Rotsohl and Thomassee from Dudenhofen

Rotsohl and Thomassee from Dudenhofen IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
Sign in the NSG Rotsohl and Thomassee von Dudenhofen
location	Rodgau , Dudenhofen , Hesse , Germany
surface	51.88 ha
Identifier	1438032
WDPA ID	329600
Geographical location	50 ° 0 '  N , 8 ° 56'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 0 '19 "  N , 8 ° 55' 43"  E
Sea level	from 130 m above sea level NN up to 140 m above sea level NN
Setup date	1999
administration	Lower nature conservation authority in the Offenbach district

The nature reserve Rotsohl and Thomassee von Dudenhofen (NSG identification 1438032) is located in the Hessian district of Offenbach . It comprises around 51.88 hectares of forest and meadow in the urban area of Rodgau .

Area description

The nature reserve is located southeast of Dudenhofen (Rodgau). Among other things, there are large pine forests, which form a valuable biotope with bird species such as the hawk , black and green woodpecker , redstart , goat milker and wryneck .

Protection purpose

The purpose of the NSG designation is to preserve, secure and develop the wet meadows, poor grasslands, sedges, tall herbaceous meadows, small bodies of water and alder and willow trees as a habitat for a multitude of rare and endangered plant and animal species. The prerequisite for this is that the moist to flooded core areas are preserved as temporary bodies of water and swamps with marginal strips with little wood. This also includes the waters popularly known as “Postteiche” and the Weißensee. The NSG is a migration area for large flocks of birds in early spring.

Nature reserves in the Offenbach district

• List of nature reserves in the Offenbach district

Individual evidence

1. ↑ nature reserves. In: Kreis-offenbach.de. Retrieved September 20, 2018 . 
2. ↑ See community and land boundaries in the BürgerGIS of the Offenbach district
3. ↑ See HGON: Rotsohl and Thomassee von Dudenhofen. Retrieved September 23, 2018 .