Nature reserve headwaters of the hen

Nature reserve headwaters of the hen IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
Henne -Quellbach in the NSG (2014)
location	Schmallenberg , Hochsauerlandkreis , North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany
surface	10.7 ha
Identifier	HSK-563
WDPA ID	389865
Geographical location	51 ° 13 '  N , 8 ° 20'  E Coordinates: 51 ° 12 '34 "  N , 8 ° 20' 9"  E
Setup date	2008
Framework plan	Landscape plan Schmallenberg southeast
administration	Lower landscape authority of the Hochsauerlandkreis

The source area of ​​the Henne nature reserve with a size of 10.7 hectares is located southwest of Rimberg 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 is the wooded headwaters of the Henne with the two springs of the Henne. The two source streams flow parallel to the north. The source area and the source valleys are planted with a mixed ash forest with added red spruce . Rare animal and plant species can be found in the area.

Protection purpose

The NSG is intended to protect the hen source area with its 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”.

Hen spring

See also

• List of nature reserves in the Hochsauerlandkreis

literature

• Hochsauerlandkreis - Lower Landscape Authority (ed.): Landscape plan Schmallenberg Südost , Meschede 2008, p. 50.

Web links

Commons : Nature reserve headwaters of the hen  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Nature reserve "HSK-563 source area of ​​the hen" in the specialist information system of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection in North Rhine-Westphalia