Upper Hoppecketal nature reserve

The Upper Hoppecketal nature reserve with a size of 21.4 hectares is located south of Brilon-Wald in the city of Brilon . 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. 28–29.

Coordinates: 51 ° 19 ′ 55 "  N , 8 ° 34 ′ 59"  E