Nature reserve court

The court nature reserve with a size of 2.43 hectares lies west of Brilon . The area was designated as a nature reserve (NSG) by the Hochsauerlandkreis in 2008 with the landscape plan of the Brilon plateau . It is one of 31 nature reserves in Brilon, which belong to the group of limestone peaks with special prohibitions. The NSG belongs to the FFH area Kalkkuppen near Brilon (DE 4617-303). The NSG is surrounded by the nature reserve Grünlandverbund Aa .

Area description

The NSG is the mountain top dish . At the court , the rock reaches a height of about six meters. In the NSG there are only rock and grassland areas. Grassland also includes grasslands .

Protection purpose

In the NSG, the rock and grassland areas are to be protected. 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”.

Prohibitions

In addition to the normal prohibitions in nature reserves, the NSG court, like the other 30 limestone peaks, has additional prohibitions. It is forbidden to fertilize, roll and drag the Brilon limestone tops. No more than two livestock units per hectare may graze at the same time. Furthermore, mowing is only permitted from July 1st of each year.