Moorhauser Polder

Moorhauser Polder IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
location	East of Oldenburg , Wesermarsch district , Lower Saxony
surface	99 ha
Identifier	NSG WE 132
WDPA ID	164678
Geographical location	53 ° 10 '  N , 8 ° 19'  E Coordinates: 53 ° 9 '39 "  N , 8 ° 18' 38"  E
Sea level	from 0 m to 3 m
Setup date	December 11, 1982
administration	NLWKN

The Moorhauser Polder is a nature reserve in the Lower Saxony town of Elsfleth in the Wesermarsch district . The Moorhauser Polder is a flood retention basin .

description

The nature reserve with the sign NSG WE 132 is 99  hectares and part of the EU bird sanctuary "Hunteniederung". In the west, the nature reserve borders directly on the " Bornhorster Huntewiesen " nature reserve . The area has been a nature reserve since December 11, 1982. The responsible lower nature conservation authority is the Wesermarsch district.

When the Hunte floods, water from the Hunte (left) can flow over the dike path into the Moorhauser polder

The Moorhauser Polder is east of Oldenburg and north of the Hunte . A large part of it is characterized by wet grassland , which is only used extensively as pasture land and for mowing . As a result, the nature reserve is of particular importance as a refuge for the flora and fauna in the otherwise mostly intensively used Hunten lowlands. The meadows, which are often flooded in autumn and winter, are an important resting area for migratory birds . In the west, the Wulfsgraft runs through the polder. There are also several still waters in their area.

The polder can be seen from the dike . There is an information board in the southeast.

Karl Sartorius Hut

In the north of the polder, the Ornithological Working Group Oldenburg maintains a hut named after Karl Sartorius , one of the first ornithologists in the Huntewiesen. The hut has been used for scientific bird watching for decades and was completely overhauled in 2011.

Web links

Commons : Moorhauser Polder  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Nature reserve "Moorhauser Polder" in the database of the Lower Saxony State Office for Water Management, Coastal and Nature Conservation (NLWKN)
• Bornhorster Huntewiesen - Moorhauser Polder. Fascinating wetlands in the Hunteniederung ( Memento from July 13, 2014 in the Internet Archive ), information brochure of the Lower Saxony State Office for Water Management, Coastal Protection and Nature Conservation (PDF, 1.3 MB)

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b} Moorhauser Polder , Oldenburg Tourism and Marketing GmbH. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
2. ↑ Flood protection of the city of Oldenburg through a polder system , 5th BWK- Küstentag 2016, Lower Saxony State Office for Water Management, Coastal and Nature Conservation (PDF, 4.7 MB). Retrieved May 3, 2019.
3. ↑ Ornithologists watch in peace , Nordwest-Zeitung , September 1, 2011. Accessed May 9, 2014.