Guard nature reserve

The Wache nature reserve with a size of 111 hectares is located southeast of the Lehmbach industrial area in Hallenberg . It was designated as a nature reserve (NSG) by the Hochsauerlandkreis on September 15, 2004 with the Hallenberg landscape plan. The NSG consists of two areas. It is part of the European bird sanctuary Medebacher Bucht . The NSG is one of three parts of the FFH area Nuhnewiesen, Wache and Dreisbachtal (DE 4817-306).

Area description

The NSG consists of areas of poor grassland with hedges, field trees and individual trees. Bird species such as red-backed shrike , whinchat and meadow pipit breed in the reserve .

Protection purpose

The NSG is supposed to protect the grassland with species inventory. To contribute to the preservation and development of communities and habitats of wild, partly endangered species, animal and plant species. As with all nature reserves in Germany, the protection designation pointed out that the area was designated as a nature reserve “because of the rarity, special character and beauty of the area”. According to the nature reserve designation, the area was also designated as a nature reserve in order to secure the ecological network Natura 2000 of the EU within the meaning of the Habitats Directive.