List of nature reserves in the Heilbronn district

In the district of Heilbronn there are 20 nature reserves. The Stuttgart Regional Council is responsible for the designation of nature reserves . According to the protected area statistics of the State Institute for the Environment, Measurements and Nature Conservation Baden-Württemberg (LUBW), 391.32 hectares of the district are under nature protection, that is 0.36 percent.

Nature reserves in the Heilbronn district

Surname	image	Identifier	details	position	Area hectares	date
Lauffen Neckar loop		1,028 WDPA:  82078	Lauffen am Neckar Preservation of the valley loop, abandoned by the Neckar 2500 to 2300 years ago, as a geological monument. The unusually rich vegetation in the near-natural valley floor, which is largely covered by quarry and alluvial forest, as well as the barely changed adhesive forest on shell limestone with its typical flora and fauna should be preserved in its unique form for the Württemberg lowlands.	⊙	60.7	1970-03-17
Impact slope of the Neckar near Lauffen		1,120 WDPA:  165032	( Heilbronn ), Lauffen am Neckar , Talheim Geological outcrop in the Upper Muschelkalk with a variety of rare animal and plant species.	⊙	3.0	1984-02-15
Böttinger quarry ponds		1,126 WDPA:  162522	Gundelsheim Biologically high quality compensation room in a polluted environment.	⊙	6.1	1984-09-13
Vineyard in the Hergstbachtal		1,133 WDPA:  166227	Möckmühl Semi-dry grass slope in the midst of intensively cultivated agricultural areas, steppe heather vegetation on fallow vineyards.	⊙	3.8	1985-03-07
Altneckar Horkheim		1,155 WDPA:  162128	( Heilbronn ), Lauffen am Neckar , Nordheim Natural river course of the Neckar and adjacent areas with gravel and gravel banks, steep banks and shallow water areas; Breeding, resting and feeding place for many bird species.	⊙	43.2	1987-11-26
Meadows in the Rot- and Dachsbachtal near Finsterrot		1,178 WDPA:  166295	Wüstenrot Scenic meadow valley with extensively used wet meadows, tall herbaceous meadows, sedge stocks and near-natural brook floodplain forest with diverse flora and fauna.	⊙	12.8	1991-04-16
Wildenberg		1,187 WDPA:  166311	Eberstadt , Weinsberg Several geological outcrops in the reed sandstone and a large-area slide with several compression ridges, special geological significance as an insight into the history of the reed sandstone.	⊙	49.4	1992-10-16
Haberschlachter valley		1,195 WDPA:  163464	Brackenheim Ecologically valuable floodplain with reed beds, ponds, swamp forests, woody stands that accompany the stream, fallow land and meadows; mosaic-like distribution of used and unused areas.	⊙	18.1	1993-08-04
Zaberauen from Meimsheim and Botenheim		1,200 WDPA:  166387	Brackenheim Mosaic-like distribution of used and unused areas; after renaturation measures have been carried out - establishment of undisturbed reserves for the regeneration of plant and animal species bound to the wetlands; Rehabilitation of grassland sites with different degrees of waterlogging; future environmentally friendly land management as meadow meadows.	⊙	34.0	1994-04-07
Semi-arid grassland in the Gewann Fuchs		1,203 WDPA:  163500	Jagsthausen For the district of Heilbronn, a very rare semi-arid grassland as a habitat for a large number of heat-loving animal and plant species; charming landscape.	⊙	4.3	1994-09-23
Gäßnersklinge-Hohberg		1.214 WDPA:  163201	Bad Rappenau Deeply incised limestone blade with deciduous forest appropriate to the location, extensively cultivated walled vineyard, abandoned vineyards in succession, warmth-loving deciduous forest that is stagnant on a rocky steep slope; charming landscape, characterized in particular by the wall vineyard and the wooded steep slope.	⊙	13.7	1996-03-18
Enzwiese		1,227 WDPA:  318355	Löwenstein Extensively used grassland area with a stream and large wet spots that represent the remains of a former reservoir; Habitat of typical and sometimes rare plant species.	⊙	6.9	1997-12-03
Knortwood		1,228 WDPA:  164169	Bad Rappenau Semi- arid grassland in the mainly arable Kraichgau with warmth-loving flora and fauna; Occurrence of rare lichens.	⊙	4.0	1997-12-03
Schlierbach-Kohlrain		1.235 WDPA:  319074	Bad Rappenau , Siegelsbach Near-natural forest areas typical of the region with special ecological conditions; Habitat for site-typical animals and plants, including larkspur, yellow anemone and hellebore; scientific research project, almost congruent with the Bannwald; in the forest-free areas - use of grassland; Israelite cemetery.	⊙	40.0	1999-08-26
Brettachtal above Geddelsbach		1,243 WDPA:  318238	Wüstenrot , Bretzfeld Natural, unimpaired Brettach in its whitewater expression as a habitat for rare bird species and floodplain forest communities as a habitat for very rare communities of animal and plant species close to the water in the area of ​​the Keuperstufen edge of the Swabian-Franconian forest mountains. In particular, the alder forest companies with giant horsetail are to be promoted along the Brettach in connection with the valley meadows.	⊙	25.7	2000-12-19
Hörnle		1,244 WDPA:  318574	Roigheim Large dry grass areas; Dry stone walls and stone bars as evidence of earlier cultivation; thermophilic forest and striking limestone blade, the location of which needs to be developed and improved.	⊙	20.1	2000-01-19
Bruehl		1,254 WDPA:  318250	Weinsberg Small-scale vegetation mosaic created through earlier military use within the former firing range including the surrounding forest areas; large wet areas with typical vegetation for this habitat, retreat for rare animal species; In some areas, the aim is to restore the previous value; The protection purpose is also the preservation and development of the FFH species occurring in the area (Bombina va-riegata and Lycaena dispar) according to Annex II of Council Directive 92/43 EEC of May 21, 1992 on the preservation of natural habitats and wild life Animals and plants (Habitats Directive).	⊙	20.4	2002-12-04
Spitzenberg-Michelbach-Baiershilder		1,257 WDPA:  319127	Pfaffenhofen , Zaberfeld	⊙	45.9	2003-07-21
Elsenzer Bruchgraben		1,270 WDPA:  378071	Eppingen A natural valley landscape with extensive, extensively used wet meadows interspersed with numerous tall herbaceous vegetation, reed beds and sedge beds.	⊙	19.8	2007-01-19
Frankenbacher gravel		1,273 WDPA:  389593	Heilbronn , Leingarten Securing and maintaining a section of landscape characterized by the combination of partial loess walls, still waters, open gravel areas, ruderal areas, wooded areas, meadows and fields	⊙	14.4	2008-06-24
Legend for nature reserve

See also

• List of landscape protection areas in the Heilbronn district
• List of water protection areas in the Heilbronn district

literature

• Reinhard Wolf , Ulrike Kreh (Hrsg.): The nature reserves in the Stuttgart administrative region . Thorbecke, Ostfildern 2007, ISBN 978-3-7995-5176-2 , pp. 188-221 (Heilbronn district).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Protected area directory - selection of LUBW profiles (select type of area and city or district), accessed on February 9, 2015
2. ^ Protected area statistics of the LUBW
3. ↑ Hans W. Settman: Pollen analyzes in the old Lauffener Neckarschlinge, Heilbronn district, annual journal of the Society for Natural History in Württemberg 147, 1992, pp. 169-206

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