Rehsiepen cultural landscape complex nature reserve

NSG cultural landscape complex Rehsiepen IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
Northern part of the NSG at the old forester's house Rehsiepen
location	Schmallenberg , Hochsauerlandkreis , North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany
surface	9 ha
Identifier	HSK-558
WDPA ID	389812
Natura 2000 ID	(partially) DE-4716-301 (partially)
Geographical location	51 ° 12 ′  N , 8 ° 25 ′  E Coordinates: 51 ° 12 ′ 2 "  N , 8 ° 25 ′ 2"  E
Setup date	2008
Framework plan	Landscape plan Schmallenberg southeast
administration	Lower landscape authority of the Hochsauerlandkreis

The nature reserve cultural landscape complex Rehsiepen with a size of 9 hectares is located northeast and southeast of Rehsiepen in the urban area of Schmallenberg . The area was designated as a nature reserve (NSG) by the Hochsauerlandkreis in 2008 with the Schmallenberg Southeast landscape plan .

The nature reserve consists of a northern ( location ) and a southern part ( location ), which are separated from each other by the Sorpe valley. The southern sub-area is located in the larger FFH area DE-4716-301 Hunau, Oberes Negertal, Renautal and Steinberg , which makes it part of the European Natura 2000 network of protected areas .

Area description

The NSG consists of two grassland areas in a valley and a slope. In grassland there are lean, wet and humid grassland. There are spring swamps with cotton grass and orchids. Rare animal and plant species are found in the NSG.

Protection purpose

The NSG is supposed to protect the grassland areas with 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”.

See also

• List of nature reserves in the Hochsauerlandkreis

literature

• Hochsauerlandkreis - Lower Landscape Authority (ed.): Landscape plan Schmallenberg Südost , Meschede 2008, p. 36.

Web links

• Nature reserve "HSK-558 cultural landscape complex Rehsiepen" in the specialist information system of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection in North Rhine-Westphalia