Oserberg nature reserve

The nature reserve Oserberg with a size of 18  ha is located southeast of Wiemeringhausen in the urban area of Olsberg in the Hochsauerlandkreis . The area was designated as a nature reserve (NSG) by the Hochsauerlandkreis in 2004 with the Olsberg landscape plan . The area of ​​the NSG has been part of the Fauna-Flora-Habitat Area (FFH) gorge and Schatthang forests north of Niedersfeld (Natura 2000 no. DE-4717-303) in the European system of protected areas according to Natura 2000 since 2004 .

Area description

The NSG is a red beech forest and the eastern part of a former quarry with rock walls up to 30 m high. The eagle owl breeds in the quarry .

Protection purpose

The deciduous forest there is to be protected in the NSG. 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: Olsberg landscape plan . Meschede 2004, pp. 19-24 and 48.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 4717-303 canyon forests north of Niedersfeld.  (FFH area) Profiles of the Natura 2000 areas. Published by the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation . Retrieved November 28, 2017.

Coordinates: 51 ° 16 ′ 35 "  N , 8 ° 31 ′ 41"  E