Lean, lowland hay meadows
Lean flatland hay meadows , also FFH hay meadows , are a habitat protected by the FFH directive .
description
These are meadows that are used extensively. They are only mowed one to three times a year. These meadows are habitats that are characterized by a particularly high variety of plant and animal species. Among other things, the common occurrence of typical plant species is characteristic. These meadows can often be recognized by the splendor of color in their high and diverse flowers. With 30–45 plant species per 25 m², they have about twice as many species as intensively used economic grassland. The number of animal species is up to ten times higher than the diversity of plant species.
In Germany (probably even across the EU), the state of Baden-Württemberg in particular has one of the most important occurrences of such species-rich hay meadows. Typical for these hay meadows are z. B. Meadow Knautie , Meadow Marguerite , Meadow Goat Beard and Meadow Bellflower .
Due to their nature conservation importance, the meager lowland hay meadows belong to the habitats protected under the code number 6510 in Appendix I of the Fauna-Flora-Habitat Directive (Habitats Directive, of May 21, 1992, 92/43 / EEC). The lean, lowland hay meadows are also a cultural asset. Because they are the product of decades to centuries of extensive use. As a rule, they were used as hay meadows once or twice a year and can only be preserved if they continue to be cultivated extensively.
