Tinne / Nehder Kopf nature reserve

Forest areas in the NSG, Tinne house in the center of the picture (aerial photo 2013)

The Tinne / Nehder Kopf nature reserve with a size of 187.20 hectares is located south or south-east of Alme in the urban area of Brilon . The area was designated as a nature reserve (NSG) by the Hochsauerlandkreis in 2008 with the landscape plan of the Brilon plateau . The NSG belongs to the FFH area Forests and Sources of the Almetal (DE 4517-301). At one point the NSG borders directly on the outskirts of Alme.

Area description

Almequelle in the NSG

The NSG consists of red beech forests with limestone cliffs and the outstanding limestone spring area of the Alme .

Protection purpose

In the NSG, the old species-rich beech forests with rocks and alpine springs are to be protected and optimized. 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”.