Löcknitztal nature reserve

Löcknitztal nature reserve IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
View from the Leistikowweg into the Löcknitztal nature reserve
location	Brandenburg , Germany
surface	448 ha
WDPA ID	164498
Geographical location	52 ° 26 '  N , 13 ° 54'  E Coordinates: 52 ° 25 '34 "  N , 13 ° 53' 50"  E
Setup date	May 1, 1984

The Löcknitztal nature reserve is a 448  hectare nature reserve in the Oder-Spree district in Brandenburg . It is located in the Berlin - Fürstenwalder Spree valley between Kienbaum and Grünheide . It is run by the eponymous river Löcknitz , a right tributary of the River Spree in a 13 km long fen flows through a meandering manner.

history

The valley was created in a former ice age meltwater channel . It was first used in the 18th century. In 1912 the lower part of the Löcknitz was released for shipping and is therefore not included in the area today. Until the 1960s, the valley consisted in large parts of meadow areas that were used for agriculture. Then alders and willows were brought in, which have spread since then. In 1984 the area was placed under nature protection and in 2002 it was included in the European Natura 2000 network of protected areas as a fauna and flora habitat . It is supported by the Löcknitztal e. V. , which was awarded the nature conservation prize of the NaturSchutzFonds Brandenburg foundation . In cooperation with the German Nature Conservation Union, the IG has leased parts of the area to a family business for sheep grazing. This makes it possible to promote less assertive plants like orchids and to avoid succession .

Design

Hiking trail through the nature reserve

The Löcknitz in the nature reserve near Kienbaum

Most of the nature reserve is closed to visitors, only a few areas have hiking trails. The fen decreed in its history regularly enough water so that previously occurred no peat decomposition. Ditches dug before the 1960s have now also grown over, so that the prerequisites for restoring species-rich meadows are good. In addition to alder forests, acidic oak forests and pastures, there are spring meadows, wet meadows and nutrient-poor wet meadows that alternate with sandy, poor grassland .

fauna and Flora

The water quality of the Löcknitz is described as eutrophic , but high-quality spawn communities can be found in the entire section of the river . Over 20 species of fish live in the river, such as the aland , bitterling , chub , gudgeon , hazel , asp and loach .

Many species threatened with extinction can be found on land, such as broad-leaved and stiff-leaved orchid , helmet orchid , Siberian iris or swamp stendelwort .

The smooth snake has its habitat here as well as around 100 bird species, for example the reed warbler , all three swirl species , whinchat , kingfisher , warblers and red backed killer . The crane and the osprey were also sighted . So far, 650 species of large butterflies have been identified in the valley and its surroundings .

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b} Jean-Paul Bertemes: Protection of species with the scythe . In: GEO , June 9, 2011, accessed August 24, 2012.
2. ↑ ^{a b} Protected area profile of the Löcknitz Valley , NABU website, (PDF; 232 kB), accessed on August 22, 2012.
3. ↑ Nature reserves in Brandenburg  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Website of the Ministry for the Environment, Health and Consumer Protection of the State of Brandenburg, (PDF; 166 kB), accessed on 23 August 2012.  
4. ↑ ^{a b} Löcknitztal ( Memento of the original from September 30, 2014 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. , Website of the Löcknitztal eV interest group, accessed on August 22, 2012. 

Web links

Commons : Löcknitztal nature reserve  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Löcknitztal , website of the Löcknitztal eV interest group, accessed on August 22, 2012.
• Protected area profile of the Löcknitz Valley , NABU website, (PDF; 232 kB), accessed on August 22, 2012.
• 13th GEO Day of Biodiversity at geo.de, accessed on August 22, 2012.
• Evaluation of the recording of higher plant species Website of the Leibniz Institute for Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, (PDF; 237 kB), accessed on August 23, 2012.
• World Database on Protected Areas - Löcknitztal Nature Reserve (English)