List of nature reserves in the Main-Tauber district

In the Main-Tauber-Kreis , there are 36 nature reserves. The Stuttgart Regional Council is responsible for the designation of nature reserves . The youngest nature reserve in the district is the Brachenleite nature reserve near Tauberbischofsheim, established in 2014 . The largest nature reserve in the district is the Ringelstaler Weinhalde with an area of 90.2 ha, the smallest is the alder forest near the Lichteler Landturm with 0.8 ha. According to the protected area statistics of the State Institute for the Environment, Measurements and Nature Conservation Baden-Württemberg (LUBW) 1093.85 hectares of the 130,440 hectare circular area are under nature protection, that is 0.84 percent.

Nature reserves in the Main-Tauber district

Surname	image	Identifier	details	position	Area hectares	date
Leidenrain		1,041 WDPA: 82083	Wertheim There used to be a colony of gray herons in the area. Pearl grass beech forest with 100-year-old oaks and coppice rich in winter linden, on a steep eastern slope towards the Main.	⊙	29.7	1942-05-08
Apple mountain		1,042 WDPA: 81312	Tauberbischofsheim , Werbach mountain top (380 m) made of wave dolomite and wave limestone, on the wooded northern slope a ceiling made of Pleistocene loess, on the southern slope earlier vineyards. Forest-free area with blue-grass lawn or semi-arid lawn in which feather-twinkles predominate. Thermophilic sedge-beech forest on the northern slope. In the semi-arid grass there is a hint of woody plants. Various pine trees.	⊙	23.2	1978-04-11
Alder forest near the Lichteler Landturm		1,045 WDPA: 162986	Niederstetten Erlenbruchwald, in places with peat moss cushions.	⊙	0.8	1973-11-30
Lindach		1,048 WDPA: 82097	Igersheim On the flat, undulating plateau between Tauber and Main on Loess, artificially established sessile oak stock with admixture of linden, sycamore, hornbeam, aspen and elm. Ash and alder in the damp depressions on the groundwater floor. Bannwald (LWaldG § 32) with the aim of investigating what role the European beech plays in the further development and composition of the natural forest.	⊙	16.3	1975-12-31
Hunsenberg		1,049 WDPA: 81969	Tauberbischofsheim Steep, south-west exposed slope in the Taubertal on the edge of the Main Franconian dry area. Dry hillside bushes consisting of barberry, privet, dogwood, cork elm, sloe, juniper and various types of roses alternating with the Main Franconian dry grass and the ciliate grass field.	⊙	7.6	1975-05-30
Mehlberg		1,057 WDPA: 82154	Lauda-Königshofen dry grassland with rich flora and fauna, especially a biotope for rare insects.	⊙	4.7	1986-02-14
Wormental		1,060 WDPA: 82943	Werbach Typical Tauber Franconian dry site with dry grass, lime grass, thermophilic forest communities and their fringes, extensive orchards, fields with a high proportion of wild herb species, hedges, bushes and various stages of succession; the restoration of contiguous open areas is sought; Hillside location with a character that shapes the landscape.	⊙	19.2	1978-04-17
Langenfeld		1.061 WDPA: 164358	Königheim Typical dry slopes; Habitat of a species-rich flora and fauna that love warmth and drought.	⊙	36.2	1978-04-21
Edelberg	BW	1,062 WDPA: 81571	Lauda-Königshofen Western slope of the Edelberg with species-rich, warm and dry-loving flora and fauna.	⊙	4.2	1978-04-26
Lindenberg		1,063 WDPA: 82100	Werbach southwest slope of the Lindenberg with species-rich, warmth and drought-loving flora and fauna.	⊙	8.7	1978-04-26
Dry Wieslein	BW	1,067 WDPA: 81544	Königheim Natural wetland characterized by the escape of spring water, which, in connection with the surrounding dry and bush areas, represents a valuable habitat for a diverse and sometimes threatened flora and fauna and thus also serves as an ecological compensation area for the intensively used areas in the area.	⊙	2.5	1978-08-18
Dry slope in the Lötal	BW	1,079 WDPA: 82736	Boxberg dry slope at the mouth of a dry valley in the Umpfertal, habitat for numerous endangered animal and plant species.	⊙	3.3	1979-11-06
Bird sanctuary at the Tremhof	BW	1,080 WDPA: 82818	Freudenberg heron colony.	⊙	46.5	1979-12-07
Holzberg	BW	1,093 WDPA: 81926	Creglingen Near-natural hillside forest and meadow area in the Taubertal.	⊙	25.0	1981-11-02
Maggot and Taubenloch	BW	1.104 WDPA: 82130	Külsheim Above-average variety of flora with numerous rare and protected species to preserve the ecological diversity in the cultural landscape.	⊙	5.9	1982-08-30
Kaltenberg	BW	1.106 WDPA: 82031	Lauda-Königshofen Old, abandoned vineyards on a south-facing slope, particularly valuable habitat for a warm and dry-loving flora and fauna.	⊙	13.0	1982-09-24
Birkenberg		1,107 WDPA: 81404	Bad Mergentheim East exposed, shallow dry slope, e.g. T. without a humus layer. Different stages of succession alternate with forest areas, with dry grasslands being the most important.	⊙	26.0	1982-10-14
Little Knöckle	BW	1,119 WDPA: 164134	Bad Mergentheim Area characterized by very different economic forms, which has experienced very different levels of intensity from humans in the smallest of spaces, hence the great diversity of animal and plant species; high didactic and educational value.	⊙	6.1	1984-01-20
Gutenberg	BW	1,127 WDPA: 163417	Wertheim Area with a rapidly changing mosaic of communities, an example of a high-quality secondary biotope (quarry).	⊙	12.2	1984-10-22
Neuhaus		1,128 WDPA: 164793	Bad Mergentheim , Igersheim Diverse area, characterized by different uses, with valuable habitats, an abundance of animal and plant species, striking geological formation.	⊙	79.4	1984-10-31
Outer reed		1,137 WDPA: 162300	Boxberg Nationally significant anthropogenic wetland, near-natural forest and agricultural areas mainly used as grassland as a habitat for rare plant and animal species.	⊙	22.5	1985-09-12
Oberrimbach sinkholes		1,139 WDPA: 164901	Schrozberg , Creglingen , Niederstetten Historically significant area with over 100 sinkholes.	⊙	71.2	1985-11-06
Altenberg		1,140 WDPA: 162108	Igersheim Near-natural forest and semi-arid grassland with characteristic stone bars with typical animal and plant communities.	⊙	87.0	1985-11-06
Ellenberg Kapf	BW	1,144 WDPA: 162921	Wertheim Exposed southern part ( Kapf ) of the Ellenberg, on Lower Muschelkalk with extremely poor growth; Coppice with many rare plants; Steppe heath and pine forest; extensive maintenance is required.	⊙	17.5	1986-10-06
Erlenwald Röte-Strüt		1,147 WDPA: 162995	Freudenberg Nationally significant alder-ash forest, with z. T. quarry forest character with rare flora and fauna	⊙	7.6	1986-12-01
Hohenberg		1,150 WDPA: 163744	Lauda-Königshofen The diversity of biotopes - primary and secondary breeding areas, orchards, hedges and semi-arid grasslands in the Umpfertal offers a habitat for many rare and endangered animal and plant species.	⊙	23.5	1987-05-19
Haigergrund		1,165 WDPA: 163481	Königheim Dry southwest slope with rare flora and fauna.	⊙	59.4	1994-10-18
Adell	BW	1,189 WDPA: 162044	Königheim Orchid-rich flat pea beech forest, semi-arid lawn with different stages of succession and warmth-loving forest fringes with typical plant communities and animal communities; z. T. Schonwald (LWaldG § 32).	⊙	18.2	1992-11-06
Stone bar landscape between Weikersheim and Elpersheim		1.213 WDPA: 165723	Weikersheim Stone bar slope typical for the Tauberland as a landscape-defining element and cultural-historical testimony to a centuries-old type of use, consisting of extensively used meadows, orchards, stone bars, hedges, trees, heather areas, forest and bush zones, as a habitat for numerous characteristic animal and plant communities z. Partly endangered species; Landscape ensemble belonging to the baroque gardens of Weikersheim Palace.	⊙	77.3	1995-12-28
Stammberg		1,223 WDPA: 82618	Tauberbischofsheim Extensive, connected, unshaded grasslands with extreme climatic conditions, various stages of succession and meadows with sage and oat grass in places with fruit trees; near-natural light deciduous forests, whose warmth-loving fringing communities are to be restored; the habitats of numerous rare, z. Some of the endangered and protected plant and animal species in the dry, warm locations should be improved. z. T. Bannwald (NR: building land).	⊙	79.6	1942-05-11
Kailstadt-Mühlhelde		1.233 WDPA: 318618	Boxberg Richly structured, well-developed, representative Tauber Franconian shell limestone slope as a habitat for a species-rich flora and fauna and as a cultural and historical testimony to the fragmented, extensive forms of land use that have shaped the character of this landscape. The habitat complex includes the following biotope types: Rough lawns and juniper heaths (partly in succession or afforested), heat-loving fringing areas, stone bar and dry stone wall relics, orchards, meadows, hedges, shrubbery, field trees and arable land as well as small areas of swamp sedge marshes and ridge sedge	⊙	37.0	1998-10-02
Ringelstaler vineyard		1,242 WDPA: 318993	Bad Mergentheim , Lauda-Königshofen Richly structured, well-developed, representative Tauberfränkischer Muschelkalkhang as a habitat for a species-rich flora and fauna and as cultural-historical evidence of the small-scale, extensive forms of land use that have shaped the character of this landscape; The habitat complex includes the following biotope types: Rough lawns (partly in succession or afforested), warmth-loving fringes, open rock formations, stone bars, dry slopes, orchards, meadows, hedges, shrubbery, field trees and arable land, as well as sedge and barley beech forests	⊙	90.2	2000-11-28
Helmental minor ailments		1,255 WDPA: 318528	Werbach Two richly structured, typical shell limestone dry slopes in the Werbach-Böttigheim valley as a habitat for a species-rich flora and fauna and as a cultural-historical testimony to the small-scale land use forms that have shaped the character of this landscape. The habitat complex essentially comprises the following types of biotope: Rough lawns (partly in succession or afforested), heat-loving fringing communities, stone bars, open rock formations, dry lawns, orchards, field hedges and field trees; The aim is to maintain, develop and maintain the dry slopes.	⊙	15.4	2002-12-18
Besselberg vineyards		1,264 WDPA: 344577	Grünsfeld Area with a large number of rare and threatened animal and plant species, in particular habitats of the orchid-rich limestone grasslands (priority) and the lean flatland hay meadows according to Annex I of the Habitats Directive.	⊙	37.3	2005-06-14
Wildentierbacher Berg		1,266 WDPA: 344843	Niederstetten A stone bar landscape typical of the Tauberland. The cultural landscape created through historical use of viticulture is characterized by a diverse complex of habitats consisting of grasslands, oat meadows, orchards, stone bars, field hedges, field trees and bushes, some of which are habitats according to Annex I of the Habitats Directive. Stone bars are the defining type of biotope in the nature reserve.	⊙	37.5	2005-10-24
Fallow land at Tauberbischofsheim		1,279 WDPA: 555560732	Tauberbischofsheim former training site, extensively managed grassland in a complex with fringing societies, hedges and hut forest areas	⊙	64.4	2014-12-17
Legend for nature reserve

literature

Reinhard Wolf , Ulrike Kreh (Hrsg.): The nature reserves in the Stuttgart administrative region . Thorbecke, Ostfildern 2007, ISBN 978-3-7995-5176-2 , pp. 305-380 (Main-Tauber-Kreis).