List of nature reserves in the Rhein-Neckar district

In the Rhein-Neckar district , there are 50 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), 3029.47 hectares of the district area are under nature protection, that is 2.85 percent.

Surname	image	Identifier	details	position	Area hectares	date
Wüstnächstenbach and Haferbuckel	BW	2010 WDPA: 82951	Weinheim Mountain nose of the Bergstrasse Pleistocene terrace (above granite) with thermophilic forest and bush communities; Dry bushes and dry forest, partly rocky ground with dry grass.	⊙	8.9	1937-08-17
Turning head		2.011 WDPA: 82894	Schriesheim Wooded hilltop in the southern Odenwald. Quartz porphyry underground.	⊙	55.9	1939-03-15
Ketchler Rheininsel		2,013 WDPA: 82058	Brühl , Ketsch Near-natural Rhine meadow landscape, former meander arch with sliding and impact banks, periodically flooded soft and hard wood meadows and elm hornbeam forests, alternating with littered meadows; Habitat of an animal world rich in species and individuals, especially birds and butterflies.	⊙	476.4	1983-12-23
Brühlwiesen	BW	2,050 WDPA: 81473	Sinsheim Small-scale section of the Elsenz Valley, in which, in a characteristic way, moist floodplain biotopes (meadows, willow bushes, Großseggenried, reed stands) with dry, warm habitats on the adjoining lower valley slope (stone bars, dry grass, fruit and field trees) are closely related.	⊙	4.0	1981-02-26
Felsenberg	BW	2,051 WDPA: 81650	Neckargemünd Habitat of plant and animal communities, especially breeding and resting place for endangered bird species as well as habitat for rare arachnids and amphibians.	⊙	5.9	1981-03-09
Kranichsberg	BW	2,052 WDPA: 164234	Eberbach Habitat of plant and animal communities, especially breeding and resting places for endangered bird species.	⊙	8.4	1981-04-21
Sulzbach quarry	BW	2,056 WDPA: 82627	Weinheim dry and semi-arid grassland as a habitat for thermophilic plant communities and heat-loving insects.	⊙	2.4	1981-12-07
Todtenbronnen	BW	2,059 WDPA: 82720	Schönbrunn Spring area close to nature with plant communities in damp locations, extensive sedge areas with willow-buckthorn bushes, marshy grass meadows with floristic rarities, rich aquatic insect and amphibian fauna.	⊙	15.0	1982-11-12
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
Kirchardter Berg quarry	BW	2,075 WDPA: 165698	Sinsheim limestone quarry and its immediate surroundings as a valuable secondary biotope with undisturbed succession; valuable study object for scientific research.	⊙	11.3	1984-07-27
Waibstädter Schwarzbachaue	BW	2,076 WDPA: 166131	Waibstadt Natural floodplain with wetlands and meadows; Of scientific interest is the observation of the faunistic-floristic population development in the area of nutrient-rich secondary ponds.	⊙	40.4	1984-07-27
Schwetzinger meadows-reed meadows		2,077 WDPA: 165530	Brühl , Schwetzingen , Edingen-Neckarhausen A diverse mosaic of numerous very different biotopes of great ecological importance.	⊙	150.4	1984-11-16
Oven-Riedwiesen		2,078 WDPA: 162320	Mannheim , Brühl , Edingen-Neckarhausen (Rhein-Neckar-Kreis) A diverse mosaic of numerous very different biotopes of great ecological importance.	⊙	147.7	1984-11-16
Malscher Aue		2,082 WDPA: 164562	Bad Schönborn , Malsch , Mühlhausen Wetland of regional importance, brook floodplain along the Hengstbach with the last connected areas of reeds, sedges and tall shrubs, brook vegetation, hedges and forest edge areas; Habitat of z. Plant and animal species that are sometimes endangered.	⊙	23.9	1985-06-13
Frauweilerwiesen		2,086 WDPA: 163144	Wiesloch alternating wet meadows and wetlands created by clay mining as spawning and breeding grounds for endangered fish, amphibian, bird and small mammal species.	⊙	12.3	1985-10-17
Train coat tape wood		2,088 WDPA: 166429	Sandhausen secondary biotope on the site of a former sand pit, large number of sub-biotopes; A juxtaposition of dry and wet biotopes in a small space, ideal habitat for many threatened species.	⊙	16.0	1985-12-19
Sallengrund forest meadows	BW	2,090 WDPA: 165286	Dielheim Groundwater-dominated floodplain with wet vegetation of the forests, meadows, reeds and sedges, up to the quarry forest.	⊙	33.3	1986-05-21
Neckarufer Seitelsgrund-Moosklinge	BW	2,094 WDPA: 164769	Eberbach , Schönbrunn Distinctive Neckar landscape with a striking slope, near-natural forest cover with species-rich hardwood forests and geophytes, ferns and mosses; near-natural habitat for endangered bird species, insects and snails.	⊙	47.3	1986-11-18
Lower Neckar: Altneckar Wörth-Weidenstücker		2,098 WDPA: 166007	Heidelberg , Edingen-Neckarhausen Preservation and promotion of the various plant communities that are typical of the river landscape on the lower Neckar and are increasingly endangered, whose vegetation mosaic corresponds to the local diversity	⊙	16.7	1986-12-17
Lower Neckar: Neckar meadow between Botzheimer Wasen and Obere Wörth	BW	2,099 WDPA: 166010	Ladenburg Preservation and promotion of a fauna typical of the floodplain, in particular European bird species, which are often endangered and partly threatened with extinction	⊙	5.5	1986-12-17
Lower Neckar: Altneckarschleife-Neckar plates		2,100 WDPA: 166008	Ilvesheim , Ladenburg , Edingen-Neckarhausen Securing the spatially close association of habitats for plants and animals, which are of vital importance for migratory animal species as breeding, resting, foraging and wintering areas	⊙	84.9	1986-12-17
Landscape at the Waldangelbach	BW	2,106 WDPA: 164335	Rauenberg , Wiesloch Close-to-nature Bachaue and variously shaped secondary biotopes in the midst of a highly stressed environment; Refuge for numerous animal and plant species (NR: Kraichgau).	⊙	11.5	1987-10-30
Ponds at the Landgraben	BW	2,107 WDPA: 165845	Weinheim Regionally important wetland, refuge for many endangered plant and animal communities in a highly stressed environment (NR: Hessian Rhine Plain).	⊙	2.9	1987-10-30
Rohrwiesen and Gänswiesen		2.113 WDPA: 165213	Hemsbach , Laudenbach Part of the prehistoric Neckar floodplain, retention basin with permanent damming, amphibian population.	⊙	11.6	1988-10-24
Sand pit on the Grafenrain		2.117 WDPA: 165306	Wall Paleontologically high-quality sand pit with typical soil profiles (e.g. partial loess wall) with insects adapted to them; Secondary biotope with plant and animal communities, adapted to dry to moist locations. Location of the lower jaw from Mauer .	⊙	5.3	1988-12-23
Kallenberg and Kaiserberg		2,120 WDPA: 164006	Eschelbronn , Neidenstein Typical section of the Kraichgau landscape with near-natural biotope types such as bushes, semi-arid grassland, meadows; Secondary biotopes such as quarries and heaps and various geological outcrops; the high diversity of biotopes results in a wide range of species (NR: Kraichgau).	⊙	39.6	1989-09-06
Wetlands on the Ilvesbach	BW	2.121 WDPA: 163065	Sinsheim In its structure still largely natural brook floodplain, which is being upgraded ecologically through conversion and design measures; Wetland of supraregional importance as a breeding and resting biotope for birds.	⊙	39.1	1989-10-05
Hilsbacher Bruchwiesen	BW	2.124 WDPA: 163677	Sinsheim One of the last wetlands in the Kraichgau, with typical meadows and reed areas.	⊙	19.9	1989-12-29
Hockenheimer Rheinbogen		2.128 WDPA: 163719	Altlußheim , Hockenheim , Ketsch Biologically diverse secondary moist biotopes (mainly brickworks) that have developed into habitats of high ecological importance in the cultural landscape; Remnants of previously extensive grassland areas; Vegetation of the secondary waters, ditches, reed beds, remnants of reeds, meadows, bushes, hedges and forests with numerous endangered or endangered plant species, insect, amphibian and bird species, adapted to different moisture levels.	⊙	640.4	1990-01-29
Hochholz-Kapellenbruch		2.143 WDPA: 163707	Malsch , Rauenberg , Wiesloch , Sankt Leon-Rot 3 areas. Near-natural foothills of the Kinzig-Murg-Rinne with moist meadows; near-natural forest communities, originally cultivated agricultural areas; the large number of biotope types should be preserved and promoted.	⊙	263.7	2011-02-10
Schafhof-Teufelsloch	BW	2,147 WDPA: 165352	Hemsbach Characteristic valley of the "Bergsträßer Odenwald" with dry grass, semi-dry grass, orchard meadows, dry stone walls, fringing and grassland communities, reed beds, wet meadows, seepage springs and stream meadows.	⊙	34.4	1991-12-20
Hoffenheim blade	BW	2,160 WDPA: 163730	Sinsheim Prallhang der Elsenz and Klinge; secondary biotopes with different succession areas created by degradation; Hollow road and embankment system as a cultural-historical geological manifestation with a mosaic of semi-arid and fresh locations.	⊙	22.3	1992-12-21
Oftersheim dunes		2.161 WDPA: 164931	Oftersheim inland dunes, adjacent drifting sand fields with open sand areas, with specific sandy grass flora and fauna, remnants of a limestone pine forest, small, gaps in pine forest and flower-rich fringes created by litter use.	⊙	50.5	1992-12-23
Nußloch meadows		2,168 WDPA: 164851	Leimen , Nußloch , Walldorf , Wiesloch Extensive meadow lowlands typical of the natural area with different local conditions with adapted vegetation mosaic made up of plant communities that indicate drought or moisture.	⊙	69.3	1993-08-27
Gräbenwiesen, Spechbach, Weidichberg and Birkenwald		2,170 WDPA: 163295	Mühlhausen Remnants of an original, typical cultural landscape with numerous, pronounced structural elements such as sunken paths, small terraces and stepped areas with adapted plant communities such as arable weeds, semi-arid grasslands, wet meadows and bushes, alder and alder-ash forests; Forest fishing stream and retention basin with fore basin as breeding, resting and wintering area for water birds; woody stands accompanying water.	⊙	44.4	1993-12-15
Hirschacker and Dossenwald		2.171 WDPA: 163696	Mannheim , Schwetzingen Inland dunes, drifting sand fields and forest strips of the Neckar alluvial fan; open sand areas with specific sand lawn flora and fauna and a unique occurrence of lichen; gappy pine forests and oak-hornbeam forests rich in geophytes on the heavy soils of the Neckar alluvial fan	⊙	128.9	1993-12-16
Damper	BW	2,172 WDPA: 162700	Nußloch secondary biotopes as a habitat for native plants and animals; Spawning area for amphibians, breeding area for rare bird species, resting area for migratory birds, habitat for reptiles, bats and insects; extensive field trees and extensive meadows.	⊙	19.5	1993-12-23
Sotten	BW	2.179 WDPA: 165603	Neckargemünd clearing island, forest-enclosed meadow valley; aquatic, amphibious and terrestrial habitats in springs, rivers, forest edges, bushes and forests as well as on meadows and extensively used arable land; Rest area for migratory birds.	⊙	18.5	1994-07-15
Leimen quarry		2.191 WDPA: 165700	Heidelberg , Leimen (Baden) shell limestone quarry with tunnel system; Habitat of different bat species occurring in large numbers; temporarily to permanently water-bearing bodies of water as a habitat for rare amphibians threatened with extinction; unique mosaic of different, complementary living spaces on a small area.	⊙	22.0	1995-10-10
Elsenzaue-Hollmuthang	BW	2,202 WDPA: 162932	Bammental , Neckargemünd Natural stream of the Elsenz with steep banks, impact and sliding slopes; Silver willow and alder gallery forest along the stream with upstream bushes, hedges and tall herbaceous vegetation; Alluvial meadows and forests, extensive hillside meadows and orchards; regionally significant landscape.	⊙	58.0	1996-07-04
Sauerwiesen-Fuchsloch	BW	2,205 WDPA: 165332	Dielheim , Wiesloch Near-natural locations of the floodplain and peripheral areas with special and diverse wetland vegetation (alder swamp forest, wet meadows, reed beds and sedge stands) as well as dry slopes with a mosaic of semi-dry grassland, orchards, hedges, forests and rains (loess banks) with rare and endangered animals and plant species; regionally significant landscape.	⊙	60.8	1996-12-18
Lower Schwarzbachtal		2.208 WDPA: 166025	Eschelbronn , Meckesheim , Zuzenhausen Natural brook course with steep banks, impact and sliding slopes and extensively used waterfront strips, white willow and alder walls, floodplain meadows and floodplain forests, spring areas, meadows, semi-arid grassland, bushes, woody plants and fruit trees on the slope of the "Ober dem Schwarzig"; networked living spaces; significant and typical landscape.	⊙	40.3	1997-07-30
Mauermer and Bammentaler Elsenztal		2,210 WDPA: 164586	Bammental , Mauer , Meckesheim The natural course of the Elsenz stream with steep banks, impact and sliding slopes, accompanying white willow-alder forest, wet meadows, sedge reeds and reeds, bushes and tall herbaceous meadows; Meadows, semi-arid grasslands, bushes, woody plants and fruit trees on the valley flanks; Old wood stocks; Habitats of particularly sensitive and endangered bird species.	⊙	162.0	1997-12-12
Mount of Olives		2,212 WDPA: 318912	Dossenheim , Schriesheim Dominant peripheral elevation of the front Odenwald; Near-natural and culture-related forest, bush and fringing communities in different stages of development and local characteristics as a habitat for numerous threatened animal and plant species; Locations created by rock mining, characterized by extreme microclimatic fluctuations and nutrient-poor conditions such as rock terraces and rock walls, rubble heaps and temporary shallow waters; the progressive dynamic succession and resettlement processes in the former quarry area should be controlled, a diverse biotope structure with high species diversity should be preserved or created. Schonwald (LWaldG § 32).	⊙	51.5	1998-02-10
Bockscheuer	BW	2,214 WDPA: 318211	Sinsheim wet meadows, sedge meadows and reed beds with particularly sensitive and endangered animal and plant species, meadows and woody plants and groundwater pond as networked habitats of the fauna and flora dependent on bodies of water, meadows, tall herbaceous meadows, sedge beds, reeds and / or woody plants.	⊙	11.2	1998-12-21
Altenbachtal and Galgenberg		2.215 WDPA: 318095	Malsch , Mühlhausen , Rauenberg Near-natural locations of the Waldangelbach and Altenbach flood plains and their peripheral areas as a prerequisite for the special, diverse wetland vegetation; Meadow areas well structured by bushes and moist by slope seepage water and slope springs; dry slopes with a mosaic of semi-arid lawns, orchards, hedges, hillside terraces and loess slopes; Forests with a high degree of near-natural and well-developed forest communities; a secondary biotope created by breaking down loess; a multitude of plant and animal communities bound to wet and dry biotopes.	⊙	116.1	1998-12-21
Orchards in Kleingemünd	BW	2.235 WDPA: 555560668	Neckargemünd Preservation and development of a typical, well-structured landscape section of the Neckar Valley with fruit tree meadows, groups of trees, field trees, bushes, a dry stone wall and a sessile oak and hornbeam forest.	⊙	15.7	2013-09-13
Sandhausen dunes horse drive		2.237 WDPA: 555588633	Sandhausen Post-Ice Age, geomorphologically typical and well-formed sand dune; Dry and sandy lawns, remains of the typical beech and oak forest; Habitat of rare plant, mushroom and animal communities.	⊙	15.7	1986-07-31
Sandhausener dune, care Schönau-Galgenbuckel		2,238 WDPA: 555588634	Sandhausen Post-Ice Age, geomorphologically typical sand dune; Dry and sandy lawns, sandy forest communities; Habitat of rare plant, mushroom and animal communities.	⊙	21.4	1979-12-11
Brombachertal	BW	2,239 WDPA: 555595781	Eberbach meadow valley typical of the Odenwald; natural stream, meadows, tall herbaceous vegetation, groups of trees, field trees and shrubbery, poor and species-rich meadows including wet meadows and dry grassland, groups of trees, hedges, field trees, shrubbery and local forests; Habitat of partially specially adapted, rare and nationally endangered animal species.	⊙	18.7	2015-05-28
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