Westernahtal nature reserve

Westernahtal nature reserve IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
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location	Schmallenberg , Hochsauerlandkreis , North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany
surface	16.4 ha
Identifier	HSK-574
WDPA ID	389949
Geographical location	51 ° 12 '  N , 8 ° 21'  E Coordinates: 51 ° 11 '51 "  N , 8 ° 20' 43"  E
Setup date	2008
Framework plan	Landscape plan Schmallenberg southeast
administration	Lower landscape authority of the Hochsauerlandkreis

The Westernahtal nature reserve with a size of 16.4 hectares is located north of Huxel 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 the Westernahbachtal . The meadow valley has damp and wet grassland. In the bushes, u. a. the red backed .

Protection purpose

The NSG is supposed to protect the Wiesental with 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. 48.

Web links

• Nature reserve "HSK-574 Westernahtal" in the specialist information system of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection in North Rhine-Westphalia