Hummelsbütteler Moore nature reserve

Hummelsbütteler Moore nature reserve IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
Ohlkuhlenmoor in the northern area of ​​the NSG
location	Hamburg , Germany
surface	61 ha
WDPA ID	389606
Geographical location	53 ° 40 '  N , 10 ° 3'  E Coordinates: 53 ° 39 '52 "  N , 10 ° 3' 14"  E
Setup date	2008
administration	BSU

The Hummelsbütteler Moore nature reserve is located in the Hamburg district of Hummelsbüttel near the border with Schleswig-Holstein . The site received its protection status on January 8, 2008, making it one of the younger nature reserves in Hamburg.

Today it is looked after by the Hamburg Botanical Association and the Loki Schmidt Foundation .

description

The area is about 61 hectares and consists of wet moor meadows, quarry forest, small bodies of water and hedgerows. It connects the two small spring bogs, Hüsermoor and Ohlkuhlenmoor , which have been under protection for a long time, with parts of the Susebek lowland in the Hummelsbütteler Feldmark. There are no publicly accessible paths in the entire, roughly L-shaped area, as the available areas are too small and sensitive. The two small moors are now in the stage of a transitional moors and represent the main source area of ​​the Susebek. They must be kept open by maintenance measures, otherwise they would soon be covered by forest.

Hüsermoor and Ohlkuhlenmoor are formations from the Saale Ice Age , which were probably created by melting dead ice . Its relief is very blurred today, as it was significantly changed by the subsequent Vistula Ice Age .

Grassland area in the NSG with an old garbage dump in the background

The birch forests and wet moor meadows are characteristic of the landscape . Here come Yellow bog lily , sphagnum mosses , sundews , bell heather and cotton grass before. There are many animal species in the area that are typical for grassland in northern Germany, but also a number of rare species. Of these, common snipe , marsh warbler , moor frog , mountain lizard and some endangered dragonfly species are remarkable.

Problematic for the protection of the area is the proximity to the settlement areas of Hummelsbüttel in the east and south, the busy Glashütte Landstrasse in the west and the former mountains of rubbish in the north. In addition, the nutrient input from the surrounding areas, which are still used for agriculture, represents the greatest threat to the peat bogs.

Large parts of the areas bordering the nature reserve belong to the Hummelsbütteler Feldmark / Alstertal nature reserve . To the west, about half a kilometer away, is the Raakmoor nature reserve .

See also

• List of nature reserves in Hamburg
• List of Hamburg's geotopes

literature

• Kai Schmille: The Hamburg nature reserves . Edition Temmen , Bremen 2011, ISBN 978-3-8378-2015-7 , pp. 170-175 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ordinance on the NSG Hummelsbütteler Moore in the version dated May 11, 2010. Accessed on July 12, 2012.
2. ↑ List (PDF; 93 kB) of Hamburg's nature reserves. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
3. ↑ Information ( Memento of the original from September 9, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on the homepage of the Botanical Association. Retrieved July 12, 2012. 

Web links

Commons : Hummelsbütteler Moore  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• The Hummelsbütteler Moore nature reserve on hamburg.de
• The Hüsermoor as a geotope on hamburg.de