Neuss city forest
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| Location: | North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany | ||
| Surface: | 23.6 ha | ||
| Length: | 1.9 km | ||
| Founding: | October 13, 1971 | ||
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The Neusser Stadtwald is a forest area in the middle of the urban area of Neuss . Most of it is located in the stadium district and covers an area of 23.6 hectares .
Geographical location
The Neuss city forest is about 2.1 km long and has an area of 23.6 hectares. It has been designated as a landscape protection area since 1971 and extends over the districts of Stadionviertel , Morgensternsheide and Neusser Furth . The north channel runs through the entire city forest. There are several lakes and ponds in the forest, including the Jröne Meerke recreation facility .
The Broichhof waterworks, which were built between 1911 and 1914, and the district sports facility of the police sports club are also located in the city forest .
Flora and fauna
It is a mixed deciduous forest with a diverse tree species composition, in which 28 species are counted. The most important tree species in the alluvial forest are alder , ash and elm , with the approximately 90-year-old ash tree being the oldest. Additionally, there are occurrences of red and pin oaks , yews , Douglas pine and horse chestnut and black locust . In 2007, maple trees were replanted as part of the 20-year forest management plan adopted in 1989 , as hurricane Kyrill caused visible damage. The forest also has a very pronounced herb layer , which is mainly composed of wood anemones , lesser celandine , star chickweed , meadow foam herb , forest strawberries and the bitter-sweet nightshade .
The urban forest is the breeding area of many birds such as kestrels , tawny owls , pheasants , woodcock , magpies, as well as various types of woodpeckers and tits . The forest also provides a habitat for blindworms , common frogs and natterjack toads . About 80 geese live on the Jröne Meerke . Furthermore, a significant common toad population has developed on the Jröne Meerke . In order to protect the amphibians, “extensive amphibious control systems with channels, tunnels, guide stones and spawning waters” were created in cooperation with the Federation for Environment and Nature Conservation and NRW Road Construction . As part of the systematic recording of planning-relevant animal species carried out in 2010, eight bat species - including the noctule bat , the brown-winged bat and water bat - were recorded.
literature
- Sigrid Schröder, Georg Waldmann: Forests, paths, water: the biodiversity of the north channel lowlands. Galunder, Nümbrecht-Elsenroth 2005, ISBN 3-89909-054-3 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Office for Development and Landscape Planning: Landscape plan. (PDF, 2,323 KB) (No longer available online.) Rhein-Kreis Neuss, pp. 72–73 , archived from the original on April 21, 2013 ; Retrieved September 7, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b Hanna Koch: The geese from the Jröne Meerke. Neuss-Grevenbroicher Zeitung, May 13, 2011, accessed on September 7, 2012 .
- ↑ Drinking water supply: The Broichhof waterworks. (No longer available online.) Stadtwerke Neuss, archived from the original on October 13, 2014 ; Retrieved September 7, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b Christoph Kleinau: Wald im Wandel. Neuss-Grevenbroicher Zeitung, July 9, 2007, accessed on September 7, 2012 .
- ↑ Forestry Plan 2011. (DOC, 12 KB) (No longer available online.) Committee on Environment and Green Areas, September 16, 2010, formerly the original ; Retrieved September 7, 2012 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Klaus Schumilas: No chance against "Kyrill". Neuss-Grevenbroicher Zeitung, February 22, 2007, accessed on September 7, 2012 .
- ↑ Thomas Kirchner: Peaceful hornets have a big image problem. Neuss-Grevenbroicher Zeitung, August 28, 2000, accessed on September 7, 2012 .
- ↑ Amphibian protection system and replacement spawning waters. Environment Agency of the City of Neuss, accessed on September 7, 2012 .
- ↑ Robert Schilken: Everything ready for the toad migration. February 29, 2012, accessed September 7, 2012 .
- ↑ Dagmar Vogt-Sädler: Biotope and species protection in Neuss. (PDF, 3,329 KB) (No longer available online.) Environment Agency of the City of Neuss, 2010, archived from the original on June 3, 2016 ; Retrieved September 7, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
