Scherfbachtal nature reserve (Kürten)

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Scherfbachtal nature reserve

IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area

Scherfbachtal in the Kürten area

Scherfbachtal in the Kürten area

location Kürten , North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany
surface 27,244 hectares
Identifier GL-078
WDPA ID 555552583
Geographical location 51 ° 2 '  N , 7 ° 12'  E Coordinates: 51 ° 2 '1 "  N , 7 ° 11' 42"  E
Nature reserve Scherfbachtal (Kürten) (North Rhine-Westphalia)
Scherfbachtal nature reserve (Kürten)
Setup date 2012
Framework plan Landscape plan Kürten
administration Lower landscape authority Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis

The Scherfbachtal nature reserve is a nature reserve in the west of the municipality of Kürten in the Rheinisch-Bergisches Kreis .

description

The nature reserve consists of several arms (from north to south):

  • The first arm begins south of Kochsfeld and ends at the municipal boundary just before Odenthaler Straße.
  • A second arm follows, which has four more arms. Their source areas are in the vicinity of Bechen , Schnappe and Herweg . They unite on Odenthaler Straße and there extend to the municipal boundary just before the Liesenberger Mühle .

Vegetation and protection

The protection was placed to secure, maintain and develop the structurally rich and natural source area with a rich biotope complex. The area consists of several spring hollows, spring corridors, wet and wet grassland as well as hillside and riparian forests. In detail, the following protective purposes were set:

  • Securing the function as a biotope network area of ​​outstanding regional importance,
  • Preservation and development of the near-natural spring origins and spring meadows,
  • Preservation and development of the headwaters and the diverse stream valleys as a typical landscape section and habitat in the vicinity of the settlement,
  • Preservation and safeguarding of the water quality of the near-natural spring sources and the Scherfbach flowing water in the valley floor.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ "Scherfbachtal" nature reserve in the specialist information system of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection in North Rhine-Westphalia , accessed on March 21, 2017.
  2. ↑ a b landscape plan Kürten. Text part. (PDF) The District Administrator of the Rheinisch-Bergisches Kreis, June 2012, p. 40 , accessed on March 21, 2017 .