Regional nature park Thal
| Regional nature park Thal | |||
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| Location: | Solothurn , Switzerland | ||
| Next city: | Balsthal | ||
| Surface: | 139 km² | ||
| Founding: | 2009 | ||
The Thal Regional Nature Park is a park of national importance in the Solothurn district of the same name . It is characterized by an agricultural, gentle Jura landscape.
location
The Thal Regional Nature Park encompasses the entire Thal district in the canton of Solothurn . The following communities are located in it: Gänsbrunnen , Welschenrohr , Herbetswil , Aedermannsdorf , Matzendorf , Laupersdorf , Balsthal , Mümliswil-Ramiswil and Holderbank .
Goals of the nature park
The Thal Regional Nature Park aims to preserve the intact natural landscape and promote the regional economy.
Natural values
The Thal Regional Nature Park is characterized by the relatively gentle landscape of the eastern chain Jura. Typical of this type of landscape are gorges and various forest forms (including beech forests, fir-beech forests, pine forests). Agriculture on the Jura Heights is characterized by extensive grazing of cattle and thus has valuable meadow habitats (dry meadows). Only the valley floor between Balsthal and Herbetswil is mostly arable.
Several rivers are located within the nature park. Worth mentioning is v. a. the Dünnern , the upper half of which flows through the nature park. Its largest tributary, the Augstbach , is also located in the nature park. In this water system live trout and bullheads , from the birds about the uses dippers these waters. The upper reaches of the water bodies in particular are largely undeveloped and have a near-natural eco-morphology.
The nature park is an important habitat for various bird species. On the Subigerberg above Gänsbrunnen there is a bird ringing station, there is an important route for migratory birds. Various rare forest birds such as eagle owls and woodcock live in the large forests of the nature park . There may be a few grouse left . The wide, open ridges v. a. in the northern park area provide a habitat for some bird species in the open landscape, such as the woodlark . Because of their abundance of mice, the large pastures are also important habitats for several species of birds of prey.
Many species of mammals live in the park area. There are, for example, different bat species. The deer are common throughout the park. Several chamois colonies live along the ledges in the mountain ranges . Deer and chamois are hunted by the lynx , which reaches high population densities in the nature park. Even wild boars are common but hard to see. Red deer only appear sporadically . Small predatory mammals such as foxes , badgers and pine marten are common, others such as the ermine are less common. The reintroduction of the bison , which lived here until its extinction a few centuries ago, has been a topic of conversation for a long time. The construction of a fence was approved in early 2020, but the project is controversial.
Landscapes of national importance
In accordance with Article 5 of the Federal Act on Nature Conservation and Heritage Protection, Switzerland keeps a federal inventory of landscapes and natural monuments of national importance . Three such areas are partially located in the Thal Regional Nature Park:
- No. 1010, name: Weissenstein , sub-areas of the nature park communities Gänsbrunnen, Welschenrohr and Herbetswil
- No. 1012, name: Belchen-Passwang area , sub-areas of the nature park communities Holderbank and Mümliswil-Ramiswil
- No. 1020, name: Ravellenflue and Chluser Roggen near Oensingen , sub-areas of the Balsthal nature reserve community
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Alois Winiger, Solothurner Zeitung: Wisents in the Thal Nature Park? - “That would be the great opportunity” , May 30, 2015, accessed on November 21, 2016.
- ↑ Yann Schlegel, Solothurner Zeitung: Farmers continue to resist because of bison settlement - Association remains confident , March 31, 2020, accessed on April 26, 2020.