Nature reserve Moorbirkenbruch on the Gemeinheitskopf (Meschede)

The nature reserve Moorbirkenbruch am Gemeinheitskopf with a size of 6.4 hectares is located in the Arnsberg Forest in the urban area of Meschede . The area was designated as a nature reserve (NSG) by the Hochsauerlandkreis in 1994 with the Meschede landscape plan. There is a nature reserve of the same name in the municipality of Bestwig , which is practically divided in the middle by the municipal border.

Area description

The NSG is a moor birch break . In the NSG there are large areas with peat moss . Rare animal and plant species are found in the NSG.

Protection purpose

The NSG should protect the break with its species inventory.

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

literature

• Westphalian Office for State and Building Maintenance: Meschede landscape plan . Arnsberg 1994, p. 30.

Coordinates: 51 ° 23 ′ 26 "  N , 8 ° 22 ′ 3"  E