Kupferberg nature reserve
The Kupferberg nature reserve is a 15.27 hectare nature reserve south of Letmathe in the urban area of Iserlohn in the Märkisches Kreis in North Rhine-Westphalia . The NSG was designated in 1997 by the district council of the Märkisches Kreis with the landscape plan No. 4 Iserlohn . The nature reserve Steinbruch Helmke to the west is partly only separated from the NSG by a path.
Area description
The NSG is the former Kupferberg quarry . In the quarry there are semi-arid lawns, ruderal fields , small bodies of water and heaps. Reptiles ( reptilia ) and amphibians ( Amphibia ) occur in the NSG. There is also a small lake in the quarry, popularly known as the Silbersee .
Protection purpose
The nature reserve was designated for the preservation and development of a former quarry and as a habitat for endangered animal and plant species. As with other nature reserves in Germany, the protection designation indicated that the area became a nature reserve “because of its scenic beauty and uniqueness”.
See also
literature
- Märkischer Kreis - Lower Landscape Authority (Ed.): Märkischer Kreis: Landscape Plan No. 4 Iserlohn , Lüdenscheid 1997, pp. 32–33.
Web links
- "Kupferberg" nature reserve in the specialist information system of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection in North Rhine-Westphalia
Coordinates: 51 ° 21 ′ 37 ″ N , 7 ° 37 ′ 21 ″ E
