Neuringer meadows

Neuringer meadows IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
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location	Southwest of Twist , east of Emlichheim
surface	119 ha
Identifier	NSG WE 225
WDPA ID	318851
Geographical location	52 ° 37 '  N , 7 ° 2'  E Coordinates: 52 ° 37 '4 "  N , 7 ° 2' 28"  E
Sea level	from 15 m to 18 m
Setup date	07/21/1995
administration	NLWKN

The Neuringer Wiesen are a nature reserve in the Lower Saxony municipality of Twist in the district of Emsland and in the municipality of Hoogstede in the district of Grafschaft Bentheim .

The nature reserve with the registration NSG WE 225 is 119  hectares in size. Of this, 74 hectares are in the Emsland district and 45 hectares in the Grafschaft Bentheim district. The nature reserve is located in the international nature park Bourtanger Moor-Bargerveen and is almost entirely part of the EU bird sanctuary "Dalum-Wietmarscher Moor and Georgsdorfer Moor".

The area is a high moor grassland complex under protection. The largely peated and cultivated raised bog is mainly used as grassland . In a roughly 23-hectare core area, the surfaces on the restoration rewetted . The nature reserve is particularly important for meadow birds . It is drained via ditches leading to the Grenzaa .

The Neuringer Meadows have been under nature protection since July 21, 1995. Responsible lower nature conservation authorities are the districts of Emsland and the county of Bentheim.

Web links

• Nature reserve "Neuringer Wiesen" in the database of the Lower Saxony State Office for Water Management, Coastal and Nature Conservation (NLWKN)