List of nature reserves in the district of Karlsruhe

In the district of Karlsruhe there are 42 nature reserves. The Karlsruhe 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), 3,217.32 hectares of the district area are under nature protection, that is 2.97 percent.

Surname	image	Identifier	details	position	Area hectares	date
Altrhein-Koenigsee		2,016 WDPA: 81279	Dettenheim Remnants of an enclosed old Rhine with a well-developed pond rose company with the sea can, various reed beds and sedge beds, surrounded by alluvial forest. The small animal world of the lake is very species-rich. Breeding ground for numerous marsh and water birds.	⊙	11.8	1942-02-17
Weingartener Moor-Bruchwald Grötzingen		2,017 WDPA: 166229	Karlsruhe , Weingarten (Baden) Remains of a fen in the Kinzig-Murg-Rinne, a quarry forest and part of the Grötzinger Baggersee as a habitat for numerous endangered amphibian, insect and bird species.	⊙	255.6	1940-10-11
Greifenberg		2,031 WDPA: 81754	Östringen Foothills of the Eichelberg covered by Keupersandstone with a medieval castle complex, a hill fort. On the southern slope oak and hornbeam with numerous service tree trees. The rare service tree is also represented. On the north slope there is also beech with the service tree receding. At the foot of the slope there is a flora in the ground that shows greater freshness in the soil with ferns, witchweed and forest ziest; Bannwald (LWaldG § 32).	⊙	12.6	1975-12-10
Kaiserberg	BW	2,035 WDPA: 82023	Bruchsal semi-dry grassland and Saum companies on the slope of the Kraichgau to the Northern Upper Rhine Plain (NR: Kraichgau)	⊙	7.9	1979-12-04
Broken Knight	BW	2,037 WDPA: 82423	Kraichtal To enrich the landscape as part of a land consolidation, artificially created shallow water pond with reed and woody belts in a spring basin of the Kraichgau as a habitat for rare and typical animal and plant communities and as a scientific object of investigation.	⊙	4.6	1979-12-10
Rußheimer Altrhein-Elisabethenwört		2,058 WDPA: 82468	Philippsburg , Dettenheim Typical Rhine floodplain area of the meander zone with open water areas and silting areas, soft and hardwood floodplain forests, aquatic plants and reed communities; rich bird life; Schonwald (LWaldG § 32).	⊙	538.0	1982-06-29
Federbachbruch between Muggensturm and Malsch		2,061 WDPA: 81643	Malsch (Karlsruhe district) , Muggensturm Remainder of the Federbachbruch with typical vegetation of humid locations (reed beds, Großseggenriede, wet meadows and swamp forests).	⊙	43.0	1982-12-22
Wagbach lowlands		2,064 WDPA: 82851	Oberhausen-Rheinhausen , Neulußheim Diversely structured wetland in the lowlands of the Rheinaue as a breeding ground for endangered bird species, as a resting place and feeding place for North Eurasian migratory birds, with large, diverse reeds, extensive mud flats and remnants of what was once the most important moor in the Rheinaue.	⊙	222.5	1983-07-08
Break at Stettfeld		2,072 WDPA: 162575	Ubstadt-Weiher Extensive, wet and damp areas of reeds, sedges and meadows, bushes and oak forest in the Kinzig-Murg-Rinne ; significant bird breeding area.	⊙	96.2	1984-02-23
Kraichbach lowlands	BW	2,073 WDPA: 164228	Kraichtal A natural meadow landscape with various types of wetland, shaped by the stream and numerous springs.	⊙	48.9	1984-04-12
Cabbage platter		2,074 WDPA: 164190	Graben-Neudorf A refuge for flora and fauna created by gravel mining, high-quality natural history and educational teaching and study area.	⊙	49.0	1984-07-25
Old Rhine Little Lake Constance		2,081 WDPA: 162130	Karlsruhe , Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen Typical Rhine floodplain (Altrheinarm) in the meander zone with extensive reed beds, hardwood and softwood floodplain forests. Habitat of numerous endangered plant and animal communities	⊙	216.8	1985-06-13
At the Red Cross		2,087 WDPA: 162362	Ubstadt-Weiher 8 areas. Typical parts of the landscape of the Kraichgau loess landscape with terraces and steep, dry, hot loess embankments, rain areas, sunken paths, semi-arid grassland and wetlands with characteristic animal and plant communities.	⊙	35.7	1985-11-27
Gochsheim clay pit		2,103 WDPA: 165912	Kraichtal Above-average equipped secondary biotope, with a multitude of different habitats such as wetlands, ruderal areas, steep walls, ponds, ponds, embankment areas, the bush zone of a former ravine, orchards and hedgerows (NR: Kraichgau).	⊙	14.6	1986-12-29
Old Rhine Neuburgweier		2,109 WDPA: 162131	Rheinstetten Former arm of the old Rhine of the beginning meander zone with siltation zones, aquatic plant communities, soft and hard wood alluvial forests; Near-natural secondary biotopes with rich floating leaf communities, reed beds and trees (NR: Northern Upper Rhine Lowlands).	⊙	119.6	1988-05-16
Won France-Wiesental		2.111 WDPA: 163238	Waghäusel A refuge for flora and fauna and fallow land, created through gravel and sand mining on the lower terrace of the Rhine valley, is to be preserved and designed.	⊙	57.0	1988-09-09
Glasbächle, Krebsbächle and Farlickwiesen		2.112 WDPA: 163259	Malsch (Karlsruhe district) Two mountain streams with natural morphology and dynamics, natural spring areas, wet and damp meadows, extensive hay meadows and orchards that characterize the landscape.	⊙	49.8	1988-07-25
Oberbruchwiesen		2.127 WDPA: 164860	Graben-Neudorf One of the last large-scale contiguous, z. Partly moist meadow areas in the Rheinaue; important as breeding, feeding and wintering area for endangered bird species; Trench system as a habitat for rare dragonfly species.	⊙	125.0	1989-12-29
Little Kraichbach	BW	2.129 WDPA: 164123	Östringen , Kraichtal The natural Kraichgau landscape with characteristic Keuper marl slopes, sunken paths, stepped areas and floodplains rich in springs.	⊙	100.7	1990-04-05
Clay pit on Heulenberg		2.132 WDPA: 164413	Pfinztal secondary biotope with wet areas, steep walls, raw soil areas, dry and ruderal sites, hedges and ecologically valuable forest eaves; Spawning area for endangered amphibians, habitat for reptiles, species-rich insect world, breeding and feeding space for rare bird species, research object.	⊙	9.1	1990-11-29
Twelve mornings	BW	2.141 WDPA: 166435	Walzbachtal , Pfinztal Extensively used orchards with a high proportion of old trees, species-rich meadows and ecologically valuable hedges and forest edge areas.	⊙	18.8	1991-03-05
Kohlbachtal and adjacent areas		2,142 WDPA: 164185	Oberderdingen , Sulzfeld (Baden) , Zaisenhausen Kraichgau landscape with typical semi-arid lawns, orchards, wet meadows, sunken paths and alluvial forests (NR: Kraichgau).	⊙	138.6	1991-05-06
At the Reutwald	BW	2.146 WDPA: 162361	Kraichtal Kraichgau typical, small-scale, structured loess turf landscape with tiered terrain, hedges and semi-arid grass.	⊙	4.5	1991-11-27
Kraichbach and Weiherbachaue	BW	2.154 WDPA: 164227	Kraichtal Kraichgau landscape with typical elements such as alluvial forests, meadow meadows and wet meadows, hillside forests, orchards and semi-arid grassland; significant habitats of various rare, z. T. specialized and endangered animal and plant species and their communities.	⊙	118.2	1992-10-15
In the upper hernia	BW	2.157 WDPA: 163880	Kraichtal Silted fish ponds, wet areas and spring horizons; different stages of succession of the no longer used fish ponds with dense reed beds; Habitats of great importance for various animal species.	⊙	4.5	1992-12-22
Kälberklamm and Hasenklamm		2.162 WDPA: 163978	Karlsruhe , Ettlingen , Waldbronn Two Kerbbach systems with natural source areas, with typical animal and plant communities; Canyon forest communities; former quarries as "geological windows" and habitat for drought-loving animals and plants.	⊙	21.1	1992-12-30
Seelach meadows	BW	2.165 WDPA: 165539	Kürnbach Moist meadow valley and source areas in the forest and adjacent forest areas characterized by moisture; Habitat of rare and endangered animal and plant species, especially amphibians, birds, dragonflies and butterflies.	⊙	21.1	1993-04-27
Alb valley and side valleys		2.178 WDPA: 162059	Ettlingen , Karlsbad , Malsch (Karlsruhe district) , Marxzell , Waldbronn , Bad Herrenalb (Calw district), Gaggenau , Loffenau (Rastatt district), Straubenhardt (Enzkreis) floodplains as open landscape areas with diverse biotopes, such as flowing and still waters, springs, near-natural Deciduous and coniferous forests, gallery forests, hedges, stone bars, dry stone walls, rocks, log heaps, wet and damp meadows, sedge beds, reeds, blades and gorges; historical water meadow systems.	⊙	620.6	1994-06-01
Rhine valley between Au am Rhein, Durmersheim and Rheinstetten		2.181 WDPA: 165161	Rheinstetten , Au am Rhein , Durmersheim The Federbach - typical Bach floodplain for the Rhine lowlands on an old loop of the Rhine with reeds and large sedge, willow bushes, alders and other plants in damp locations; landscape-defining and landscape-structuring element in the Rhine plain; a multitude of plant communities in near-natural to natural manifestations from wet and damp to dry locations with all the relics of formerly extensive marsh grass meadow communities and sandy grass communities on extremely dry sites; regionally important bird species and insects; Occurrence of almost all amphibian species native to Baden-Württemberg, the largest tree frog population in the state.	⊙	261.6	1994-07-15
Sand pit in Dreispitz-Mörsch		2,197 WDPA: 165310	Rheinstetten pioneer locations from humid to extremely dry areas; Stages of succession of vegetation on different locations; Fauna and flora adapted to the structural diversity, especially specialized and endangered bird and insect species as well as felt herbs.	⊙	33.8	1995-08-17
Monster gorge		2,199 WDPA: 165988	Bruchsal , Weingarten (Baden) The ravine-like valley edge with submontane vegetation, with rare and specialized species, characterized by cool, damp conditions; dry, warm slopes with characteristic forest communities; Orchards and extensive meadows with a small, mosaic-like structure; Semi-arid grassland and ravine.	⊙	49.5	1996-04-02
Michaelsberg and Habichtsbuckel		2,200 WDPA: 164620	Bruchsal Mosaic-like, small-scale landscape; Semi-dry lawns, meadow communities, extensive orchards and poor meadows, sunken paths, valley blades, main mussel limestone exposure; Habitat of numerous specialized plant and animal species; characteristic plant communities, insects and birds.	⊙	49.6	1996-04-02
Allmendäcker		2,203 WDPA: 162064	Rheinstetten sand pits as pioneering locations, from moist to extremely dry areas; the structural diversity of the topography and morphology of the sand pits should be promoted; Flora and fauna adapted to the extreme locations, especially birds, insects and felt herbs.	⊙	40.1	1996-11-26
Wilhelmsäcker	BW	2.211 WDPA: 166317	Stutensee relics of the unique biotope types of formerly widespread sand corridors in the north Baden Rhine plain; rare habitats and final retreats for highly specialized animal and plant communities in dry sand locations and their pioneering stages; the structural diversity of the various stages of development as well as the interlinking of the dry sand plains and the moist to wet habitat types of the quarry pond; Field flora of the Sandäcker as a cultural-historical document worthy of protection.	⊙	27.3	1997-12-12
Dung meadows		2,213 WDPA: 318785	Marxzell , Karlsbad , Straubenhardt Large meadow landscape in the source area of the Pfinz; Moist and wet meadows with their abundance of orchids as well as tall herbaceous meadows, reeds and sedges; extensively used poor meadow areas with their rich flora and fauna; rare and endangered animal species, especially grasshoppers and birds	⊙	48.9	1998-09-28
Apple mountain		2,217 WDPA: 318118	Östringen Characteristic section of the landscape south of Tiefenbach with distinctive stepped areas, hedge areas, semi-arid lawns and orchards. The habitats of many, sometimes rare and endangered animal and plant species are to be secured, preserved and developed over the long term.	⊙	21.1	1998-12-21
Östringer Alder Forest	BW	2,219 WDPA: 318926	Östringen , Ubstadt-Weiher Natural flood plain of the Schindelbach with springs and peripheral areas; Near-natural forests with well-developed forest communities, forest edges and valuable old wood stocks; large-area contiguous, z. Partly moist meadow landscape with interspersed hedges and orchards; endangered animal and plant species adapted to the multitude of biotope structures.	⊙	48.2	1999-11-02
Rotenberg	BW	2,220 WDPA: 319008	Bruchsal Large orchards with rare flora that is worth protecting; extensive hedgerows, sunken paths and vineyards, areas left to natural succession; areas of life worth protecting, such as B. Rough meadow stands are to be developed.	⊙	44.8	1999-12-22
Erlich		2,225 WDPA: 318368	Philippsburg , Graben-Neudorf , Dettenheim Former meander zone of the Rhine with a special variety of adjacent and interlocking biotope structures and plant communities shaped by the influence of water.	⊙	280.6	2003-03-27
Pfinzquellen		2,241 WDPA: 555632768	Straubenhardt , Karlsbad and Marxzell Meadow landscape with differently moist and differently used grassland as well as the largely natural floodplain of the Pfinz .	⊙	281.2	2016-05-24
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