Opspring nature reserve

Opspring nature reserve IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
Quellsiepen in the NSG Opspring (2015)
location	Schmallenberg , Hochsauerlandkreis , North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany
surface	11.7 ha
Identifier	HSK-554
WDPA ID	389857
Geographical location	51 ° 8 '  N , 8 ° 21'  E Coordinates: 51 ° 8 '16 "  N , 8 ° 20' 58"  E
Setup date	2008
Framework plan	Landscape plan Schmallenberg southeast
administration	Lower landscape authority of the Hochsauerlandkreis

The Opspring nature reserve with a size of 11.7 hectares is located southeast of Grafschaft in the urban area of Schmallenberg . The area was designated as a nature reserve (NSG) by the Hochsauerlandkreis in 2008 with the Schmallenberg Southeast landscape plan .

Area description

The NSG consists of three neighboring but not contiguous areas. These include the headwaters of the Grafschaft stream and two headwaters of tributaries of the Grafschaft (Bauke and NN) in wooded valley valleys. The north-facing slopes of the valley are overgrown with red beech and some red spruce . In areas of low rocks, the forest is shaped like a shadowy slope with sycamore maple . Rare animal and plant species are found in the NSG.

Protection purpose

The NSG is intended to protect the forest areas with 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

• Hochsauerlandkreis - Lower Landscape Authority (ed.): Landscape plan Schmallenberg Südost , Meschede 2008, p. 35.

Web links

Commons : Opspring Nature Reserve  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Nature reserve "HSK-554 Opspring" in the specialist information system of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection in North Rhine-Westphalia