Brander Wald nature reserve
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Brander Wald nature reserve
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| location | Aachen , Aachen city region , North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany | |
| surface | 165 ha | |
| Identifier | ACS-012 | |
| WDPA ID | 555546342 | |
| Natura 2000 ID | DE-5203-310 | |
| FFH area | 165 ha | |
| Geographical location | 50 ° 46 ' N , 6 ° 12' E | |
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| Setup date | 2003 | |
| Framework plan | Landscape plan Aachen | |
| administration | Lower landscape authority of the Aachen city region | |
The nature reserve Brander Wald is located in the area of the city of Aachen , between Aachen- Brand and Stolberg .
description
The nature reserve is part of an on- site training area of the Bundeswehr with an area of 224.9 hectares. Primarily for the Training Center for Land Systems Technology (ents). Entering during the practice times is prohibited, outside of the practice times you do so at your own risk, although leaving the paved paths is prohibited. Approximately in the middle are two small open land areas with wet poor pastures and calluna heaths with pipe grass . At the edge there is a small area with heavy metal lawns and calamine particles . Large areas of the Brander Forest are covered with spruce and mixed pine forests and partly with red oak . The source brooks of the Brander Forest with the accompanying, often springy stream floodplain forests are also valuable in terms of nature conservation. Due to the occurrence of smooth snakes , the nature reserve is of international importance, also as a stepping stone biotope for the regional biotope network.
Protection purpose
The habitats for many plants, fungi and animals in NRW that are endangered according to the Red List are to be protected . The objectives are the conservation and development of the following natural habitats in accordance with Annex I of the Habitats Directive:
Continue to maintain significant habitats for
- Oat meadows
- Wiesenknopf - Silgenwiesen
- Woodruff - beech forest
The area is an important habitat for endangered and rare plants and animal communities in a large forest and heather complex with biotopes as well as still and flowing waters, beech forests, Calluna heaths and rocky areas.
The reason is the peculiarity for scientific, natural history and regional reasons, but also because of the rarity, the special character and the outstanding beauty of the area.
See also
Web links
- "Brander Wald" nature reserve in the specialist information system of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection in North Rhine-Westphalia
Individual evidence
- ↑ Nature conservation and forestry on military training areas in Germany
- ↑ Aachener Zeitung: Bundeswehr plans more exercise missions in Aachen area , May 27, 2019.