Wesenberg nature reserve

Wesenberg nature reserve IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
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location	Schmallenberg , Hochsauerlandkreis , North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany
surface	37.4 ha
Identifier	HSK-573
WDPA ID	389947
Geographical location	51 ° 10 '  N , 8 ° 25'  E Coordinates: 51 ° 10 '14 "  N , 8 ° 24' 44"  E
Setup date	2008
Framework plan	Landscape plan Schmallenberg southeast
administration	Lower landscape authority of the Hochsauerlandkreis

The nature reserve Wesenberg with a size of 37.4 hectares is located between Inderlenne and Nordenau in the urban area of Schmallenberg . The area was designated as a nature reserve (NSG) by the Hochsauerlandkreis in 2008 with the Schmallenberg Southeast landscape plan .

Area description

The NSG is part of the wooded ridge of the Wesenberg. Near-natural red beech forests, some of which are interspersed with spruce forests, cover the mountain. Rare animal and plant species can be found in the area. a. In places carpets of the sprouting bear moss grow .

Protection purpose

The NSG is supposed to protect the forests with their species inventory.

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”.

See also

• List of nature reserves in the Hochsauerlandkreis

literature

• Hochsauerlandkreis - Lower Landscape Authority (ed.): Landscape plan Schmallenberg Südost , Meschede 2008, p. 47.

Web links

• Nature reserve "HSK-573 Wesenberg" in the specialist information system of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection in North Rhine-Westphalia