Lindholz nature reserve

Lindholz nature reserve
Nature trail in the Lindholz NSG
location	Brandenburg , Germany
surface	112 ha
WDPA ID	14396
Geographical location	52 ° 40 ′  N , 12 ° 44 ′  E Coordinates: 52 ° 40 ′ 23 "  N , 12 ° 43 ′ 35"  E
Setup date	June 26, 1978

The nature reserve Lindholz is a 112  hectare large nature reserve in the northern border area of Havelländisches lynx within the boundaries of the municipality Paulinenaue , one for office Friesack belonging municipality in the Havelland district in the country Brandenburg .

Location and history

The nature reserve is located in the northern part of the district northeast of the community center of Paulinenaue. It is bordered in the west by a drainage ditch, in the south by the Bienenfarmer Weg road , in the east by a farm road and in the north by the Havelländisches Große Hauptkanal and can be entered from a nature trail. The Berlin – Hamburg railway crosses the area from the northwest to the southeast.

The area emerged as part of the Berlin glacial valley during the Vistula high glacial around 18,000 years ago. It shows the bogs and valley sands typical of the region , some of which are overlaid by dunes. One of these dune ranges extends from northwest to southeast at a height of up to five meters above the surrounding area.

Flora and fauna

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Geese in the NSG Lindholz

Oaks , hornbeams , winter linden and hazel grow in the majority of the nature reserve . The species-rich herb layer includes the mean lark spur , the heather carnation , the spiky devil's claw , the white swallowweed and - the only occurrence in Brandenburg - the large two-leaf . Just as unique in the region is the greenish forest hyacinth that thrives in the field . This approximately 14.5 hectare area is looked after by NABU .

In the area seven total species of bats detected: the Brandt's bat , the Natterer's bat , the Daubenton's bat , the Serotine , the soprano pipistrelle , the Nathusius' pipistrelle and the brown long-eared . In addition, the middle and black woodpecker , the red kite and the miniature flycatcher feel at home there.

Protection goal

The Havelland district specifies the protection objective: "Preservation of natural forest communities of the hornbeam - pedunculate oak forest" and "Shielding valuable forest and forest fringing communities against nitrogen input through a meadow expansion area as a protection zone"

See also

• List of nature reserves in the Havelland district

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ordideenwäldchen Lindholz , NABU website, accessed on January 14, 2017.
2. ↑ Nature reserves in our district ( Memento of the original from January 19, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been 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 Havelland district, accessed on January 15, 2017. 

Web links

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

• World Database on Protected Areas - conservation area Lindholz (English)
• Lindholz - Havelland district , NABU website, (PDF), accessed on January 15, 2017.
• NSG Lindholz (approx. 103 ha). In: Nature reserves in our district on havelland.de, accessed on March 10, 2020