Günninghauser Mark nature reserve
Günninghauser Mark nature reserve
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Kapper Trolliuswiese |
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location | South of Winterberg | |
surface | 227 ha | |
WDPA ID | 164022 | |
Geographical location | 51 ° 10 ′ N , 8 ° 31 ′ E | |
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Setup date | 2008 |
The nature reserve Günninghauser Mark is a 227 hectare nature reserve (NSG) south of Winterberg . In 2008 the area was designated as an NSG by the Hochsauerlandkreis in the Winterberg landscape plan . Before 2008, two sub-areas were designated as the Schluchtwald Angstbecke nature reserve and the Kapper Trolliuswiese nature reserve. The NSG is part of the fauna-flora-habitat area Schluchtwald Angstbecke and Günninghauser Mark (DE-4817-302). In the NSG are the peaks of the Bärenberg (Winterberg) with 743 m and des Wetzstein (Winterberg) with 771 m.
description
The NSG includes the local beech forest , there is also gorge forest and Schatthangwald. In the valley of the Sonneborn and in the area south of the cap there are areas with grassland . This grassland, made up of seeping wet meadows and species-rich poor grassland, has fallen fallow or is extensively grazed with cattle.
Protection purpose
The nature reserve was designated as a habitat for endangered animal and plant species for the maintenance and development of a forest and grassland areas. 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”.
See also
literature
- Hochsauerlandkreis - Lower Landscape Authority: Landscape plan Winterberg (PDF; 1.4 MB). Meschede 2008, pp. 71-72.
Web links
- Nature reserve “Günninghauser Mark” in the specialist information system of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection in North Rhine-Westphalia