Großer Wotig nature reserve

54.11738 13.7693Coordinates: 54 ° 7 '2.6 " N , 13 ° 46" 9.5 " E

View from the west of the Großer Wotig

The Großer Wotig nature reserve is a 212 hectare nature reserve in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania , east of Kröslin . The area includes the island of Großer Wotig, located in the floodplain area of the Peene River, with intact flood grassland , shallow water areas and a strip of land with floodplain and spring moor locations.

The areas are located in the Usedom Island Nature Park and are owned by the Foundation for Environmental and Nature Conservation Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.

Walking on and driving on the areas is not permitted, either by water or by land.

Wildlife

The nature reserve is of great importance as a habitat for various bird, amphibian and reptile species. Alpine beach runner , curlew , redshank , lapwing , green toad , natterjack toad , grass snakes and sand lizards occur.

The dunlin and ruff population have decreased in recent years.

literature

Environment Ministry Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (Hrsg.): Großer Wotig 246 in: The nature reserves in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania . Demmler-Verlag, Schwerin 2003, p. 180 f.
Dietrich Sellin: On the bird world of the "Großer Wotig" nature reserve and the adjacent area . In: Ornithological circular Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania . Volume 37, 1995, pp. 33-57. ( Digitized version , PDF: 3 MB)

Web links

Commons : Großer Wotig Nature Reserve - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Literature on the Großer Wotig nature reserve in the state bibliography MV
NSG regulation
Map portal environment of the State Office for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Geology Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania ( information ) with geodata
Extensive photo collection on the nature reserve
WWF project: water sports in the bay. Driving regulations for the great Wotig

Individual evidence

[1] Foundation-owned areas (see No. 36)

[2] Development of the population of individual coastal birds on p. 8 and p. 9 (PDF; 501 kB)