Schulerloch nature reserve

	NSG Schulerloch IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
	Schulerloch nature reserve
location	Essing , Kelheim District , Bavaria
surface	12.67 hectares
Identifier	NSG-00087.01
WDPA ID	82557
Geographical location	48 ° 56 ' N , 11 ° 49' E Coordinates: 48 ° 55 '41 " N , 11 ° 49' 15" E
Setup date	1968

The Schulerloch is a nature reserve in Essing in the Lower Bavarian district of Kelheim in Bavaria .

location

The nature reserve (NSG) is located about 2.4 kilometers east of Essing. It is part of the nature park Altmühltal , the landscape conservation area protection zone in the nature park Altmühltal the Fauna-Flora-Habitat -region dry slopes in the lower Altmühltal with Laaberleiten and Galgental and the EU bird sanctuary -region rocks and hillside forests in the Altmühl, Naab-, Laber- and Danube Valley .

description

The approximately 13 hectare area is a steppe heather forest with a lime beech forest and some rocks with karst caves . The school cave Schulerloch is named after the NSG . The pinnacles along the Altmühl are reef formations of the warm Jura Sea , which spread here 150 million years ago. The rocks here are often interspersed with cavities. The caves were already used by humans in the Stone Age . The Schulerloch can be visited during the warm season. The cave is designated by the Bavarian State Office for the Environment as a valuable geotope stalactite cave Schulerloch (show cave) (273H001). In winter the cave is an important wintering place for endangered bat species and is closed for cave protection reasons . The inaccessible Kleiner Schulerloch is also located near the show cave .

A closed lime beech forest grows on the sunny Altmühl slope. In the rocky places there is the unique, sparse forest type steppe heather forest . You can find here u. a. the ash root .

The nature reserve was designated on February 1, 1968 for the first time and on November 24, 1976, June 9, 1988 July 22, 1992 with an amended ordinance.