Lunden valley

	Lunden valley
location	Schleswig-Holstein , Germany
surface	9.0 km²
Identifier	NSG no. 185
WDPA ID	555546382
Geographical location	54 ° 17 ' N , 9 ° 4' E Coordinates: 54 ° 17 '26 " N , 9 ° 3' 54" E
Setup date	2011

The Lundener Niederung is a nature reserve in the Schleswig-Holstein communities of Fedderingen , Krempel , Rehm-Flehde-Bargen , Schlichting and Stelle-Wittenwurth in the Dithmarschen district .

General

The approximately 901 hectare nature reserve is registered with the number 185 in the directory of nature reserves of the Ministry for Energy Transition, Agriculture, Environment and Rural Areas. It is almost congruent with the FFH area of the same name and part of the EU bird sanctuary "Eider-Treene-Sorge-Niederung". To the north, west and south it borders in parts of the approximately 73-hectare conservation area "Lundener lowlands west of the receiving water diversion". The nature reserve has been under protection since March 11, 2011. The responsible lower nature conservation authority is the Dithmarschen district.

description

The nature reserve is located in the southwest of the Eider-Treene-Sorge lowland north of Heide and southeast of Tönning . It places a lowland area with the Krempeler Moor in the north, the Mötjen polder adjoining it to the south with the Mötjensee lake in it and the former Steller lake in the south as well as the areas in between and surrounding areas under protection. The two lakes are former, now silted up or silted up beach lakes, which had formed between a former spit in the west and the Geestrücke in the east. In 1999, the diversion of a main receiving river and the damming of drainage ditches increased the water level by 30 to 50 cm on an area of around 320 hectares in the Mötjensee area. As a result, the other areas in the lowland were also rewetted . The open water area of the Mötjensee, which is surrounded by reed beds , increased. The former Steller See no longer has any open water surface. It is completely consumed by reed. In addition to the reeds in the lakes, the nature reserve is changeable, humid grasslands , and some were dug and dehydrated high and low moors embossed with large sedge stocks. In places, swamp forests of gray willow and eared willow as well as gagel bushes grow . As a result of the rewetting of the area, still preserved bog complexes regenerate. Peat moss and characteristic plant species settle here , including endangered species such as swamp violets , yellow rue and crab claws . Spawnweed and frog-bite communities settle in the still waters.

The nature reserve is of great importance for meadow and migratory birds . So here are u. a. Habicht , cane , grain and Harrier , Gray Goose , Bittern , Little Grebe , Gadwall , Krick- , spoon , Knäk- and tufted duck , shelduck , water , ponds and Bless Rail , Spotted Crake , quail , corncrake , common snipe , black-tailed godwit , Redshank , Ruff , Lapwing , Golden oriole , Red-backed Shrike , fir , willow , bag and bearded tit , pipe and warbler , Sedge warbler , Blackcap , tree and meadow Pipit , blue and whinchat , house sparrow and skylark home. Resting birds are u. a. Hen harrier, curlew , ruff, golden plover , whooper swan and barnacle goose . The white stork visits the area as a food visitor. The entire complex is the habitat of the moor frog and other amphibians . The nature reserve also offers a suitable habitat for the otter .

The nature reserve can be experienced on hiking and riding trails. There is an observation tower southwest of Lake Mötjensee.

The nature reserve is looked after by the Heimatverein Mötjenpolder Rehm-Flehde-Bargen. Areas that are not too wet are used extensively and large areas lie fallow.

In the northern area, the nature reserve is crossed by the state road 302.