Padberg nature reserve

Quarry in the Padberg nature reserve

Wild garlic in the Padberg nature reserve

The Padberg nature reserve with a size of 46.7 hectares is located south of Padberg in the urban area of Marsberg in the Hochsauerlandkreis . 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 for forests near Padberg (DE 4518-302) with 94 hectares, which has been designated since 2004 .

Area description

The NSG is the Diabas mountain summit of the Padberg and the mountain slope with forest that slopes down to the Diemeltal . The forest consists of red beech forest and areas with oak, hornbeam and spruce. There are rocky areas and a former quarry . The eagle owl breeds in the former quarry .

Protection purpose

The NSG is supposed to protect the species-rich forest there. 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”.