Middle Kalltal
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Middle Kalltal
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| location | Simmerath , Aachen city region , North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany | |
| surface | 42 ha | |
| Identifier | ACK-077 | |
| WDPA ID | 318795 | |
| Natura 2000 ID | 5303-302 DE 5303-302 | |
| Geographical location | 50 ° 39 ′ N , 6 ° 19 ′ E | |
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| Setup date | 1999 | |
| Framework plan | Landscape plan Simmerath | |
| administration | Lower landscape authority of the Aachen city region | |
The Mittleres Kalltal nature reserve is located in the municipality of Simmerath . It starts at the Kall dam wall and ends at Landesstraße 160 .
description
The Kall flows here as a near-natural low mountain range through a notch valley overgrown with beech, oak and spruce trees . The river bed is stony to gravel with scour formations . The floodplain area consists of alder forest , to the south there are remains of gorge forest . The near-natural character makes the Kall an important area for the protection and preservation of typical flowing water communities. The aim is to carefully dismantle the spruce stands and to plant deciduous forests .
Protection purpose
The habitats are to be protected for many according to the red list of endangered plants, fungi and animals in NRW . The area primarily serves to preserve a near-natural stretch of flowing water as a habitat for threatened plant and animal species and the preservation and development of natural habitats in accordance with Annex I of the Habitats Directive: beaver , great mouse-eared bat , common bat , kingfisher , whinchat , black woodpecker broken leg , gentian and grove -Beech forest.
These types of biotopes can be found in this area: springs, wet and humid grassland, near-natural undeveloped stream sections, rocks on the surface and alluvial forests .
See also
Web links
- "Mittleres Kalltal" nature reserve in the specialist information system of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection in North Rhine-Westphalia