Riffelsbachtal (Simmerath)
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Riffelsbachtal
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| location | Simmerath , Aachen city region , North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany | |
| surface | 26 ha | |
| Identifier | ACK-083 | |
| WDPA ID | 318991 | |
| Natura 2000 ID | DE-5403-304 | |
| Geographical location | 50 ° 33 ' N , 6 ° 19' E | |
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| Setup date | 1999 | |
| Framework plan | Landscape plan Simmerath | |
| administration | Lower landscape authority of the Aachen city region | |
The Riffelsbachtal nature reserve is located in the area of Simmerath , hamlet of Hammer and as a second nature reserve in the area of the city of Monschau , east of Rohren , on the border with the Eifel National Park .
description
Riffelsbachtal (core area)
The Riffelsbach rises in a small swampy valley in the spruce forests at the Rothe Stein forest house . Of course, meandering , it flows through a deeply cut V-shaped valley to the mouth of the Roer . The source region and the upper reaches lie in a narrow wet and poor grassland wasteland. Here all the spruce trees near the stream have been removed. This resulted in populations of pipe grass and clowfish , small spring swamps rich in peat moss and good remains of calluna heather with species of nebula grass at the edge of the valley . A little below the brook is dammed up to form a fire water pond, which is overgrown with flood swaths of reeds and spawning herbs and thus a good amphibian spawning water . Alders and ear willows stand on the bank . Insect larvae and planarians living in the water speak for the good water quality . The lower reaches are deeply deepened, in the area of an old spruce forest the steep banks are up to 3 m high.
Rest-NSG Riffelsbachtal
Two remaining areas in the Riwelscheid corridor to the west and east of the stream consist largely of old beech forests , which are surrounded by spruce forests.
Protection purpose
The habitats for many plants, fungi and animals in NRW that are endangered according to the Red List are to be protected . The objectives are the conservation and development of the following natural habitats in accordance with Annex I of the Habitats Directive:
- Grove beech forest
- European dry heaths
- Mountain hay meadows
The area is of particular importance for the following plants and animals:
These biotope types to be protected can be found in this area: wet and humid grassland, natural and near-natural waters, near-natural and undeveloped stream sections, poor meadows , moors, swamps , swamp and swamp forests , dwarf shrub, gorse and juniper heath .
See also
Web links
- "Riffelsbachtal" nature reserve in the specialist information system of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection in North Rhine-Westphalia