Ruchberg

	Ruchberg nature reserve IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
	Juniper heather on the southwest slope of the Ruchberg. In the background Salmendingen
location	Sonnenbühl in the district of Reutlingen , Baden-Württemberg
surface	24.3 ha
Identifier	4,201
WDPA ID	165237
Geographical location	48 ° 23 ' N , 9 ° 8' E Coordinates: 48 ° 22 '44 " N , 9 ° 8' 16" E
Sea level	from 770 m to 826 m
Setup date	May 11, 1992
administration	Regional Council Tübingen

Ruchberg is a nature reserve designated by the Tübingen Regional Council of May 11, 1992 with the number 4.201.

location

The nature reserve is located in the Mittlere Kuppenalb natural area . It is located on the plateau of the Swabian Alb about 300 meters west of the Willmandingen district of the Sonnenbühl community . It is part of the FFH area No. 7620-343 Albtrauf between Mössingen and Gönningen and the bird sanctuary No. 7422-441 Middle Swabian Alb .

Protection purpose

According to the ordinance, the main protection purpose is the maintenance, care and further development of a hilltop typical of the Swabian Alb landscape. In particular, the high-quality juniper heath that characterizes the landscape, as well as the surrounding meadows as an ecological compensation space in the middle of the fields, are to be protected in terms of flora and fauna.

Flora and fauna

In the semi-arid grassland of the juniper heather u. a. available: Alpine Rippau , Fragrant Händelwurz and fly orchid . The orchid species, brown-red stendola and broad-leaved stendola, grow in the forest edge areas . The endangered quail finds optimal living conditions in the single-threaded meadows on the Ruchberg .

literature

Regional Council Tübingen (ed.): The nature reserves in the administrative district of Tübingen . Thorbecke, Stuttgart 2006, ISBN 978-3-7995-5175-5 .

Web links

Commons : Ruchberg nature reserve - collection of images, videos and audio files

Profile of the nature reserve in the protected area directory of the LUBW with protected area ordinance and map