Sand extraction Hammah

Hammah Sand Extraction Reserve IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
Hammah sand extraction photographed from the north-east bank towards the south-west.
location	Northeast of Hammah in the Lower Saxony district of Stade
surface	29.0 ha
Identifier	NSG LÜ 085
WDPA ID	82484
Geographical location	53 ° 37 '  N , 9 ° 23'  E Coordinates: 53 ° 37 '29 "  N , 9 ° 22' 45"  E
Sea level	from -1 m to 4 m
Setup date	November 16, 1982
administration	NLWKN

The nature reserve sand extraction Hammah is a 29 hectare large artificial body of water with the official registration NSG LÜ 085. It is located on the Stader Geest northeast of Hammah in the district of Stade .

The nature reserve was created when, at the beginning of the 1980s, sand was needed to dike a red mud dump in the Bützflether Moor . Conversely fell in landfill large amounts of peat - bran -floor to why the sand in Hammah not only removed, but was replaced by the mixture of peat and clay. The sand extraction area was not completely backfilled. In the remaining anthropogenic depression , an extensive flat body of water formed.

The protection of the area in 1982 was aimed at the undisturbed dynamic development of the artificial lake and its bank areas.

"The protection purpose is the preservation and development of the planned water areas, shallow water areas, islands, reeds and bushes as a diverse habitat for the communities of plants and animals of the still waters and bank zones , in particular as a breeding biotope for ducks and railings and the guest birds gray heron and kingfisher , (as well as ) the permanent securing of a human-made, near-natural part of the landscape as a scientific demonstration and research object, especially for succession studies. "

- Regulation text of the NLWKN

literature

• District of Stade, Nature Conservation Office (Hrsg.): Nature reserve “Sandentnahme Hammah”. In: Environment in a circle. 2002, p. 4 ( PDF file , 1.3 MB).

Web links

Commons : Hammah Sand Extraction Nature Reserve  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

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

Individual evidence