Mastbruch nature reserve

NSG mast break IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
Pond on the edge of the nature reserve
location	Dortmund , North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany
surface	38 ha
Identifier	DO-003
WDPA ID	164582
Geographical location	51 ° 32 '  N , 7 ° 23'  E Coordinates: 51 ° 32 '21 "  N , 7 ° 22' 50"  E
Setup date	1986

dense vegetation

The Mastbruch nature reserve is located in the Mengede district of Dortmund in North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany. The Mastbruch nature reserve was designated by the Arnsberg district government on June 19, 1986 by means of a temporary security. The nature reserve was included in the Dortmund-North landscape plan on November 30, 1990 and remained unchanged in the first change to the Dortmund-North landscape plan on September 2, 2005. It is part of the Rahmer forest . The neighboring manor Schloss Westhusen used this area for pig fattening until the 18th century. The oaks and red beeches growing here with their acorns and beechnuts served at times as a source of food for up to 100 domestic pigs. The old place name Mastbroich is derived from this pig fattening, possibly also the place name Im Marsch.

description

The 38 hectare nature reserve is a swamp and wetland area created by mountain subsidence. The nature reserve includes a 1.4 hectare open water area with a swampy forest belt. The nature reserve is bordered or traversed by the bush road. In the east it is bounded by the Welver – Sterkrade railway line , behind which Westhusen Castle is located. In the west, the area extends almost to the federal highway 45 . In the north it is bounded by the settlement of Westerfilde, in the south by the settlement of Jungferntal.

The nature reserve is characterized as a water bird habitat. Here live grebes , mute swan , teal , mallard , moorhen , coot , marsh warbler , reed bunting , Nightingale and grasshopper warbler . So are amphibians such as crested newt , pond newt and the rare common frog . There are large populations of bulrushes and swamp irises around the water .

However, there are major problems due to the proximity of the settlements. This leads to damage from vandalism and also overfeeding of the waterfowl by those seeking relaxation. The dismantling of a viewing platform is intended to remedy this.

See also

• List of nature reserves in North Rhine-Westphalia

Individual evidence

1. ↑ BUND Dortmund: Mastbruch - Where the pigs were once fattened (PDF; 58 kB)

Web links

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