	2013	Scientific reasons Natural history reasons Regional reasons Rarity Individuality Beauty	Circumference: approx. 285 cm, height: approx. 20 m, crown diameter: approx. 20 m	Image wanted

Web links

• Kleve district: Landscape plan No. 15 - Kerken and Rheurdt, natural monuments (PDF from p. 46)
• Kleve district: Landscape plan No. 15 - Kerken and Rheurdt, Map B - Particularly protected parts of nature and landscape

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Bloemersheim Castle has belonged to the von der Leyen family since 1802. The castle is geographically part of Neukirchen-Vluyn. The property is in the Rheurdter area.