Hemmeker Bruch nature reserve

Red High Cattle in the NSG Hemmeker Bruch

Knotweed in the NSG Hemmeker Bruch

Meadow pipit nest in the Hemmeker Bruch

The Hemmeker Bruch nature reserve with a size of 16.6 hectares is located north of Madfeld in the urban area of Brilon . The area was designated as a nature reserve (NSG) by the Hochsauerlandkreis in 2001 with the Hoppecketal landscape plan . In the north-west, west and south-west the nature reserve Fauler Bruch / Hemmeker Bruch borders with further grassland areas.

Area description

The NSG is a grassland area. A sieve rises in the Hemmeker Bruch, which then flows through the Fauler Bruch / Hemmeker Bruch nature reserve and disappears into a swallow hole in the Schwelge / Wolfsknapp nature reserve . Rare animal and plant species are found in the NSG. It breed in NSG u. a. Red backed killer , meadow pipit and reed bunting .

Protection purpose

The NSG is supposed to protect the grassland with its species inventory. 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”.

Protective measures

The area of the nature reserve was purchased by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The NSG is largely grazed by the Association for Nature and Bird Protection in the Hochsauerlandkreis (VNV) with Red Höhenvieh cattle.

literature

Hochsauerlandkreis - Lower Landscape Authority: Hoppecketal landscape plan (PDF; 1.4 MB), Meschede 2001, p. 47.
Franz-Josef Stein: nature and landscape, flora and fauna . In: 1000 years of Madfeld . Brilon 2010. pp. 460-466.
Werner Schubert: Unused and unloved - On the successful rescue of the Sauerland wetlands (PDF; 1.85 MB) Irrgeister 2006/23. Pp. 23-26.

Web links

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51.454166666667 8.7188888888889Coordinates: 51 ° 27 ′ 15 " N , 8 ° 43 ′ 8" E