Alstedder Mark nature reserve

Alstedder Mark IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
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location	North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany
surface	68 ha
WDPA ID	162073
Geographical location	51 ° 39 ′  N , 7 ° 29 ′  E Coordinates: 51 ° 38 ′ 56 "  N , 7 ° 29 ′ 21"  E
Sea level	from 70.9 m to 93.9 m ( ø 82.4 m)
Setup date	1985

The Alstedder Mark nature reserve is located in the Unna district in North Rhine-Westphalia .

The approximately 68 ha area, which was placed under nature protection under the code number UN-008 in 1985 , extends northwest of the core city of Lünen between Bork , a district of the city of Selm in the north and Alstedde in the south. The B 236 runs not far to the east, the Lippe flows to the west and the Lippeaue Selm nature reserve extends over around 100 hectares .

The protection is due to

• the occurrence of the highly endangered birds of prey in North Rhine-Westphalia, the red kite and honey buzzard, as well as other endangered and rare bird, amphibian and insect species
• the scientific importance of the isolated, valuable forest area, which has been able to develop for centuries without human influence
• the scenic beauty of the extensive, diverse and near-natural forest area
• the restoration of communities in near-natural forest complexes

See also

• List of nature reserves in the Unna district

Web links

• World Database on Protected Areas - conservation area Alstedder Mark (English)
• "Alstedder Mark" nature reserve in the specialist information system of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection in North Rhine-Westphalia