List of nature reserves in the Alb-Donau district

In the Alb-Donau district there are 33 nature reserves with a total area of 1,763.72 hectares . The Tübingen regional council is responsible for designating nature reserves . According to the protected area statistics of the State Agency for the Environment, Measurements and Nature Conservation Baden-Württemberg (LUBW), 1,763.72 hectares of the district are under nature protection, that is 1.30 percent.

Surname	image	Identifier	details	position	Area hectares	date
Rabensteig	BW	4,051 WDPA: 82357	Blaubeuren Steep south and south-west slopes of the Tiefental in the area of the White Jura. Shallow, stony soil in places with loose, unevenly aged beech trees, interspersed with maple and ash. Scree slopes partly planted with hazel, sycamore and sycamore maple, ash, sycamore elm and summer linden. The most important forest communities on the Albsteil slopes are found side by side in a small area; Bannwald (LWaldG § 32).	⊙	27.0	1959-03-31
Salenberg		4,052 WDPA: 82474	Lonsee Very beautiful Albschaf pasture on a western slope in the White Jura, between 570 and 640 m altitude; beautiful stand of juniper and individual beeches and oaks. The character of the area is seriously endangered by the spread of the trees.	⊙	28.7	1942-05-08
Langenauer Ried		4,053 WDPA: 164347	Langenau , Rammingen (Württemberg) Remnants of the formerly widespread flat moor vegetation of the now cultivated Donauried, which developed in the tectonic subsidence area of the Danube valley. In the largest part of the area, in addition to larger reed areas, there are relatively species-poor whistle grass meadows, and large sedge stands at lower points. Throwed in groups of bushes with buckthorn and various willows.	⊙	79.6	1981-11-10
Arnegger Ried		4,060 WDPA: 81316	Blaustein fen in the Blautal. Large sedge companies alternating with only fragmentary reed beds. In the former peat cuttings, the Schnabelseggen reed appears as a silting society. The fever clover training leads to the formation of suspended ceilings and the formation of the wire sedge intermediate bog with gullies in which the society of the small water hose settles. The Arnegger Ried is also of ornithological importance.	⊙	20.3	1972-08-30
Schmiechener See		4,072 WDPA: 82534	Allmendingen (Württemberg) , Schelklingen An almost silted lake at the deepest point of a loop of the old course of the Danube. The only small areas of free water are bordered by diverse silting communities (pond rushes and reeds, large sedge communities), which are particularly typical here; floristic rarities. As a resting and breeding place, the Schmiechener See is also of ornithological importance.	⊙	50.6	1973-12-21
Blue quarry		4,086 WDPA: 81417	Ehingen (Danube) Former material extraction point with different stages of succession, ranging from rock debris heaps over the lake surface to boggy terrain with limestone tuff and mixed forest.	⊙	5.2	1980-12-12
Pfaffenwert	BW	4,101 WDPA: 82317	Ehingen (Danube) oxbow lake and recultivated quarry pond with rare plant and animal communities dependent on wetlands; Resting and moulting area for migrating bird species.	⊙	10.1	1982-11-12
Fertilized reed	BW	4,122 WDPA: 163207	Ehingen (Danube) , Schemmerhofen Niedermoor in the midst of an intensively used agricultural landscape as a habitat for numerous protected plant and animal species. Remainder of the formerly extensive Ingerkinger vineyard (see NSG 4.91 "Schand").	⊙	17.4	1985-03-29
Braunsel		4.175 WDPA: 162543	Emeringen , Rechtenstein Danube wet meadows, reed areas, sedge stocks and the brown saddle as a habitat for breeding birds and migrating bird species; Danube terrace with hillside forest, limestone cliffs, hedges and semi-arid grassland.	⊙	40.2	1991-01-10
Mönchsteig		4,185 WDPA: 164658	Nellingen heathland in its typical appearance with extensive agriculture linked to it as sheep pasture; Rare meadows with many protected animal and plant species; loosened, articulated forest edge with many bird species.	⊙	49.9	1991-02-20
Umenlauh	BW	4,204 WDPA: 165987	Allmendingen (Württemberg) , Ehingen (Danube) Last remains of intact biocenoses of the formerly extensive Allmendinger vineyard; Reed areas, alder quarries and wet ditches as reserves for pond, transitional and fen communities (NR: Middle Alb).	⊙	36.3	1992-06-10
Pale	BW	4,212 WDPA: 162452	Merklingen Open heathland with numerous plant communities, such as grazed semi-arid grasslands, limestone meadows, broken dry grasslands and rock sites, hedges and bushes; Witness to earlier economic practices.	⊙	9.8	1992-12-03
Goat jerks	BW	4.213 WDPA: 163223	Merklingen Typical juniper heather of the Swabian Alb with numerous plant communities, consisting of: sub-Mediterranean brisket-semi-dry grassland, thermophilic fringe communities, bushes and individual trees; extensive sheep grazing.	⊙	10.1	1992-12-03
Sandburr	BW	4,214 WDPA: 165302	Merklingen Juniper heath typical for the Swabian Alb with numerous plant communities, consisting of: grazed semi-arid grassland, lime-poor meadows with small acidic soil areas, fringing groups and mosaic-like arid grasslands and rock sites.	⊙	10.9	1992-12-03
Gallows Mountain		4,217 WDPA: 163188	Laichingen Former sheep pasture with a distinctive character and beauty, as a relic of earlier usage, with extensively used areas; Link in the Heideverbund Laichingen-Merklingen-Nellingen; due to the species-rich vegetation mosaic -rich insect fauna.	⊙	8.5	1993-01-20
Hungerberg		4.225 WDPA: 163829	Ehingen (Danube) Former sheep pasture of characteristic character and beauty as a relic of earlier farming methods; Gentian Kammschmielengesellschaft of the formerly grazed limestone grasslands; Lean meadow, dry grass and semi-dry grass vegetation, hedges and shrubbery, fringing groups and deciduous trees; A rich insect fauna, including numerous species of butterflies and grasshoppers, due to the diverse vegetation mosaic.	⊙	12.5	1993-08-16
Heuhofer way	BW	4,226 WDPA: 163669	Ehingen (Danube) Species-rich vegetation created through changing use, which is characterized by a small-scale mosaic of various plant communities; landscape-defining beauty and uniqueness as a culturally and historically significant area; Lean lawn with gentian combs, blown dry grass vegetation, stone bar with hawthorn important for numerous bird species; Species-rich insect fauna caused by the species-rich vegetation mosaic, including numerous butterfly species and rams.	⊙	11.8	1993-08-16
Heaths in the Long Valley	BW	4,243 WDPA: 163588	Laichingen Lean lime pastures on the Laichinger Kuppenalb with extensively used meadows as a refuge for many endangered plant and animal species.	⊙	30.7	1994-06-08
Kuhberg	BW	4,244 WDPA: 164279	Laichingen Heathland with limestone grasslands shaped by humans and animals; extensive farming as sheep pasture; great biodiversity in a very limited and isolated area.	⊙	9.0	1994-06-08
Hungerwell Valley	BW	4,260 WDPA: 163830	Altheim (Alb) lime-poor or sheep pastures (juniper heaths) with interspersed meadows and adjacent orchards; Refuge for numerous light and warmth-loving plant and animal species; Cave system with bat populations; Quarry as a geological outcrop.	⊙	29.9	1995-05-10
Little Lautertal		4,262 WDPA: 164136	Berghulen , Blaubeuren , Blaustein High-quality juniper heather with steppe heather elements and various stages of succession with the extremely diverse and rare flora and fauna of the dry and semi-dry grasslands, rocky sites and slippery dry slopes; Near-natural forest communities should be promoted in the dry valley and the shady valley slopes; open meadow valley with meandering Kleine Lauter.	⊙	278.5	1995-07-25
Laichinger Eichberg		4,266 WDPA: 164327	Laichingen Lean lime pastures with interspersed, extensively used meadows; Semi-arid grassland, poor grassland and heather in combination with field trees and hedges; A special feature in the natural area, a relic of earlier economic methods, of high cultural value; Dig pits as cultural monuments, sinkholes as geological monuments.	⊙	26.2	1996-03-01
Heaths in Lonsee and Amstetten	BW	4,272 WDPA: 163589	Amstetten , Lonsee Lime grass lawns that are typical of the landscape and are culturally and historically significant, juniper heaths, pasture forests, forests in dry and warm locations, as well as remnants of the formerly much more extensive pasture areas for sheep in extensive herding.	⊙	123.0	1996-09-27
Ehinger Galgenberg	BW	4,273 WDPA: 162872	Ehingen (Danube) Remaining area of the lime-poor pastures, which were once widespread in the Swabian Alb, combined with hedges, orchards, fallow land, meadows, fields and fringes. The high degree of networking leads to a remarkable diversity of flora and fauna in the Schmiechtal.	⊙	19.3	1996-10-01
Hausener Berg-Büchelesberg	BW	4,275 WDPA: 163562	Allmendingen (Württemberg) , Ehingen (Danube) Two remaining areas of the lime-poor pastures, which were once widespread in the Swabian Alb, combined with dry grass, hedges, orchards, individual trees, fallow land, lean meadows, arable land and fringes. The networking leads to a remarkable biodiversity of the flora and fauna in the Schmiechtal.	⊙	39.4	1996-10-22
Lower halberds	BW	4,278 WDPA: 165997	Blaubeuren Richly structured ecosystem with limestone grasslands, meadows, hedges, fallow land, fringe communities, forest and rocky sites, as a habitat for numerous rare plant and animal species.	⊙	29.0	1996-12-23
Sulzwiesen-Lüssenschöpfle	BW	4,289 WDPA: 319188	Ehingen (Danube) Undeveloped floodplain landscape in the former floodplain of the Danube and Riss as a habitat for amphibians, butterflies, dragonflies, meadow, field wood, alluvial forest and reed breeders; Feeding grounds of resident stork pairs; supraregional important resting and feeding area for migratory birds; Relic of the earlier economy with national cultural value; the living space is to be improved as far as possible and the use of leisure time controlled.	⊙	20.5	1998-04-08
Guggenbühl	BW	4,290 WDPA: 318480	Emeringen Juniper heath characterized by morphological, geological and climatic peculiarities with valuable grasslands, hedge and field wood communities; Habitat of endangered flora and fauna and especially the insect world of the dry, warm heather as well as the hedge and bush breeders; The area should be permanently secured through appropriate use or maintenance as a poor grassland, if possible as a sheep pasture.	⊙	10.0	1998-05-14
Upper Schmiechtal		4,302 WDPA: 318890	Schelklingen Three juniper heaths that characterize the landscape with faunistic and floristic biodiversity. These landscape elements typical of the Swabian Alb, along with the species-rich forest communities on the upper slopes that directly adjoin the heaths, the “Bärental” forest gorge and the rocks and caves must be preserved. The vegetation and fauna of the wetland "Talwiesen am Schwarzen Weiher" are also to be preserved; valuable recreational areas.	⊙	121.0	2001-06-29
Ägenberg furnace hole		4,305 WDPA: 318081	Bernstadt (Alb) , Langenau Landscape-defining juniper heath with valuable grasslands, cracks in the earth, hedges, field trees and near-natural pine succession forest; Habitat of endangered plants and animals, especially butterflies and wild bees of the warm, dry heathland as well as hedge and bush breeders; integral part of a biotope network and landscape development and evidence of the earlier economic methods of high regional cultural value; Securing the heath as pasture for sheep in extensive herding, establishment of extensive buffer zones, etc. a. as pens	⊙	19.9	2002-05-28
Laushalde		4,306 WDPA: 318720	Langenau Juniper heath, which is characterized by its morphological, geological and climatic characteristics, is characterized by valuable grasslands, rocks, gravel heaps, hedges, field trees and natural deciduous forest that characterizes the landscape to secure the habitat of endangered plants and animals; Securing the heath as pasture for sheep in extensive herding, establishment of extensive buffer zones, etc. a. as pens; integral part of a biotope network.	⊙	28.2	2002-07-09
Breitinger Schönrain		4,309 WDPA: 329299	Breitingen The protected area consists of juniper heather remnants, numerous bushes, individual trees and field hedges and a deciduous succession forest, similar to a Hudewald. It is located on the edge of the gently curved, little deepened Lone Valley on a slightly sloping SW-exposed valley slope, the northern part on the surface Alb plateau. The area is used as arable land and forest - in the Lonetalaue there is also grassland. A public playground and storage area and the development around the "Schönrain mill" characterize the area.	⊙	7.0	2003-12-01
Danube meadows river landscape between Zwiefaltendorf and Munderkingen		4,313 WDPA: 378082	Emeringen , Lauterach (Alb-Donau-Kreis) , Munderkingen , Obermarchtal , Rechtenstein , Untermarchtal	⊙	582.0	2006-03-14
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