Leitmarer Felsen nature reserve

The Leitmarer Felsen nature reserve with a size of 23.57  hectares is located south of Marsberg in the Hochsauerlandkreis . It was designated as a nature reserve (NSG) by the Arnsberg district government in 1985 . The NSG was re-designated in 2008 with the Marsberg landscape plan. Since 2004, the NSG has been one of three parts of the Fauna-Flora-Habitat Area (FFH) Leitmarer Felsen (Natura 2000-Nr. DE-4519-306) in the European system of protected areas according to Natura 2000 with a size of 588 ha. The other two parts of the FFH areaHengesberg nature reserve and the Emmese nature reserve . The NSG borders directly on Landstrasse 549 in the west.

description

Four raccoon cubs in a tree cave in the NSG Leitmarer Felsen

Limestone forms the subsurface of the NSG . The NSG includes a beech forest . In the NSG there are up to 12 m high rocks and rubble. In the NSG there is a former stone with a 40 wide and 10 m high rock wall. There are grassland areas on the western edge.

See also

• List of nature reserves in the Hochsauerlandkreis
• List of FFH areas in North Rhine-Westphalia

literature

• Hochsauerlandkreis - Lower Landscape Authority: Marsberg landscape plan (PDF; 1.4 MB). Meschede 2008, pp. 21-26 + 34-35 + 204-206.

Web links

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

• "Leitmarer Felsen" nature reserve in the specialist information system of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection in North Rhine-Westphalia

Coordinates: 51 ° 25 ′ 48 ″  N , 8 ° 51 ′ 53 ″  E