Sellenbruch nature reserve

The Sellenbruch nature reserve is a 17-  hectare nature reserve (NSG) south of the village of Silberg in the municipality of Kirchhundem in the Olpe district in North Rhine-Westphalia . In 1942 and 2004, the Arnsberg district government designated the area as an NSG by ordinance. The 1942 expulsion was one of the first NSG expulsions in Westphalia . Since 2004, parts of the NSG have also been designated as FFH areas Dollenbruch, Sellenbruch and Silberbachoberlauf (DE-4914-302) with an area of ​​41 hectares. Other parts of the FFH area are located in the Dollenbruch nature reserve .

Area description

The NSG is an important birch moor forest and alder alluvial forest. There are also natural spring areas and streams rich in peat moss . The king fern has its largest occurrence in the NSG in the southern mountains .

See also

• List of nature reserves in the Olpe district
• List of FFH areas in North Rhine-Westphalia

Web links

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

Coordinates: 51 ° 1 '23.1 "  N , 8 ° 2' 5.1"  E