Raffenberg nature reserve

Raffenberg nature reserve on the hilltop

Parts of the ruins of the Raffenburg

The Raffenberg nature reserve with an area of 21.44 hectares is located in the area of the independent city of Hagen in North Rhine-Westphalia . The nature reserve (NSG) is located in the Hagen district of Holthausen . The NSG was designated in 1994 with the landscape plan of the city of Hagen by the city council of Hagen. In the east, the NSG borders directly on federal highway 7 . The buildings are directly adjacent to the north and east. The NSG belongs to the FFH area Kalkbuchenwälder near Hohenlimburg (DE 4611-301). For FFH area limestone beech in Hohenlimburg the north and northwest lying areas include Nature Reserve Hunenpforte , nature reserve mast mountain and white stone , nature reserve Temporary mast mountain and nature reserve Long trees . The ruins of the Raffenburg are located in the NSG .

Area description

The NSG includes the wooded Kalkbergkuppe Raffenberg. At the top of the Raffenberg are the ruins of the medieval Raffenburg . The NSG is one of the most diverse and botanical areas in Hagen. In the NSG there are only forest areas. In the forest there are mainly beech forests. The beech forest is orchid-beech forest, grove-beech forest and pearl grass beech forest. There are numerous orchids in the orchid-lime-beech forest. Some of the beeches are multi-stemmed, which indicates a former coppice forest use. There are also two stands of spruce in the NSG. High rocks can be seen on federal road 7, which were created by cutting the mountain during road construction. In the NSG there are caves like the Rolf Cave . The caves serve as winter quarters for bats, amphibians and insects such as butterflies and two-winged birds. Plants such as the white forest bird , the small-leaved stendellus , the shield fern , the deer tongue , the saxifrage , the bird's nest root and the daphne grow in the forest . There are bird species such as great spotted woodpecker , green woodpecker and wood warbler . The butterfly species nail spot occurs. There are the types of snail such as cellar snail and stone pecker . In the NSG there are also animal species such as various cave spiders.

Protection purpose

The NSG was designated as a nature reserve for the preservation and restoration of communities or habitats of certain wild plant and wild animal species as well as for the preservation and development of nationally significant biotopes of rare and endangered as well as typical wild plant and animal species of European importance .

Prohibitions and requirements in the NSG

Climbing on the rocks and stepping onto the rock heads is prohibited in the NSG . A number of special requirements have been issued for the NSG . The requirements include increasing the age of rotation (age at which trees are felled) of the beech forests to at least 160 years; Implementation of coppice forest management on suitable areas; Development of intact forest mantle and fringing societies; Extension of the nature reserve in a north-westerly direction in the area of the Beulsknapp forest area and the adjacent grassland area for networking with the Hünenpforte nature reserve .