Gallberg nature reserve

NSG Gallberg IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
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location	Hamm , North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany
surface	22.8 ha
Identifier	HAM-001
WDPA ID	163194
Geographical location	51 ° 39 '  N , 7 ° 48'  E Coordinates: 51 ° 38 '54 "  N , 7 ° 47' 45"  E
Sea level	from 65 m to 80 m
Setup date	1988
Framework plan	Landscape plan Hamm-Süd
administration	Lower landscape authority of the city of Hamm

The nature reserve Gallberg located in the district Wiescherhöfen in the district Hamm-Pelkum the North Rhine-Westphalian city of Hamm . It borders on the suburbs Wiescherhöfen, Lohauserholz and Selmigerheide; in the north-west it is bounded by a railway line, in the south-west partly by the Wiescher Bach . The nature reserve was designated for the first time in 1988 and included in the landscape plan in 2004 .

description

Bomb crater from the Second World War in the forest south (outside) of the nature reserve

The 22.8 hectare nature reserve was created after extensive excavations for the construction of the Hammer marshalling yard . The area was heavily bombed during the Second World War . These bomb craters have also ragged the area. The nature reserve is divided into a limestone moor , which is surrounded by forest and green areas. The center is an approximately 100 year old marl pit with partially silted up still waters that have formed in the bomb craters. It is overgrown with species of limestone bogs, reed beds , gray willow bushes , small sedge and pipe grass . The core zone is flanked by species-rich dry limestone meadows and deciduous forest, consisting of poplar and gray alder . The nature reserve is partially interspersed with old stocks of oak , red oak , hornbeam and black alder .

The vegetation in the core zone with several types of orchids, for example broad-leaved orchid and other rare species, is remarkable . This is what characterizes the nature reserve, and it is also important as a stepping stone biotope in the national biotope network.

Protection goals

The protection goals for the Gallberg nature reserve are to secure a species-rich humid complex and, in particular, to preserve the orchid sites. Regular maintenance should prevent these rooms from becoming overgrown. The long-term removal of the non-native woody poplar and gray alder in favor of an original forest mix should be achieved.

See also

• List of nature reserves in Hamm

Individual evidence

• "Gallberg" nature reserve (HAM-001) in the specialist information system of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection in North Rhine-Westphalia