Dreisbachtal nature reserve

The Dreisbachtal nature reserve with a size of 62.2 hectares is located near Hallenberg . It was designated as a nature reserve (NSG) by the Arnsberg district government in 1992 . The designation was renewed on September 15, 2004 with the landscape plan Hallenberg by the Hochsauerlandkreis .

Geographical location

The two-part NSG is located in the Sauerland-Rothaargebirge nature park north between the Hallenberg core town and the Hallenberg district of Braunshausen . It is located north to east of the Lehmbach industrial area and extends downwards along the Nuhne tributary Dreisbach . The north-western part (473 to about 400 m above sea level ) can only be reached from the south-eastern part (about 400 to 350.4 m ) through Kreisstraße 54 (road embankment with brook duct), which leads from Landesstraße 717 near Hallenberg past the industrial area Lehmbach to Braunshausen Höhe; Dreisbachbrücke of the K 55) separated. A corner of the north-western part meets the NSG Homböhl in the north-east ; one of the southeastern part borders on the NSG Wache to the southwest , and in the southeast the southeastern part borders on the NSG Nuhnewiesen . The NSG is part of the European bird sanctuary Medebacher Bucht and one of three sub-areas of the FFH area Nuhnewiesen, Wache and Dreisbachtal (DE 4817-306).

Area description

The NSG is the Dreisbachtal with the Dreisbach and its floodplain . There are grassland areas with hedges, field trees and individual trees. Bird species such as red-backed shrimp and meadow pipit breed in the reserve .

Protection purpose

The NSG is to protect the stream and the floodplain with species inventory. To contribute to the preservation and development of communities and habitats of wild, partly endangered species, animal and plant species. As with all nature reserves in Germany, the protection designation pointed out that the area was designated as a nature reserve “because of the rarity, special character and beauty of the area”. According to the nature reserve designation, the area was also designated as a nature reserve in order to secure the ecological network Natura 2000 of the EU within the meaning of the Habitats Directive.