Schmalenautal nature reserve

Schmalenautal nature reserve IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
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location	Schmallenberg , Hochsauerlandkreis , North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany
surface	11.8 ha
Identifier	HSK-567
WDPA ID	389895
Geographical location	51 ° 11 '  N , 8 ° 21'  E Coordinates: 51 ° 10 '30 "  N , 8 ° 20' 48"  E
Setup date	2008
Framework plan	Landscape plan Schmallenberg southeast
administration	Lower landscape authority of the Hochsauerlandkreis

The nature reserve Schmalenautal with a size of 11.8 hectares is located southeast of Holthausen 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 Schmalenautal . The valley with its steep slopes is used as grassland , which is particularly rich in species in the upper valley area. There are also bushes, hedges and trees on the slopes. Rare animal and plant species are found in the NSG. In the bushes, u. a. the red backed .

Protection purpose

The NSG is supposed to protect the Schmalenautal 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”.

See also

• List of nature reserves in the Hochsauerlandkreis

literature

• Hochsauerlandkreis - Lower Landscape Authority (ed.): Landscape plan Schmallenberg Südost , Meschede 2008, p. 49.

Web links

• Nature reserve "HSK-567 Schmalenautal" in the specialist information system of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection in North Rhine-Westphalia