Putzarer See nature reserve

Coordinates: 53 ° 42 ′ 10.1 ″  N , 13 ° 40 ′ 20.9 ″  E

Putzarer See nature reserve​

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

Information board on the nature reserve at Putzar Castle

The nature reserve Putzarer See is a 457 hectare nature reserve in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania near Putzar , a district of the municipality Boldekow south of Anklam on the border between Western Pomerania and Mecklenburg . The nature reserve, together with an adjacent area to the northeast, forms the FFH area of ​​the same name Putzarer See .

history

The Große Landgraben flowed into the Putzarer See for many years between the border between Western Pomerania and Mecklenburg . When the river was relocated, the lake silted up and is now only around 30 cm deep. A wetland area with an area of ​​around 399 hectares was created around the lake, which was expanded by another 58 hectares in 1995. A nature conservation station has been located on the north shore of the lake since 1970.

Flora and fauna

The nature reserve has a supraregional importance for the bird world due to the Putzarer See as a bird reserve and breeding ground for swans . It was therefore included in the list of “Wetlands of National Importance”. You have cranes , gray geese and ducks are observed.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Standard data sheet FFH area Putzarer See (PDF; 52 kB)
2. ↑ Ordinance on the temporary safeguarding of the planned nature reserve "Extension Putzarer See" from July 7, 1995 , website of the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Ministry of the Interior, accessed on August 19, 2013.

Web links

• Literature about the nature reserve Putzarer See in the state bibliography MV