Grube Cox nature reserve

	Grube Cox nature reserve IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
	Still waters in the Cox pit (2013)
location	Bergisch Gladbach , Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis , NRW , Germany
surface	22,298 ha
Identifier	GL-035
WDPA ID	163389
Geographical location	50 ° 58 ' N , 7 ° 9' E Coordinates: 50 ° 58 '28 " N , 7 ° 8' 53" E
Sea level	from 103 m to 129 m above sea level
Setup date	1996
Framework plan	Landscape plan south district (Bergisch Gladbach, Overath, Rösrath)
administration	Lower landscape authority Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis

The Grube Cox nature reserve (NSG identification GL-035) is a nature reserve of around 22.3 hectares in the North Rhine-Westphalian town of Bergisch Gladbach in the Rheinisch-Bergisches Kreis . It is a former quarry area that was first established as a nature reserve in 1996 by ordinance of the Cologne district government . Since 2008, the NSG has been shown on the landscape plan of the southern district of the Rheinisch-Bergisch district.

location

In terms of nature , the area belongs to the transition between the Bergische plateaus ( Süderbergland ) and the Bergische Heideterrasse ( Niederrheinische Bucht ). The Cox pit is located on the western edge of the Hardt forest area , about half of which is in the two districts of Gladbach and Bensberg-Freiheit . In the north is the district of Heidkamp , in the south the district of Lückerath .

Area description

In the quarry, dolomite was mined from 1969 to 1985 ; after that the pit was originally to be backfilled. Due to the biodiversity, however, it was left open and placed under nature protection.

The area is divided into small areas, there are many different types of biotope in a small space next to each other. Mention should be made here of four larger still waters (former excavation waters ), rock faces, vegetation-free rubble heaps as well as surrounding forest areas that offer a habitat for various plant and animal species. Special animal and plant species found in the nature reserve are, among other things, grass snake , sand lizard , Kingfisher , bats (several species) and Andrena ( Andrena TYPES) and Genuine centaury , finial and crab claw .

Birch-rich secondary forest in the NSG
Open rock face in the NSG
Mud wall, nesting place for kingfishers and sand bees
Canada goose pair on one of the bodies of water
Hare bells in the forest area of the NSG

tourism

There are several paths through the area with viewpoints with information boards. In all nature reserves in the Rheinisch-Bergisches Kreis, including the Cox pit, there is a strict route requirement .

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Topographical Information Management, Cologne District Government, Department GEObasis NRW ( Notes )
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Südkreis" landscape plan (Bergisch Gladbach, Overath, Rösrath), text part. (PDF) Der Landrat des Rheinisch-Bergisches Kreis, 2008, pp. 44–51 and 75–76 , accessed on November 27, 2016 (details in section GL_2.1-14).
↑ ^a ^b The Grube Cox nature reserve (information board with overview). (PDF) Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, accessed on November 27, 2016 .
↑ cf. Biotope register North Rhine-Westphalia , object BK-5008-0029 "NSG Grube Cox" ( download factual data, as of June 2016)
↑ Claus Boelen-Theile: Grube Cox nature reserve: Sun spot for lizards and grass snakes. In: Kölnische Rundschau . August 21, 2013, accessed November 27, 2016 .
↑ The Grube Cox nature reserve - second-hand living space (information board). (PDF) Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, accessed on November 27, 2016 .
↑ Bathers and sun worshipers - reptiles in the Grube Cox nature reserve (information board). (PDF) Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, accessed on November 27, 2016 .
↑ The Grube Cox nature reserve (information board with hiking trails). (PDF) Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, accessed on November 27, 2016 .

Web links

Commons : Grube Cox Nature Reserve - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Nature reserve "Grube Cox" (GL-035) in the specialist information system of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection in North Rhine-Westphalia
Further information about the NSG Grube Cox , Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis

[DE-NW_TIM-1] Topographical Information Management, Cologne District Government, Department GEObasis NRW ( Notes )

[LP-2] "Südkreis" landscape plan (Bergisch Gladbach, Overath, Rösrath), text part. (PDF) Der Landrat des Rheinisch-Bergisches Kreis, 2008, pp. 44–51 and 75–76 , accessed on November 27, 2016 (details in section GL_2.1-14).

[Infotafel_1-3] The Grube Cox nature reserve (information board with overview). (PDF) Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, accessed on November 27, 2016 .

[4] . Biotope register North Rhine-Westphalia , object BK-5008-0029 "NSG Grube Cox" ( download factual data, as of June 2016)

[Boelen-Theile-5] Claus Boelen-Theile: Grube Cox nature reserve: Sun spot for lizards and grass snakes. In: Kölnische Rundschau . August 21, 2013, accessed November 27, 2016 .

[Infotafel_3-6] The Grube Cox nature reserve - second-hand living space (information board). (PDF) Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, accessed on November 27, 2016 .

[Infotafel_4-7] Bathers and sun worshipers - reptiles in the Grube Cox nature reserve (information board). (PDF) Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, accessed on November 27, 2016 .

[Infotafel_2-8] The Grube Cox nature reserve (information board with hiking trails). (PDF) Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, accessed on November 27, 2016 .