Hengstberg nature reserve

The Hengstberg nature reserve with a size of 4.1 hectares is located east of Oberlandenbeck in the municipality of Eslohe . The area was designated as a nature reserve (NSG) by the Hochsauerlandkreis in 2008 with the Eslohe landscape plan .

Area description

Hollow road in the NSG Hengstberg (2016)

Old European beech population with rocks up to 10 m high. Part of the historic Kriegerweg path, deeply cut into the ravine . The big rocks are rich in moss.

Protection purpose

Protection of beech trees with great structural diversity. Securing the historic ravine.

See also

• List of nature reserves in the Hochsauerlandkreis

literature

• Hochsauerlandkreis - Lower Landscape Authority (Ed.): Eslohe Landscape Plan , Meschede 2008, p. 39.

Web links

• "Hengstberg" nature reserve (HSK-369) in the specialist information system of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection in North Rhine-Westphalia

Coordinates: 51 ° 12 ′ 0.3 "  N , 8 ° 11 ′ 25.1"  E