Niedermühle nature reserve
The nature reserve Niedermühle with a size of 3.4 hectares is located northwest of Brilon . The area was designated as a nature reserve (NSG) by the Hochsauerlandkreis in 2008 with the landscape plan of the Brilon plateau . It is one of 31 nature reserves in Brilon which belongs to the group of limestone peaks with special prohibitions. Large parts of the NSG belong to the FFH area Kalkkuppen near Brilon (DE 4617-303).
Area description
The NSG is the Niedermühle hilltop . Small rocks emerge at the top. There are grassland areas and wooded areas in the NSG. Grassland also includes grasslands .
Protection purpose
The grassland areas are to be protected in the NSG. 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”.
Prohibitions
In addition to the normal prohibitions in nature reserves, the Niedermühle NSG, as with the other 31 limestone peaks, has additional prohibitions. It is forbidden to fertilize, roll and drag the Brilon limestone peaks. No more than two livestock units per hectare may graze at the same time. Furthermore, mowing is only permitted from July 1st of each year.
See also
literature
- Hochsauerlandkreis - Lower Landscape Authority: Landscape plan Briloner plateau , Meschede 2008, p. 87.
References
- ↑ Hochsauerlandkreis - Lower Landscape Authority, Landscape Plan Briloner Plateau, Meschede 2008, p. 60.
Web links
- Nature reserve “Niedermühle” (HSK-538) in the specialist information system of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection in North Rhine-Westphalia
Coordinates: 51 ° 24 ′ 22 ″ N , 8 ° 33 ′ 1 ″ E