Middle Hoppecketal nature reserve

Middle Hoppecketal nature reserve

Old hut in the NSG

Fence construction in the NSG with everyday mask during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany

The nature reserve Mittleres Hoppecketal with a size of 46.6 hectares lies between Brilon-Wald and Hoppecke in the urban area of Brilon and consists of two parts. The area was designated as a nature reserve (NSG) by the Hochsauerlandkreis in 2001 with the Hoppecketal landscape plan . The NSG belongs to the FFH area of ​​the Diemel and Hoppecke water system (DE 4617-302).

Area description

The NSG is the Hoppecke river with its floodplain in this area.

Protection purpose

The NSG is supposed to protect the Hoppecke and its floodplain. As with all nature reserves in Germany, the protection designation pointed out that the area became a nature reserve “because of the rarity, special character and beauty of the area”.

See also

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

literature

• Hochsauerlandkreis - Lower Landscape Authority: Hoppecketal landscape plan (PDF; 1.4 MB), Meschede 2001, pp. 30–31.

Web links

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

• Nature reserve "Mittleres Hoppecketal" (HSK-187) in the specialist information system of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection in North Rhine-Westphalia

Coordinates: 51 ° 21 ′ 32 "  N , 8 ° 34 ′ 52"  E