Mittelbruch nature reserve

Mittelbruch nature reserve

Quarry forest

The Mittelbruch nature reserve with an area of ​​14.6  hectares is located in the urban area of Bad Wünnenberg in the Paderborn district . The nature reserve (NSG) was designated in 1996 by the district council with the Büren-Wünnenberg landscape plan. The area has been protected since 2004 as part of the FFH area Bredelar, Stadtwald Marsberg and Fürstenberger Wald (DE 4518-305), which also includes the entire surrounding forest.

Area description

The NSG is an alder, ash and quarry forest in the Fürstenberg Forest. The area is a breeding and feeding habitat and a. of the black stork. For further optimization, according to the designation, the medium-term conversion of coniferous wood stocks into deciduous forests appropriate to the location should take place. The preservation of old and dead wood is planned. For areas of the NSG, which are the private forest of Count von Westphalen , a contract for protection and conservation was concluded in 2001. Rare animal and plant species are found in the NSG.

See also

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

literature

• Paderborn district: Büren-Wünnenberg landscape plan . Paderborn 1996.

Web links

Commons : Mittelbruch Nature Reserve (Bad Wünnenberg)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Paderborn district: Büren-Wünnenberg landscape plan, Paderborn 1996. P. 7 ff

Coordinates: 51 ° 28 '49.4 "  N , 8 ° 47' 54.2"  E