Galgenberg nature reserve (Hallenberg)
The Galgenberg nature reserve ( CDDA no. 329385) with a size of 7.9 hectares is located southeast of Hesborn in the urban area of Hallenberg . It was designated as a nature reserve (NSG) by the Hochsauerlandkreis on September 15, 2004 with the Hallenberg landscape plan.
description
In the NSG there is extensive grassland with heather relics and poor pastures. Most of the grassland is legally protected biotopes in accordance with Section 30 of the BNatSchG . Hedges, gorse bushes, field trees and individual trees can also be found in the NSG.
Bird species such as red kite , northern gray shrike , red- backed killer , bloodline fly , blackcap , skylark and goldhammer breed in the NSG.
Geographical location
The NSG Galgenberg is located in the Sauerland-Rothaargebirge nature park and in the Medebacher Bucht , a natural area on the edge of the East Sauerland mountains . It spreads on the Galgenberg ( 530.4 m above sea level ), which rises 2 km southeast of Hesborn and 2 km east of Liesen ; both localities are districts of Hallenberg, whose core town is 3.5 km southwest of the mountain peak. The NSG , located in the European bird sanctuary Medebacher Bucht , is surrounded by the landscape protection area Hecken-Grünland -komplex am Galgenberg .
Protection purpose
The NSG is supposed to protect the grassland with its 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 NSG designation, the area was also designated in order to contribute to the safeguarding of the ecological network Natura 2000 of the European Union within the meaning of the Fauna-Flora-Habitat Directive .
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation ( information )
- ↑ Topographical Information Management, Cologne District Government, Department GEObasis NRW ( Notes )
literature
- Hochsauerlandkreis - Lower Landscape Authority (ed.): Landscape plan Hallenberg , Meschede 2004, pp. 23–28 and 72–73.
Web links
- "Galgenberg" nature reserve in the specialist information system of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection in North Rhine-Westphalia
At Dasseberg | At the junk hole | Biotope complex southeast of the Vogelshöhe | Biotope complex east of Hallenberg | Block corridor at the stone scraper | Dreisbachtal | Gallows Mountain | Hallenberg Forest | Braunshausen hedge landscape | Heart pit | Hilmesberg | Homböhl | In the valley | Liesetal | Mahlbach and oil fetal system | Mousehole | Middle Weifetal | Nuhnewiesen | Stone lock | Stemmberg | Front winter side | guard
Coordinates: 51 ° 8 ′ 12 ″ N , 8 ° 38 ′ 41 ″ E