Upper Mutzbach nature reserve

Upper Mutzbach nature reserve IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
The Mutzbach in the nature reserve
location	Cologne , North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany
surface	5.47 hectares
Identifier	K-017
WDPA ID	164872
Geographical location	50 ° 59 '  N , 7 ° 4'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 59 '29 "  N , 7 ° 4' 3"  E
Setup date	1989
Framework plan	Landscape plan city ​​of Cologne
administration	Lower landscape authority of the city of Cologne

The Oberer Mutzbach nature reserve extends into the Dellbrück and Dünnwald districts of Cologne as a western continuation of the Mutzbach nature reserve in the Dünnwald forest . Both nature reserves are separated from each other by Katterbachstraße on the city limits of Bergisch Gladbach . The area is part of the Bergische Heideterrasse .

Nature reserve

It was placed under protection as a nature reserve

• To maintain and restore the community of alluvial forest areas and particularly endangered bird species as well as their habitats,
• For scientific and geological reasons,
• Because of the rarity of the geological conditions in North Rhine-Westphalia.

See also

• List of nature reserves in Cologne

Individual evidence

1. ^ Official map of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation. accessed on March 10, 2017
2. ↑ "Oberer Mutzbach" nature reserve (K-017) in the specialist information system of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection in North Rhine-Westphalia , accessed on March 11, 2017.

Web pages

• GPS hiking atlas accessed on March 10, 2017