Nature reserve gravel pits Dbodeder Mark

Nature reserve gravel pits Dbodeder Mark from the west; the diemel can be seen on the right

The nature reserve Kiesgruben Dbodeder Mark with a size of 24.58 ha is located east of Westheim in the urban area of Marsberg in the Hochsauerlandkreis . The nature reserve (NSG) was designated in 2008 with the Marsberg landscape plan. In Westphalia there is also the name Westheimer Teiche and in Hessen Billinghauser Teiche . These four gravel pits are the only ones in the Sauerland .

Adjacent areas

The south side of the NSG forms the state border with Hesse. In Hesse, the adjacent areas are under landscape protection. On the Westphalian side, the NSG is completely surrounded by the Westheimer Diemeltal conservation area. Parts of this LSG, including the areas around the NSG, have a time limit. In the regional plan, these areas are intended as commercial and industrial areas. As soon as commercial and industrial areas are designated there, the landscape protection is lifted.

description

During the construction of the Bundesautobahn 44 , six gravel pits were laid to the right and left of the Diemel in 1968. There are four on the left side of the Diemel in NRW and two on the left side of the Diemel in Hesse. The ponds on the left side of the Diemel are also called Westheimer ponds and are the nature reserve gravel pits Dbodeder Mark. Until 1980, gravel sands were mined at a thickness of 6.50 to 7.00 meters. The NSG includes the four former gravel pits, the Diemel with adjoining tall herbaceous vegetation and fallow lean grassland. The ponds have an almost rectangular plan, their banks are steep and overgrown with low willow bushes and tall perennials. In the second pond from the west there is an island that is used by water birds for breeding. The ponds are of great importance as breeding and, above all, resting habitats for migratory birds. Especially in autumn flocks of waterfowl rest. The ponds are also used as breeding habitats by some water bird species. Various types of dragonflies can also be found near the water. The lean grassland is used by numerous butterflies. The large standing waters as resting and breeding grounds for numerous water birds and dragonfly species, the tall herbaceous meadows and the developing reed beds, which together form a valuable biotope complex, determine the value. The ponds are fished. Three local fishing clubs take care of the maintenance and management of the ponds. The ponds are fished all year round and all day, partly by boat.

Protection purpose of the nature reserve

The NSG was identified:

To preserve and optimize an anthropogenically created still water complex with marginal bushes, grasslands and tall forebears;
As a breeding and resting area for water bird species as well as an amphibian and dragonfly habitat.