Merklinger Ried

	Merklinger Ried nature reserve IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
	Reeds, Merklingen in the background
location	Because the town is in the Boeblingen district , Baden-Württemberg
surface	18.7 ha
Identifier	1.103
WDPA ID	82157
Geographical location	48 ° 46 ' N , 8 ° 52' E Coordinates: 48 ° 45 '40 " N , 8 ° 51' 57" E
Sea level	from 385 m to 390 m
Setup date	2nd July 1982
administration	Regional Council Stuttgart

Merklinger Ried is a nature reserve with the number 1.103 designated by ordinance of the Stuttgart regional council of July 2, 1982 .

location

The nature reserve is located in the Obere Gäue natural area and lies in the Würm floodplain about 500 meters south-east of Merklingen . The Merklinger Ried is part of the FFH area No. 7319-341 Gäulandschaft an der Würm and is almost completely surrounded by the landscape protection area No. 1.15.027 Heckengäu-Weil der Stadt .

Protection purpose

According to the ordinance, the protection purpose is the preservation of a natural reed, the averting of disturbances and impairments of a rare habitat for wild plants and animals, in particular for numerous bird species, as well as the long-term renaturation of impaired parts of the reed.

Flora and fauna

As floristic feature is the in Baden-Wuerttemberg as classified orchid "endangered" Marsh Helleborine to name. The occurrence of numerous bird species should be emphasized: reed warbler , reed warbler , reed warbler , field owl , blackcap , chiffchaff , spotted mullet and common snipe .

literature

Reinhard Wolf , Ulrike Kreh (Hrsg.): The nature reserves in the Stuttgart administrative region . Thorbecke, Ostfildern 2007, ISBN 978-3-7995-5176-2

Web links

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

Profile of the nature reserve in the protected area directory of the LUBW with protected area ordinance and map