Ottinger ox moor

	Ottinger ox moor IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
location	South-east of Visselhövede , districts of Rotenburg (Wümme) and Heidekreis , Lower Saxony
surface	275 ha
Identifier	NSG LÜ 253
WDPA ID	318929
Geographical location	52 ° 57 ' N , 9 ° 36' E Coordinates: 52 ° 57 '14 " N , 9 ° 36' 12" E
Sea level	from 63 m to 71 m
Setup date	May 16, 2003
administration	NLWKN

The Ottinger Ochsenmoor is a nature reserve in the Lower Saxony town of Visselhövede in the Rotenburg (Wümme) district and the town of Walsrode in the Heidekreis district .

The nature reserve with the sign NSG LU 253 is 275 hectares . Of this, 172.2 hectares are in the Rotenburg (Wümme) district and 102.8 hectares in the Heidekreis district. The area has been under nature protection since May 16, 2003. The responsible lower nature conservation authorities are the districts of Rotenburg (Wümme) and Heidekreis.

The nature reserve is located south of Visselhövede. It is a raised bog area with different levels of drainage and various peat fields , some of which are regenerated over large areas through rewetting . Most of the protected area is characterized by quarry and bog forest, there are also forest areas on the edges of which there are sometimes wild fields . Cotton grass , peat moss and swinging lawn can be found in the peat cuttings .

The area is drained to the west and a. via Lehrde and Fahlbeeke and east to Warnau .

Web links

Commons : Ottinger Ochsenmoor - Collection of images, videos and audio files

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