Schnettenberg nature reserve

Schnettenberg nature reserve IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
location	Northwest of Eversberg
surface	3 ha
WDPA ID	82543
Geographical location	51 ° 22 '  N , 8 ° 19'  E Coordinates: 51 ° 22 '8 "  N , 8 ° 18' 58"  E
Setup date	1994

The Schnettenberg nature reserve with a size of 3 hectares is located northwest of Eversberg in the urban area of Meschede . The area was designated as a nature reserve (NSG) by the Hochsauerlandkreis in 1994 with the Meschede landscape plan.

Area description

The NSG is the remains of a juniper heather with three areas. Part of the NSG has already become forest. A section is grazed, another area of ​​the NSG is mowed.

Protection purpose

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

• Westphalian Office for State and Building Maintenance: Meschede landscape plan . Arnsberg 1994, p. 41.

Web links

• "Schnettenberg" nature reserve (HSK-009) in the specialist information system of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection in North Rhine-Westphalia