Heron colony location

Heron colony location IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
Ferns and trees in the heron colony Lage (Dinkel)
location	Northwest of Nordhorn , in the Lower Saxony district of Grafschaft Bentheim
surface	13 ha
Identifier	NSG WE 052
WDPA ID	82387
Geographical location	52 ° 28 '  N , 6 ° 58'  E Coordinates: 52 ° 28 '16 "  N , 6 ° 58' 3"  E
Sea level	from 20 m to 32 m
Setup date	07/01/1977
administration	NLWKN

The Lage heron colony is a nature reserve in the Lower Saxon community of Lage in the joint community of Neuenhaus in the Grafschaft Bentheim district .

The nature reserve with the registration number NSG WE 052 is 13  hectares in size. It is located on the outskirts of Lage south of Neuenhaus and is a colony of gray herons under protection. The heron colony has been located in a manor forest in the Dinkel floodplain since at least the end of the 19th century .

The area has been a nature reserve since July 1, 1977. The responsible lower nature conservation authority is the county of Bentheim.

Web links

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