Lochmoos

Lochmoos nature reserve IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
View of the "Lochmoos" nature reserve (2015)
location	Schlier , Ravensburg district , Baden-Württemberg , Germany
Area / extent	55.31 ha / 2124 m
Identifier	4.221
WDPA ID	164495
Geographical location	47 ° 48 '  N , 9 ° 43'  E Coordinates: 47 ° 48 '27 "  N , 9 ° 43' 18"  E
Sea level	from 632 m to 647.9 m
Setup date	April 23, 1993
administration	Regional Council Tübingen

The Lochmoos area is a nature reserve designated by the Tübingen Regional Council by ordinance of April 23, 1993 .

location

The 55 hectare nature reserve is located between Weingarten and Wolfegg in the district of Schlier . In terms of nature, it belongs to the pre-alpine hill and moorland . The Schwarzenbach flows through it in a northeastern direction . The Bannbühlweiher is located in the southeast .

Protection purpose

According to the Protected Areas Ordinance, the main protection purpose is "the preservation and, if possible, improvement of the ecological value of the moorland landscape of the Lochmoos as a valuable element of the conventional cultural landscape, habitat and retreat for a species-rich and sometimes highly endangered animal and plant world, source area and water reservoir for the culturally and historically significant water system of the "Silent brook" and an important part of the habitat network of Upper Swabian wetlands. "

Flora and fauna

flora

Among the flora worthy of protection are the following plant species :

• Flea Sedge ( Carex pulicaris )
• Green-winged Orchid ( Orchis morio )
• Glossy tenderloin ( Liparis loeselii )
• Flour primrose ( Primula fariniosa )
• Globular devil's claw ( Phyteuma orbiculare )
• Carnation ( Dianthus superbus )
• Spatula- leaf ragwort ( Tephroseris helenitis )
• Round-leaved sundew ( Drosera rotundifolia )
• Märzenbecher ( Leucojum vernum )

fauna

The fauna worthy of protection includes the following animal species:

• Moor frog ( Rana arvalis )
• Tree frog ( Hyla arborea )
• Siberian winter dragonfly ( Sympecma paedisca )
• Golden piebald butterfly ( Euphydryas aurinia )

Contiguous protected areas

The Lochmoos is completely in the FFH area Altdorfer Wald .

See also

• List of nature reserves in the Ravensburg district

Web links

Commons : Lochmoos nature reserve  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Profile of the nature reserve  Lochmoos in the protected area directory of the LUBW

Individual evidence

1. ^ Ordinance of the Tübingen regional council on the »Lochmoos« nature reserve of April 23, 1993. Accessed on July 2, 2018 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b} Appreciation of the "Lochmoos" nature reserve. Retrieved July 2, 2018 .