Ricklinger Duck Pool

Ricklinger Duck Pool IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
location	East of Wunstorf and west of Garbsen , near Ricklingen Castle in Lower Saxony
surface	14.6 ha
Identifier	NSG HA 069
WDPA ID	82408
Geographical location	52 ° 26 '  N , 9 ° 31'  E Coordinates: 52 ° 26 '7 "  N , 9 ° 30' 52"  E
Sea level	from 47 m to 59 m
Setup date	December 31, 1983
administration	NLWKN

The Ricklinger Entenpool is a nature reserve in the Lower Saxony town of Garbsen in the Hanover region .

The nature reserve with the sign NSG HA 069 is 14.6  hectares in size. It is located near Ricklingen Castle between Wunstorf and Garbsen in the Hanoverian Moorgeest , an ice age geest and ground moraine landscape. In the south it borders in parts directly on the residential development of Ricklingen Castle. To the east is the “ Brandmoorwiesen ” nature reserve .

The nature reserve is characterized by a diverse range of different habitats. There are still waters , alder swamps , bushes and near-natural oak- dominated forests and wet meadows .

Within the nature reserve there is a pond with well-developed aquatic vegetation. Its banks are partly flat and partly steep. In parts, it has a well-developed silting szone with reeds stocks. The silting zone changes into wet bushes. Temporary pools can be found in swampy clearings .

The nature reserve is a habitat and retreat for numerous endangered plant and animal species. It has a special meaning for insects and amphibians .

The area has been a nature reserve since December 31, 1983. The lower responsible nature conservation authority is the Hanover region.

Web links

Commons : Ricklinger Entenpool  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

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