Am Schlehen nature reserve

Am Schlehen nature reserve (November 2014)

The nature reserve Am Schlehen is a 1.9 hectare nature reserve (NSG) east of Brüninghausen Castle in the urban area of Plettenberg in the Märkisches Kreis in North Rhine-Westphalia . The NSG was designated as a NSG for the first time by ordinance in 1937. The NSG was designated again in 1985 by the district council of the Märkisches Kreis with the landscape plan No. 1 (Plettenberg-Herscheid-Neuenrade) . The name was the nature reserve Märzenbechergebiet "Am Schlehen" near "Haus Brünninghausen", town of Plettenberg . With the 2nd change to the landscape plan No. 1 (Plettenberg-Herscheid-Neuenrade), the NSG was designated again in 2012 and renamed the Am Schlehen nature reserve . The NSG borders directly on the grounds of Schloss Brüninghausen in the northeast .

Area description

The NSG is a woodruff - red beech forest with occurrences of Märzenbeche .

Protection purpose

The nature reserve was designated as a habitat for rare and endangered animal and plant species for the preservation and development of a deciduous forest with occurrences of Märzenbecher. As with other nature reserves in Germany, the protection designation indicated that the area became a nature reserve “because of its scenic beauty and uniqueness”.

Under special prohibitions , the landscape plan stated “to use the indigenous forest areas for forestry purposes; the exception is the use of individual logs according to the provisions of the Lower Landscape Authority ”.