Okeraue near Didderse

Okeraue near Didderse IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
Pollard willows in the NSG near Didderse
location	North-west of Braunschweig , in the Lower Saxony districts of Gifhorn and Peine
surface	189 hectares
Identifier	NSG BR 136
WDPA ID	389963
Geographical location	52 ° 24 '  N , 10 ° 24'  E Coordinates: 52 ° 23 '48 "  N , 10 ° 24' 9"  E
Sea level	from 55 m to 66 m
Setup date	03/26/2009
administration	NLWKN

The Okeraue near Didderse is a nature reserve in the Lower Saxony municipalities of Didderse in the joint municipality of Papenteich and Hillerse in the joint municipality of Meinersen in the district of Gifhorn and in the municipality of Wendeburg in the district of Peine .

The nature reserve with the registration number NSG BR 136 is 189  hectares in size. 174 hectares of this are in the Gifhorn district and 15 hectares in the Peine district. The nature reserve is completely part of the FFH area "Aller (with Barnbruch), lower Leine, lower Oker". In the south it borders on the nature reserve " Nördliche Okeraue between Hülperode and Neubrück ", in the north on the nature reserve " Okeraue bei Volkse ".

The nature reserve lies between Neubrück and Hillerse. It protects a near-natural, meandering section of the Oker, including the valley floodplain and the adjacent slope terrace . The floodplain is predominantly characterized by grassland that is periodically flooded. The partly unpaved banks of the Oker form abrupt edges and sand deposits . Oxygen arms and flood channels can be found along the course of the river . The river banks are often of Hochstaudenfluren and reeds dominated areas. In addition, alluvial forest remains and mixed oak forests can be found.

During bird migration , the protected area is an important resting and feeding habitat for migrating water bird species . The area is also a habitat for various waders , stilts and pipiters .

The area has been a nature reserve since March 26, 2009. Responsible lower nature conservation authorities are the district of Gifhorn and the district of Peine.

See also

• List of landscape protection areas in the Gifhorn district
• List of landscape protection areas in the district of Peine

Web links

Commons : Okeraue bei Didderse  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Nature reserve "Okeraue bei Didderse" in the database of the Lower Saxony State Agency for Water Management, Coastal and Nature Conservation (NLWKN)