Moors and ponds around wells

Nature reserve "Moore and Weiher around Brunnen" IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
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location	Kisslegg and Bad Wurzach , Ravensburg district , Baden-Württemberg , Germany
Area / extent	195 ha / 2.5 km
Identifier	4,277
WDPA ID	164672
Geographical location	47 ° 49 '  N , 9 ° 51'  E Coordinates: 47 ° 49 '25 "  N , 9 ° 50' 51"  E
Sea level	from 686 m to 710 m
Setup date	December 20, 1996
administration	Regional Council Tübingen

Moore and Weiher around Brunnen is a nature reserve in the area of ​​the cities of Kißlegg and Bad Wurzach in the district of Ravensburg , which was declared by the Tübingen regional council on December 20, 1996 by ordinance . The nature reserve is part of the FFH area wetlands near Waldburg and Kißlegg

location

The area of moors and ponds around Brunnen is located around the hamlet of Brunnen to the west of Immenried . The area is part of the natural environment Westallgäuer hills .

Protection purpose

According to the ordinance, the protection purpose is "the preservation, promotion and optimization of an ecologically valuable moor and wetland complex as a habitat for a species-rich endangered flora and fauna and as a retreat for specialized species that are dependent on unused or only extensively used, lightly polluted areas, as part of the landscape of particular scenic beauty, as a cultural and historical testimony to a centuries-old pond economy ”and“ as an important component in the habitat network of wetlands in the Württemberg Allgäu region ”.

Landscape character

The area lies in the terminal moraine landscape and includes several moors and ponds, including the Holzmühleweiher , the Brunner Weiher , the Rotmoos , the Bustenmoos and the Oberreuter Moos . Several different types of peat can be found in the area. There are raised bogs as well as silting bogs and swamp bogs . Even small sedge Riede and alder forests are available. The largest body of water in the nature reserve is the Holzmühleweiher. Clear traces of earlier use can be seen in the moors. Parts of the peat body were drained and pitted and later reforested with spruce. The remaining raised bogs have uncinate pines established backlogs.

Flora and fauna

The notable species in the area include the raised bog yellowfling , the blue-eyed forest porter , the common water hose , the raised bog maiden , the arctic emerald dragonfly , the Märzenbecher , the Davall sedge , the white germer , the marsh hermit and the wart-biter .

See also

• List of nature reserves in the Ravensburg district

literature

• Regional Council Tübingen (ed.): The nature reserves in the administrative district of Tübingen . Thorbecke, Stuttgart 2006, ISBN 978-3-7995-5175-5 .

Web links

• Profile of the nature reserve  Moore and Weiher um Brunnen in the protected area directory of the LUBW

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ordinance of the Tübingen regional council on the nature reserve "Moore und Weiher um Brunnen" from December 20, 1996. Accessed on August 9, 2018 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b} Atlas text moors and ponds around fountains. Retrieved August 9, 2018 .