Mersch (nature reserve)

Mersch IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
The Mersch
location	North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany
surface	6.74 hectares
Identifier	GT-012
WDPA ID	82158
Geographical location	51 ° 55 '  N , 8 ° 17'  E Coordinates: 51 ° 55 '8 "  N , 8 ° 17' 12"  E
Setup date	1948
administration	Lower landscape authority of the Gütersloh district

The Mersch is a nature reserve designated in 1948 with a size of 6.74  hectares in Herzebrock-Clarholz and thus the third smallest nature reserve in the Gütersloh district . It is the only nature reserve in the municipality. The area is completely privately owned and is listed with the number GT-012.

The Mersch is a break area with predominant alder and was designated to preserve the remarkable flora with orchids , sedges and mosses and to preserve the species-rich bird life that occurs here. It is located in a flood channel of the Ur- Ems and is regularly under water in spring. the occurrence of the water feather is remarkable .

Mersch is an expression for marsh (alluvial land), so it indicates regular flooding.

Individual evidence

1. ^ "Mersch" nature reserve (GT-012) in the specialist information system of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection in North Rhine-Westphalia , accessed on March 10, 2017.

Web links

• Nature reserve "Mersch" (GT-012) in the specialist information system of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection in North Rhine-Westphalia
• Mersch nature reserve on the sides of the Gütersloh district
• World Database on Protected Areas - Mersch (nature reserve )