Herkensiefen nature reserve
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Herkensiefen nature reserve
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| location | Burscheid , North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany | |
| surface | 19.65 | |
| Identifier | GL-054 | |
| Geographical location | 51 ° 6 ' N , 7 ° 7' E | |
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| Setup date | 2001 | |
| Framework plan | Landscape plan Burscheid and Leichlingen | |
| administration | Lower landscape authority Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis | |
The Herkensiefen nature reserve is a nature reserve between Luisental and Benninghausen in the town of Burscheid in the Rheinisch-Bergisches Kreis .
description
It is a small Siefental with beech forests and a natural stream course. The Siefental represents a valuable habitat due to the well-developed biotope complex with endangered plant communities, forest communities, natural spring areas and stream structures.
Protection goals
In detail, these are the following protective measures:
- Preservation and safeguarding of the near-natural source areas and flowing waters,
- Securing the function as a biotope composite area of outstanding importance with connecting elements,
- Protection, care and development of natural and undeveloped rivers, natural, undeveloped source areas, wet and wet grassland fallow land and natural forest stands, as well as the location of adapted, characteristic and rare animal and plant species,
- Preservation and protection of the near-natural forest stands with individual old beech trees rich in knots as a habitat, especially for animals specially adapted to such habitats.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c landscape plan “Burscheid and Leichlingen”, p. 42 f. Retrieved April 25, 2017
Web pages
- "Herkensiefen" nature reserve in the specialist information system of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection in North Rhine-Westphalia , accessed on April 25, 2017.
