Orchideenwiese nature reserve near Heintjeshammer
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Orchideenwiese nature reserve near Heintjeshammer
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 The orchid meadow |
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| location | Wermelskirchen , North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany | |
| surface | 4.33 hectares | |
| Identifier | GL-041 | |
| WDPA ID | 329565 | |
| Geographical location | 51 ° 9 ' N , 7 ° 11' E | |
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| Setup date | 2000 | |
| Framework plan | Landscape plan Wermelskirchen | |
| administration | Lower landscape authority Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis | |
The nature reserve Orchideenwiese near Heintjeshammer is located north of Pohlhausen in the town of Wermelskirchen in the Rheinisch-Bergisches Kreis .
description
The nature reserve includes a slope area of the Eschbach valley near Heintjeshammer, south of the 408 road . Parts of the forest adjoining to the south, a historic heather and spring moor location and a Siefen have been included in the area. It is a grassland area surrounded on three sides by forest. It is separated from the Eschbachaue and the stream by Landstrasse 408.
Protective purposes
The protection designation was made for the preservation and development of wet and poor grassland rich in orchids, which are rare and particularly valuable in the area of the Bergische plateau, as well as for the protection, care and development of the communities of plants and animals bound to these habitats. In detail, the following protective purposes were set:
- Securing the function as a biotope connection area of outstanding importance as a connection area and with connecting elements,
- Preservation and development of the landscape in its special character, rarity and outstanding beauty,
- Preservation and development of habitats, biotopes or communities of certain wild, characteristic and remarkable animal or plant species
- Preservation and safeguarding of the protected biotopes : swamps , reed beds , wet meadows rich in sedge and rushes as well as species-rich poor meadows and pastures,
- Protection, maintenance and development of the high-quality and characteristic locations with their rare, particularly valuable wet and poor grassland areas rich in orchids, the heather and spring moor locations as well as location-specific and rare animal and plant species.
Prohibitions
To achieve and maintain the protective purposes, it is also forbidden to change the groundwater level or to carry out irrigation, drainage or other measures that change the water balance.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Wermelskirchen landscape plan pp. 39 - 41 Retrieved on November 24, 2017
