Fettküche nature reserve

Fettküche nature reserve

The Fettküche nature reserve with a size of 0.7 hectares is located directly south of the federal highway 7 between Rösenbeck and Bredelar in the urban area of Marsberg . The area was designated as a nature reserve (NSG) by the Hochsauerlandkreis in 2001 with the Hoppecketal landscape plan .

Area description

The NSG is a poor grassland area. Endangered plant species occur in the area. The NSG is grazed with cattle. To the south of the NSG are arable land.

Protection purpose

The NSG is supposed to protect the grassland. As with all nature reserves in Germany, the protection designation pointed out that the area became a nature reserve “because of the rarity, special character and beauty of the area”.

Conservation measures

In 2015, the entire area of ​​the NSG was purchased by the North Rhine-Westphalia Foundation for Nature Conservation, Heritage and Cultural Preservation (NRW Foundation). The Association for Nature and Bird Protection in the Hochsauerlandkreis looks after the area on behalf of the NRW Foundation.

See also

• List of nature reserves in the Hochsauerlandkreis

literature

• Hochsauerlandkreis - Lower Landscape Authority: Landscape plan Hoppecketal , Meschede 2001, p. 108.

Web links

• "Fettküche" nature reserve (HSK-245) in the specialist information system of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection in North Rhine-Westphalia

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Harald Legge: Here nature protection has absolute priority - acquisition of additional areas. Irrgeister 2015, volume 32, pp. 32–33.

Coordinates: 51 ° 25 ′ 12.7 "  N , 8 ° 44 ′ 36.7"  E