Upper Lennetal nature reserve (Schmallenberg)

	Upper Lennetal nature reserve IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
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location	Schmallenberg , Hochsauerlandkreis , North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany
surface	25.6 ha
Identifier	HSK-557
WDPA ID	389846
Geographical location	51 ° 10 ' N , 8 ° 28' E Coordinates: 51 ° 9 '46 " N , 8 ° 27' 38" E
Setup date	2008
Framework plan	Landscape plan Schmallenberg southeast
administration	Lower landscape authority of the Hochsauerlandkreis

The Upper Lennetal nature reserve with a size of 25.6 hectares is located south and east of Westfeld in the urban area of Schmallenberg in the Lennetal . The area was designated as a nature reserve (NSG) by the Hochsauerlandkreis in 2008 with the Schmallenberg Southeast landscape plan . The NSG consists of two areas. The two sub-areas are separated from each other by the Upper Lennetal nature reserve in the Winterberg urban area . The NSG connects directly to the Kahler Asten nature reserve in the urban area of Winterberg, where the Lenne rises.

Area description

It is a low mountain range with a brook and surrounding grassland.

Protection purpose

The NSG is intended to protect the near-natural low mountain range Lenne in this area.

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”.

Protective measures

According to the landscape plan, the red spruce stands in the floodplain of the western part of the area should be cleared and turned back into grassland.

literature

Hochsauerlandkreis - Lower Landscape Authority (Ed.): Landscape plan Schmallenberg Südost , Meschede 2008, pp. 57–58.

Web links

Nature reserve "HSK-557 Oberes Lennetal (LP Schmallenberg SO)" in the specialist information system of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection in North Rhine-Westphalia