Hasental / Kregenberg nature reserve

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Hasental / Kregenberg nature reserve

IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area

View of a part of the Kregenberg (2016)

View of a part of the Kregenberg (2016)

location Marsberg , Hochsauerlandkreis , North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany
surface 62.81 ha
Identifier HSK-148
WDPA ID 163546
Natura 2000 ID (partially) DE-4519-303 (partially)
Geographical location 51 ° 26 '  N , 8 ° 52'  E Coordinates: 51 ° 26 '16 "  N , 8 ° 52' 5"  E
Hasental / Kregenberg nature reserve (North Rhine-Westphalia)
Hasental / Kregenberg nature reserve
Setup date 1994
Framework plan Landscape plan Marsberg
administration Lower landscape authority of the Hochsauerlandkreis

The Hasental / Kregenberg nature reserve is located south of Marsberg and southwest of Erlinghausen in the urban area of ​​Marsberg in the Hochsauerlandkreis . It was first established as a nature reserve (NSG) by ordinance in 1994 . Since 2008 it has been designated as a NSG by the Marsberg landscape plan.

A large part of the approximately 62.81  hectare nature reserve lies within the FFH area DE-4519-303 Wulsenberg, Hasental and Kregenberg , which means that the relevant areas are part of the European Natura 2000 network of protected areas . A large part of the Wulsenberg nature reserve, which is adjacent to the north, also belongs to this FFH area . The FFH area belongs together with other similarly structured nature reserves in the environment, particularly on the slopes of Glinde - and Diemeltal are to a historic cultural landscape styp with close links between bushes and open country with a diverse and specific flora and fauna of carbonate imprint which is unique in the Hochsauerland district. In the past, these areas were usually tended by shepherds with their herds of sheep and goats.

South of the nature reserve, separated only by the K 65 there, lies the Leitmarer Felsen nature reserve . To the west, separated by state road 549 , is the Glindetal nature reserve .

description

The poor grasslands in the NSG represent a remnant of the historical pasture landscapes on limestone weathered soils with Zechstein limestone of the Marsberg plateau, which is outstanding in its nature conservation value . The area includes the summit as well as the south and west exposed slopes of the Kregenberg with their differently base-supplied grasslands, secondary locations in a former quarry and afforested areas. On the steep slopes of the Kregenberg and Hasental on Zechstein limestone, species and flower-rich limestone semi-arid grasslands are formed. Meadow ants' nest mounds are sometimes found in this poor grassland. With an increasingly westerly orientation, the gentian schiller grass lawns change into lush blue grass lawns. On the western slope there are foamy limes, which form an elongated band of cliffs up to 6 m high. Natural and artificial rock sites can also be found in the middle section of the slope in the area of ​​an abandoned quarry, in the northern tip of the NSG and along the path on the south side in the transition to Hasental. Former fields on the Kregenberg plateau have now been converted into grassland . Lean old pastures in the southeast of the area lead over to limestone grasslands. The grasslands are tended by a functioning hatchery. The largely dry valley of the Krämershohl on the southern edge of the area is also characterized by a structure-rich use of grassland. Sometimes you can find grass-rich transitional grasslands there. There are some fruit trees on the pastures; Field trees accompanying the slope also enrich this part of the area and provide nesting opportunities for bird species in the wood-structured field. The entire NSG is interspersed with such field trees in different densities and dimensions up to a small beech grove on the northern Kregenberg knoll. On the western slope and in the north, however, extensive coniferous wood stocks have been reforested, which clearly stand in the way of a network and the further development of the poor grasslands that are worthy of protection.

A former quarry on the southern Kregenberg widened the entrance to the white cave, which is not open to tourists . This cave has been of considerable importance as a bat roost since ancient times. The faeces of the animals used to be mined for saltpetre extraction. The cave is protected as a cultural monument and at the same time forms a geological outcrop of banked Zechstein limestone of scientific interest. Another geological testimony is the section of the road 549, where an overturned saddle in limestone slate is exposed below the Zechstein cliffs.

Protection purpose of the nature reserve

The NSG was designated for the maintenance of a biotope complex that is rich in structure and particularly rich in species and made up of variously poor grassland areas with rich field trees. The habitat function for a number of endangered plant, bird and insect species should also be preserved. It also serves to preserve the Weisse Kuhle cave and other mining relics in the area and the geological outcrop on the western edge for geological and geographical reasons. The NSG is intended to help secure the use of grassland by herding sheep. It is also intended to help ensure the coherence and implementation of the European Natura 2000 system of protected areas .

Development measures

According to the landscape plan, some additional development measures are planned in the NSG for the poor grassland in need of protection. The coniferous wood afforestation still existing in the NSG at the time of designation is to be felled and these areas converted into extensive grassland. Grazing and maintenance measures are intended to prevent the spread of woody plants on the poor grassland areas.

Nature conservation measures

Parts of the land in the NSG belong to the city of Marsberg. The area is mostly guarded by a shepherd from Erlinghausen with his flock of sheep. Since the 1980s, the Association for Nature and Bird Protection in the Hochsauerlandkreis (VNV) and the Biological Station Hochsauerlandkreis in the NSG have also been taking care of them . In particular, blackthorn bushes and stick rashes were removed with a chainsaw and brush cutter .

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