Märzenbecherwald

Märzenbecherwald IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
Märzenbecher
location	North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany
surface	1.6 ha
WDPA ID	555638605 164534, 555638605
Geographical location	51 ° 46 '  N , 8 ° 12'  E Coordinates: 51 ° 46 '20 "  N , 8 ° 11' 44"  E
Setup date	1995

The Märzenbecherwald nature reserve is one of the smallest nature reserves in the Warendorf district in North Rhine-Westphalia . It bears its name after the spring knot flowers that are often found there , which are also called Märzenbecher .

The approximately 1.6 hectare area, which was placed under nature protection in 1995 , extends east of Sünninghausen , a district of Oelde . The Forthbach flows not far south of the area.

The protection takes place

• to maintain a conical fracture forest and wet grassland with lime flat moors and the outlets of sources and residents on this site animal and plant communities , of which plant species are particularly vulnerable
• for scientific and cultural reasons
• because of the rarity, peculiarity and the outstanding beauty of the area
• for the restoration, development, maintenance and promotion of the quarry forest, the damp grassland with the bogs and springs and their communities

See also

• List of nature reserves in the Warendorf district

Web links

• Nature reserve “Märzenbecherwald” in the specialist information system of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection in North Rhine-Westphalia
• World Database on Protected Areas - Märzenbecherwald ("Maerzenbecherwald")
• New water for the tree frog. Märzenbecherwald nature reserve optimal location on nabu-naturschutzstation-muensterland.de
• Warendorf - Warendorf district. A true pearl of nature conservation in a circle: “Märzenbecherwald” in Sünninghausen will be significantly expanded on February 3, 2017 on focus.de
• The spring messenger Märzenbecher is already in the starting blocks at Oelde (Warendorf district). On your marks, get set, bloom ... on wn.de (special publication)