List of nature reserves in the Zollernalb district

In Zollernalbkreis there are 53 nature reserves. The Tübingen regional council is responsible for designating nature reserves . According to the protected area statistics of the State Institute for the Environment, Measurements and Nature Conservation Baden Württemberg (LUBW), 1,561.5760 hectares of the district are under nature protection, that is 1.70 percent.

Surname	image	Identifier	details	position	Area hectares	date
Lower corner		4,021 WDPA: 166003	Balingen , Meßstetten , Albstadt Steep slopes, extensive beech-fir forests and canyon forests, on the marl slides mountain riding grass companies. Preservation and ecological improvement of the hillside forests, scree slopes and rock formations in the upper level of the Albtraufes between Tobeltalstraße and Lochenpaß. The extreme relief, climate and soil conditions lead to an extremely delicate structure of habitats for numerous endangered, protected and rare animal and plant species.	⊙	89.7	1995-11-20
Zellerhornwiese		4,032 WDPA: 82955	Albstadt , district Onstmettingen West slope of the Zeller Horn (909 m) on the western edge of the Swabian Alb on the White Jura within the Hohenzollern ditch; Meager meadow with species-rich flora.	⊙	4.4	1950-02-14
Hohegert		4,076 WDPA: 81908	Bisingen Near-natural semi-dry lawn and litter meadow lying at the foot of the slope as extensive grassland.	⊙	2.3	1979-10-11
Dobelwiesen		4,079 WDPA: 81529	Albstadt , district of Laufen on the Eyach Kalkflachmoor on the source horizon of the Upper Brown Jura with its plant and animal communities; Schonwald (LWaldG § 32).	⊙	18.6	1980-11-24
Hochberg		4,080 WDPA: 81891	Albstadt , Tailfingen district Varied vegetation pattern of forest stands and juniper heaths with alternation of dense and loosely planted parts with rare, e.g. Plant and animal species threatened with extinction.	⊙	17.6	1995-11-20
Känzele		4,081 WDPA: 82035	Albstadt Juniper heath with a vegetation pattern between light and dense forest with a rich variety of orchids and other rare plants.	⊙	3.6	1980-11-24
Kugelwäldle		4,082 WDPA: 164276	Albstadt mountain cone with rich and diverse occurrences of rare plants; Schonwald (LWaldG § 32).	⊙	12.9	1980-11-24
Length hole		4,083 WDPA: 164360	Albstadt , district of Onstmettingen Attractive southern slope with beech and juniper trees with numerous rare plants, especially endangered orchids.	⊙	5.5	1980-11-24
Glue		4,084 WDPA: 82084	Albstadt , Tailfingen district Rock biotope of two mountain peaks with blurred limestone and a juniper heather with numerous protected plants; Spring horizons with interesting vegetation.	⊙	25.3	1980-11-24
Lukewarm		4,085 WDPA: 164398	Albstadt , Truchtelfingen district Wacholderheide and its transition to the forest with the largest occurrence of the yellow gentians in the Zollernalb district as well as numerous other protected plants.	⊙	6.1	1980-11-24
At the mill		4,087 WDPA: 81379	Burladingen wetland with spring outlets and characteristic animal and plant communities.	⊙	7.0	1981-02-23
Breilried		4,089 WDPA: 81453	Haigerloch Ried created in a gypsum keuperdoline with typical animal and plant communities. The peat deposits in this area have a special significance in terms of forest history.	⊙	5.8	1981-05-26
Immerland		4,096 WDPA: 81986	Rosenfeld semi- arid grassland as a habitat for rare and endangered animal and plant species.	⊙	1.9	1982-03-16
Häselteiche		4,098 WDPA: 81834	Rosenfeld Agriculturally extensively used grassland, composed of a mosaic of flat moor, dry meadows and deciduous trees, habitat of rare and endangered animal and plant species	⊙	28.9	1982-07-01
Kapfhalde		4,104 WDPA: 82038	Rangendingen , Rottenburg am Neckar , Hirrlingen (district of Tübingen) Scenic right slope of the Starzel with numerous species of rare plant and animal communities.	⊙	11.8	1983-05-09
Salenhofweiher		4,107 WDPA: 82475	Haigerloch Ponds close to nature with reed belt, quarry forest and wet meadows, as a habitat numerous, z. Some of the water-bound animal and plant species threatened with extinction.	⊙	8.0	1983-06-09
Kornbühl		4,108 WDPA: 164211	Burladingen , Salmendingen district A knoll that characterizes the landscape in the middle of cleared fields, species-rich juniper heaths and single-lawn meadows with rich fauna and flora.	⊙	10.0	1983-06-15
Hülenbuchwiesen		4.117 WDPA: 163819	Balingen , Meßstetten Uneven wooden meadows as a cultural-historical relic of extensive land use with characteristic flora and fauna.	⊙	44.5	1984-03-12
Plettenkeller		4,120 WDPA: 165011	Dotternhausen , Ratshausen , Schömberg Bergtrauf and Steilhang, where the connections between geological subsoil, geomorphological processes, climate, soil formation, vegetation, national culture and landscape become clear in a rare way in a small space; Schonwald (LWaldG § 32).	⊙	36.0	1984-12-05
Slag heaps		4.123 WDPA: 165374	Meßstetten Characteristic landscape with a relatively rich tree population of the juniper-forch heather and hardwood-juniper heather with typical willow trees and rich flora.	⊙	11.6	1985-06-28
Braunhartsberg		4,127 WDPA: 162542	Albstadt , Tailfingen district Extensively used meadows and juniper heather areas with very rich flora.	⊙	3.2	1985-10-21
Roschbach		4,128 WDPA: 165218	Albstadt , district of Pfeffingen West-exposed slope area with different location conditions, restless slippery slopes, spring outlets, semi-arid grass, natural mixed deciduous forests, near-natural, unpolluted stream; z. T. Schonwald (LWaldG § 32).	⊙	109.3	1985-10-21
Owinger Buhl		4,131 WDPA: 164972	Haigerloch cherry tree-juniper heather, semi-dry grassland community with numerous endangered plant and animal species.	⊙	21.1	1985-11-15
Gnagen		4,132 WDPA: 163268	Balingen , Geislingen Wetland with large stocks of sedges, moist to moderately wet wet meadows and transitions to fresh to dry greasy meadows, individual trees, hedges and orchards; Ecologically outstanding breeding ground for numerous bird species, habitat for a multitude of water-dependent spiders, butterflies, dragonflies, amphibians, birds, etc. Small mammals.	⊙	7.5	1985-12-23
Flour tree		4,134 WDPA: 164595	Albstadt Wacholderheide with a particular wealth of z. T. threatened and protected animal and plant species.	⊙	12.4	1986-07-14
Hessenbol		4,135 WDPA: 163662	Hechingen sheep pasture on an elongated SE slope with species-rich hedge vegetation, in the upper area original limestone meadows; species-rich small animal fauna and rare plant species.	⊙	5.1	1986-10-29
Riedbachtal		4,136 WDPA: 165173	Dormettingen Diverse and richly structured orchards and hedges; valuable habitat for numerous animal and plant species threatened with extinction, particularly endangered bird species.	⊙	38.6	1986-12-03
Westerberg		4,137 WDPA: 166271	Nusplingen Richly structured hedge landscape of the Alb plateau with stone bars and extensive agricultural use of the rough meadows.	⊙	42.8	1987-03-19
Heimberg		4,142 WDPA: 163606	Meßstetten Typical landscape of the Swabian Alb plateau with a small-scale mosaic structure of xerothermal lawns and areas of alternating moisture, hedges and a larger wetland.	⊙	32.9	1987-11-06
Schafberg-Lochenstein		4,143 WDPA: 165351	Balingen , Hausen am Tann Due to extreme relief, climate and Soil conditions extremely delicate structure of habitats. In a small space, connections between geological subsoil, geomorphological processes, climate, soil formation, vegetation, national culture, etc. Landscape clearly; Schonwald (LWaldG § 32).	⊙	102.0	1987-11-20
Bürgle		4,144 WDPA: 162654	Jungingen The extensively used juniper heath that characterizes the landscape.	⊙	14.1	1987-12-07
Espenloch-Hintere Halde		4,146 WDPA: 163005	Rangendingen , Hirrlingen (Tübingen district) Semi-arid lawns, orchards and wetlands that need to be maintained and improved.	⊙	22.3	1988-07-15
Stromelsberg-Hessenbühl		4,148 WDPA: 165767	Meßstetten , Obernheim Richly structured hedge landscape of the Alb plateau with lines of hedges, stone bars, fringing societies and poor meadows, feeding and breeding biotopes for birds of prey.	⊙	43.6	1988-11-21
Geifitze		4,156 WDPA: 163215	Albstadt For the Swabian Alb rare, diversely structured wetland complex; largely near-natural upper reaches of the Schmiecha and side valleys, large sedge societies, willow bushes in succession, fens; Breeding, feeding and migration areas of endangered bird species	⊙	33.0	1989-04-10
Sewing mountain		4,160 WDPA: 164750	Burladingen The hilltop typical of the Swabian Alb landscape, the juniper heath that characterizes the landscape and the adjacent forest areas.	⊙	29.3	1989-06-30
Beurener Heide		4,169 WDPA: 162400	Hechingen The juniper heath that characterizes the landscape, uneven meadows and spring moors with a large variety of rare, endangered plant and animal species.	⊙	31.6	1990-07-13
Warrenberg		4,172 WDPA: 166173	Haigerloch A diversely structured part of the landscape in the foreland of the southwestern Jura with extensive agricultural use; Rough meadows, orchards, field trees, individual trees and forest fringes.	⊙	18.3	1990-09-14
Stetten vineyard		4.173 WDPA: 165738	Haigerloch Richly structured part of the landscape in the middle Eyach valley with extensive agricultural use; Semi-arid lawns, juniper heaths, flat moors, spring swamps, forest fringes, field hedges and individual trees.	⊙	27.8	1990-09-14
Leek heap		4,187 WDPA: 164397	Hechingen A diversely structured part of the landscape in the lower Starzental with extensively used pasture areas, poor grassland, shrubbery and wood strips.	⊙	18.3	1991-03-14
Tailfinger Ried		4,190 WDPA: 165809	Albstadt For the Swabian Alb, which is characterized by dry locations, a rare wetland complex with the near-natural stream of the Schmiecha and side ditches, unused large sedge communities, extensively used wet meadows and bogs; Breeding, feeding and resting biotopes for endangered bird species.	⊙	9.6	1991-05-10
Oberberg-Köpfle		4,191 WDPA: 164858	Burladingen Typical mountain slope for the Swabian Alb with juniper heather, adjacent forest areas and extensive meadows.	⊙	33.7	1991-09-09
Deep way		4,195 WDPA: 165892	Ratshausen Diverse part of the landscape on the lower slope of the Plettenberg with semi-arid grassland, wet meadows, bushes, fringes, forests and small bodies of water.	⊙	13.7	1992-01-29
Zollerhalde		4,228 WDPA: 166426	Bisingen Diverse part of the landscape at the foot of the slope of the Zollerberg with areas used extensively for agriculture and forestry; cultural-historical significance; Semi-arid lawns on steep slopes facing south, sage-oat meadows, hedges, fringing groups, orchards, individual trees, groups of trees and wet areas.	⊙	90.6	1993-08-29
Juniper bush		4,245 WDPA: 166107	Burladingen Mountain slope typical of the Swabian Alb with juniper heaths of various types, smooth oat meadows, lime meadows; Lean lawns with a mosaic of different plant communities of semi-arid lawns, lean grassland and fringing and hedge communities; Due to the extraordinarily large variety of biotope structures, the area is an important habitat for insects, e. B. moths, moths and grasshoppers; Feeding and breeding biotopes for many bird species.	⊙	33.0	1994-07-20
Eichberg		4.255 WDPA: 162876	Geislingen Richly structured landscape with different plant formations, which offers habitat for numerous insect species; Due to extensive agricultural and forestry use, the area offers habitat for endangered and protected plant and animal species. Of particular ecological importance are: semi-arid grasses rich in voles, smooth oat meadows of dry and moist form, orchards, hedges, fringes and species-rich forests.	⊙	17.8	1995-02-03
Schwarzenbach		4,270 WDPA: 165501	Schömberg , Zimmer unter der Burg Diversely structured part of the landscape with extensive agricultural and forestry use; Due to the interlinked biotope structures, the area represents an important habitat for animal and plant species bound to flowing water, extensively used open land and near-natural forest stands; in particular, it contains rare species of mussels, crabs, fish, birds and mammals.	⊙	47.3	1996-09-16
Heuberg		4,287 WDPA: 318537	Balingen Diverse structured area as a habitat for endangered, endangered and protected animal and plant species as well as culturally and historically significant landscape elements. The following are of particular ecological importance: bodies of water with the associated vegetation; Reed stocks; Riparian trees; Slate walls; Tall herbaceous vegetation of moist and dry expression; extensively used hay meadows; Fallow meadows; Bushes, field trees, groups of trees and single trees; near-natural forest areas; Orchards. Extraordinary variety of interlinked and networked biotope structures over a small area; Significant habitat for animal and plant species bound to still waters, extensively used open land, fallow stages and near-natural forest stands. In particular, it has rare species of amphibians, birds, wild bees and dragonflies	⊙	7.5	1998-02-16
Winter dump		4,293 WDPA: 82927	Bodelshausen , Hechingen Diversely structured valley area with a mosaic of typical and culturally significant biotopes worthy of protection, created by climatic, geomorphological and historical conditions, as a habitat and retreat for a species-rich and endangered flora and fauna; Part of the landscape of particular scenic beauty; important component in the local biotope network of the middle Starzeltal; Example of the extensively used rural cultural landscape in the foothills of the Alb	⊙	54.0	1999-05-08
Gallows meadows		4,296 WDPA: 318421	Nusplingen Diverse structured area with large and small sedge areas, near-natural flowing waters, backwaters, extensive hay meadows, reed stands, grasslands, fallow meadows, herbaceous meadows, natural and near-natural forest areas that need to be preserved, cared for and improved; culturally, historically and aesthetically significant landscape element.	⊙	27.1	1999-12-01
Ortenberg		4,300 WDPA: 318920	Ratshausen A slope section representative of the eaves area of the Hohe Schwabenalb with marl slides, rock formations, relict plant communities and valuable forest communities; as a habitat for a variety of rare, predominantly alpine, z. Partly endangered plant species, as well as rare animal species; with partly unused, often only extensively managed, richly structured forests and relictic wild grass meadows.	⊙	5.1	2001-01-16
Irrenberg dog back		4,303 WDPA: 82005	Balingen , Bisingen , Albstadt Diverse structured area as a favorable natural habitat for endangered, endangered and protected animal and plant species; The aim is to preserve, maintain and develop the culturally, historically and aesthetically outstanding part of the landscape; Of particular ecological importance are lime pioneer lawns, lime lean lawns, extensively used hay meadows of dry and damp conditions, shrubbery in dry, warm and humid locations including their perennial fringes, field trees, groups of trees and individual trees, near-natural flowing waters, perennial meadows, small sedge reeds, orchid reeds, large sedge stands Beech forests, ravine, mixed slope and alluvial forests and woodruff beech forests.	⊙	127.7	2002-01-16
Scharlenbachtal-Hofwald	BW	4,304 WDPA: 319057	Burladingen Diversely structured valley area with its mosaic of protected, typical landscape and culturally historically significant biotopes as a habitat and retreat for a species-rich and protected flora and fauna, created by climatic, geomorphological and historical conditions; Part of the landscape of extraordinary natural beauty, an important part of the local biotope network of the upper Starzeltal	⊙	99.2	2002-04-10
Donkey mill		4,307 WDPA: 318378	Straßberg , Albstadt A diversely structured area with a mosaic of typical and culturally significant biotopes worthy of protection, created by climatic, geomorphological and historical use conditions, as a habitat and retreat for endangered, endangered and protected animal and plant species, of particular scenic beauty; important component in the local biotope network of the Schmiecha / Schmeiental.	⊙	50.0	2002-10-22
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