Lower Kerspe Valley Nature Reserve

The nature reserve Unteres Kerspetal is a 34.21 hectare nature reserve (NSG) west of Kierspe in the Märkisches Kreis in North Rhine-Westphalia . The NSG was designated in 2003 by the district council of the Märkischer Kreis with the landscape plan No. 7 Kierspe . It consists of two sub-areas.

Area description

The NSG is a valley area of ​​the Kerspe valley . The Bachtal is predominantly occupied by grassland and forest communities of moist to wet locations. The wet forests are brook-alder-ash forest and alder-swamp forest. Lichen-rich oak forest stands on the lower slopes. There are wet grassland communities in the grassland.

Protection purpose

The nature reserve was designated for the preservation and development of a valley area and as a habitat for endangered animal and plant species. As with other nature reserves in Germany, the protection designation indicated that the area became a nature reserve “because of its scenic beauty and uniqueness”.

See also

• List of nature reserves in the Märkisches Kreis

literature

• Märkischer Kreis - Lower Landscape Authority (Ed.): Märkischer Kreis: Landscape Plan No. 5 Kierspe , Lüdenscheid 2003, pp. 43–45.

Web links

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

Coordinates: 51 ° 8 ′ 47 "  N , 7 ° 33 ′ 30"  E