Lüneburg Heath Nature Park

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Lüneburg Heath Nature Park

IUCN Category V - Protected Landscape / Seascape

Heath near Niederhaverbeck

Heath near Niederhaverbeck

location Lower Saxony , Germany
surface 1077.92 km²
Geographical location 53 ° 10 '  N , 9 ° 57'  E Coordinates: 53 ° 10 '11 "  N , 9 ° 56' 55"  E
Lüneburg Heath Nature Park (Lower Saxony)
Lüneburg Heath Nature Park
Setup date 1922
administration Districts of Lüneburg , Harburg and Heidekreis

The Lüneburg Heath Nature Park covers an area of ​​1077.92 km² in northern Lower Saxony. The nature park is sponsored by the Lüneburg Heath Nature Park Region. Around 90,000 people live in the Lüneburg Heath Nature Park.

Lüneburg Heath Nature Park

location

Location of the Lüneburg Heath Nature Park

The Lüneburg Heath Nature Park is part of the Lüneburg Heath holiday region and is located in the city triangle of Hamburg , Bremen and Hanover . It extends from Buchholz in the north heath in the north to Soltau in the south and Schneverdingen in the west to the borders of the city of Lüneburg in the east. It includes parts of the three districts of Lüneburg , Harburg and Heidekreis . The Lüneburg Heath Nature Park has 35 communities. In the core of the Lüneburg Heath Nature Park lies the approximately 234 km² Lüneburg Heath Nature Reserve (also known as the Lüneburg Heath Nature Reserve). Until February 2007, this was identical to the Lüneburg Heath Nature Park and formed one of the smallest nature parks in Germany. In February 2007 the nature park was expanded four times its area and now covers 1077.92 km².

history

Pastor Wilhelm Bode convinced the Naturschutzpark e. V. (VNP) to become active in the Lüneburg Heath. The association bought areas around the Wilseder Berg . This area was declared a nature reserve by the Prussian government in 1922. Alfred Toepfer , who was chairman of the VNP from 1954 to 1985, pushed the idea of ​​nature parks more and more through in Germany. The Lüneburg Heath Nature Park, which was congruent with the Lüneburg Heath Nature Reserve, was one of the first nature parks in Germany. The VNP took over the sponsorship of the nature park. In June 2006 the Association for the Lüneburg Heath Nature Park Region was founded. V. was founded to take over the sponsorship of the Lüneburg Heath Nature Park, which is to be expanded. A year later, the area of ​​the Lüneburg Heath Nature Park (234 km²) was more than quadrupled to the current park area (1078 km²). In 2007, the Lüneburg Heath Nature Park, with the participation of many citizens and all affected communities and stakeholders, developed a model for the sustainable development of the region: It unites issues relating to the preservation of the cultural landscape and biological diversity with sustainable regional development and emphasizes the role of nature-friendly development Recreation and awareness-raising among the population. In April 2015, the nature park region was also recognized as a LEADER region. The Lüneburg Heath Nature Park Region Association e. V. is the sponsor of the funding framework.

tasks

The Lüneburg Heath Nature Park is a model region for sustainable development. It is intended to sustainably strengthen rural areas. Together with other actors in the region, he is committed to nature conservation and landscape management, nature-friendly recreational opportunities and sustainable regional development. Through environmental education and education for sustainable development (ESD), it is intended to make the nature and culture of the Lüneburg Heath tangible and to impart skills for sustainable development on site.

Cultural landscape

The cultural landscape of the Lüneburg Heath Nature Park consists of heathland, moors and forests. These sensitive cultivated landscapes represent an important habitat for rare plants and animals. A rule of thumb states that the heather in many areas of the nature park blooms between August 8th and September 9th of the year. Depending on the weather, the heather bloom can start more than a week later.

Common heather

Common heather ( Calluna vulgaris )

The heather ( Calluna vulgaris ) is also popularly known as Heather. The common heather determines the appearance of the landscape in the Lüneburg Heath nature reserve. It is an evergreen dwarf shrub with light purple flowers in up to 15 cm long, one-sided, dense bunches. The nodding flowers are approx. 4 mm long.

Bell heather

Bell heather ( Erica tetralix )

Preferred habitats of the bell heather ( Erica tetralix ) are wet heaths, meadows, heather bogs, bushes and bog forests. It is endangered by the drainage of areas. Like the common heather, the bell heather seeks out nutrient-poor locations. The bell heather is an evergreen dwarf shrub that reaches a height of 15 to 50 centimeters. The inflorescence is head-shaped and dold-like and consists of five to fifteen individual flowers. The corolla of the flowers is 6 to 9 millimeters long, pink and oval in shape.

juniper

Juniper in the nature park

The common juniper ( Juniperus communis ) is often found here. The heathland is an ideal living space for the evergreen plants that need light and warmth. It can be found both as a narrow, meter-high column and as a bush. Its sharp needles keep heather sheep, game and grazing cattle off. This allows other trees to develop under its protection. The common juniper is included in the Red List of Endangered Species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature ( IUCN ), but is designated as “Least Concern”.

Black grouse

Thanks to the efforts of the Naturschutzpark u. a. the black grouse can still be found in the Lüneburg Heath Nature Reserve and in the core of the Lüneburg Heath Nature Park. Due to its isolation and the good food and space conditions, this part of the Lüneburg Heath is home to the largest contiguous black grouse in the Central European lowlands. The black grouse is a pheasant-like breeding bird, which prefers moorland and heathland landscapes with birch and spruce vegetation and varied herbaceous layers. Due to human influences, there are hardly any living spaces left. Natural enemies such as the fox or wild boar also pose a threat to the black grouse. The black grouse is on the red list in Germany with risk level 2 (highly endangered).

Nature reserves

There are many nature reserves in the Lüneburg Heath Nature Park .

Nature reserves with an area of ​​more than 1 km² are z. B .:

Landscape protection areas

In the Lüneburg Heath Nature Park are many landscape conservation areas . LSG with an area of ​​more than 5 km² are z. B .:

Schwindebach spring near Schwindebeck
Groundless hollow, a geological karst form

Natural monuments

The following list is not complete.

In the district of Lüneburg:

In the district of Heidekreis:

  • the "Grundlose Kuhle" near Soltau (number of the natural monument: ND-HK 21) . A circular earth funnel about 40 m in diameter, with an almost circular small pond about 5 m deep and 20 m in diameter. The water level is 1 ½ m above the nearby Böhme. Although it has neither an inlet nor an outlet, it hardly changes. The sinkhole was caused by salt leaching in the ground and represents a geological karst form of national importance;
  • a loam near Lieste (number of the natural monument: ND-HK 31) ,
  • Schwalinger Flatt near Neuenkirchen (flat heather pond from the Ice Age; number of the natural monument: ND-HK 32 ),
  • Gagel inventory at Wesseloh (number of the natural monument: ND-HK 33) .

In the district of Harburg:

economy

Sustainable regional development is one of the tasks of the Lüneburg Heath Nature Park. In particular, through the networking of sustainably operating companies and the creation of offers for landscape-related recreation (such as hiking, cycling, horse riding), as well as information offers on the natural and cultural landscape in the nature park region, it strengthens regional added value.

Typical products from the regional economy are for example heather honey, heather schnucken and heather potatoes. Blueberries, asparagus and the cultivation of buckwheat also play a role.

Heather potatoes

Since spring 2011, the heather potato has had the additional designation PGI (Protected Geographical Indication). At the same time, the “Lüneburger Heidekartoffeln eV” association was founded, the aim of which is to promote the cultivation and marketing of Lüneburg heather potatoes. The association monitors the protection and control of the "Lüneburg Heath Potatoes" according to the PGI against unlawful use.

Landscape-related tourism

The Lüneburg Heath Nature Park offers various opportunities for local recreation:

hike

There are five themed hiking trails in the nature park:

  • Heath puzzle, 75 km
  • Purple coronation, 46 km
  • Cultural boulders, 88 km
  • Course of the moments, 55 km
  • Pastor-Bode-Weg, 44 km

Furthermore, these long-distance and long-distance hiking trails lead through the nature park:

Cycle

Cyclists have three themed routes to choose from, which can alternatively be ridden as a circular route.

  • Heide-Wasser, 80 km or 100 km

  • Heath experience, 100 km or can be shortened

  • Heide-Kunst, 54 km or as a 100 km circuit

Each route has its own signpost that shows the cyclist the way at every fork.

horse riding

For riders, the nature park has around 20 daily routes and 3 multi-day routes to choose from.

Carriage rides

The carriages have been defining elements in the Lüneburg Heath Nature Park region for over 100 years. In many places they are available in parking lots and courtyards during the summer season.

The carriages can also be booked individually for weddings, birthdays, company or family outings.

Heath shuttle

Every year between July 15 and October 15, four low-floor buses drive through the Lüneburg Heath Nature Park. The buses stop at over 70 stops. Each bus has a bicycle trailer with 16 spaces. The ride is free for everyone.

Heath shuttle

Certified nature and landscape guides

In the Lüneburg Heath Nature Park, certified nature and landscape guides (ZNL) are regularly trained together with the Alfred Toepfer Academy for Nature Conservation in Schneverdingen. The trainees have a BANU certificate.

There are now over 50 trained ZNL who offer guided tours and educational offers. As part of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), it is the nature park's task to network the autonomously working ZNL and to offer a platform for exchange.

education for Sustainable Development

Through summer camps, cooperation with schools or the promotion of excursions in the nature park region, the Lüneburg Heath Nature Park takes on the tasks of education for sustainable development (ESD) on site. To this end, he cooperates with extracurricular learning locations in the region.

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation ( information )
  2. ↑ See protected areas in Germany. Retrieved March 4, 2016 .
  3. ↑ https://www.naturparke.de/service/presse/pressemitteilungen/nachricht/detail/wartburger-programm-naturparke-2030-leitlinien-fuer-die-arbeit-der-naturparke-in-deutschland.html
  4. ↑ Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (Black Grouse) ( Memento of the original from July 21, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.bfn.de
  5. ↑ Südbeck et al., Red List and Total Species of Breeding Birds (Aves) in Germany. Conservation and Biodiversity 70: 159–227.
  6. ↑ See protected areas in Germany. Retrieved March 4, 2016 .
  7. ↑ See nature reserve "Riensheide with Stichter See and Sägenmoor". Retrieved March 5, 2016 .
  8. ↑ See protected areas in Germany. Retrieved March 4, 2016 .
  9. ↑ a b Ordinance on the Landscape Protection Area of ​​the Lüneburg District. P. 19 , accessed March 5, 2016 .
  10. ↑ Pictures of the Schwindebach spring
  11. ↑ Info on the Grundlose Kuhle near Soltau ( Memento of the original from December 22, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.meine-umweltkarte-niedersachsen.de
  12. ↑ Coat of arms with descriptions. Joint municipality of Hanstedt. Retrieved March 13, 2016 .
  13. ↑ Heidepuzzle: Step by step through the_Heide. Retrieved March 13, 2016 .
  14. ↑ Purple Coronation: The Path of the Heather Queen. Retrieved March 13, 2016 .
  15. ↑ Culture foundlings: On the trail of the Heidjer culture. Retrieved March 13, 2016 .
  16. ↑ Parcours of moments: nature as far as the eye can see. Retrieved March 13, 2016 .
  17. ^ Pastor Bode Weg: In the footsteps of the Heidepastor. Retrieved March 13, 2016 .
  18. ↑ Total routes for cycling. Accessed March 14, 2016 (interactive map).
  19. ↑ Heide-Wasser-Tour: mills, lakes and heather rivers. Retrieved March 14, 2016 .
  20. ↑ Heath adventure tour: Of heather, moor and wild animals. Retrieved March 14, 2016 .
  21. ^ Heide art tour: experience, experience, art in the heath. Retrieved March 14, 2016 .
  22. ↑ Total riding routes. Accessed March 14, 2016 (interactive map).
  23. ↑ Riding and bridle paths in the Lüneburg Heath. Retrieved March 14, 2016 .
  24. ↑ http://www.heide-shuttle.de
  25. ↑ https://naturpark-lueneburger-heide.de/lernen-und-erleben/natur-und-landschaftsfuehrungen/
  26. ↑ https://naturpark-lueneburger-heide.de/fileadmin/pdf-presse-und-aktuelles/pressemitteilungen/2020/PM__03_Naturpark_Netzwerktreffen_mit_den_ZNL.pdf
  27. ↑ https://naturpark-lueneburger-heide.de/lernen-und-erleben