List of nature reserves in the Bayreuth district

In the district of Bayreuth there are 14 nature reserves . The largest nature reserve is the Muschelkalkgebiet nature reserve on Oschenberg, established in 2006.

Surname	image	Identifier	circle	details	position	Area hectares	date
Craimoos pond		NSG-00257.01 WDPA: 162685	Bayreuth district	Schnabelwaid A still water that is extraordinarily rich in plant and animal species.	⊙	18.84	1989
Haberstein		NSG-00020.01 WDPA: 81791	Bayreuth district	Bischofsgrün Blockmeer and granite towers with weathered forms.	⊙	10.63	1939
Rooster felt at Mehlmeisel		NSG-00209.01 WDPA: 163478	Bayreuth district	Flour chisel Peeled former raised bog.	⊙	11.74	1984
Haidenaabtal and Gabellohe	BW	NSG-00549.01 WDPA: 318490	Bayreuth district	Immenreuth Wetland- bound habitat types with endangered animal groups.	⊙	75.44	1998
Knock at Obernsees		NSG-00527.01 WDPA: 164167	Bayreuth district	Obernsee Valuable mixed deciduous forest with warmth-loving edges and areas of grassland on a hilltop of particular scenic beauty and character.	⊙	14.3	1997
Mixed deciduous forest in the upper Aufseßal		NSG-00319.01 WDPA: 164392	Bayreuth district	Sachsendorf Natural and species-rich mixed deciduous forest with flora and fauna typical of this habitat.	⊙	20.71	1987
Moosbachaue	BW	NSG-00279.01 WDPA: 164684	Bayreuth district	Fichtelberg wetland with the only fossil pingo in Northern Bavaria (hollow terrain created during the Ice Age).	⊙	11.68	1986
Fichtelseemoor natural forest reserve		NSG-00155.01 WDPA: 82213	District of Bayreuth , the district Wunsiedel	Fichtelberg Former raised bog. Bayreuth district : 107.41 ha Wunsiedel district : 30.51 ha	⊙	137.92	1982
Muschelkalkgebiet on the Oschenberg		NSG-00739.01 WDPA: 378336	Bayreuth , district of Bayreuth	Bayreuth Ecologically very valuable biotope complex with lowland hay meadows and semi-arid grassland, as well as a variety of hedges, field trees and mixed deciduous forests. Bayreuth : 246.2 ha County Bayreuth : 78.34 ha	⊙	324.54	2006
Nusshardt		NSG-00019.01 WDPA: 82263	Bayreuth district	Boulder sea hill and rock wilderness with forms of weathering.	⊙	7.36	1939
Pegnitzau between Ranna and Michelfeld		NSG-00548.01 WDPA: 318939	Neuhaus , Auerbach , Pegnitz valley meadows. Area distribution: District of Nürnberger Land = 99.34ha District Amberg-Sulzbach = 79.83ha District Bayreuth = 19.24ha	⊙	198.71	1998
Steinachtal with drawbar sticks	BW	NSG-00261.01 WDPA: 165670	Bayreuth district	Döhlau Semi-natural mixed deciduous forests, alluvial forests and natural running waters as habitats for typical plant and animal species.	⊙	11.97	1985
Devil's hole		NSG-00035.01 WDPA: 82703	Bayreuth district	Eckersdorf A meadow valley close to nature with ecologically important peripheral areas, wetland complexes and a largely natural course of water.	⊙	7.62	1941
Dry slopes around Pottenstein		NSG-00496.01 WDPA: 165956	Bayreuth district	Pottenstein Valuable vegetation complexes made of rock heaths, semi-arid and dry grasslands, heat-loving edges, bushes and light forests.	⊙	51.87	1995
Legend for nature reserve

Individual evidence

↑ Green list of nature reserves in Upper Franconia. (PDF; 106 kB) Bavarian State Office for the Environment, December 31, 2014, accessed on May 23, 2016 .