Sand heaths and dunes near Sandweier and Iffezheim

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Sandheiden nature reserve and dunes near Sandweier and Iffezheim

IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area

Sand heathland and dunes near Sandweier and Iffezheim IMGP7539.jpg
location Baden-Wuerttemberg , Germany
surface 2.785 km²
Identifier Protected area no. 2,230
WDPA ID 321866
Geographical location 48 ° 50 '  N , 8 ° 11'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 49 '36 "  N , 8 ° 10' 47"  E
Sand heaths and dunes near Sandweier and Iffezheim (Baden-Württemberg)
Sand heaths and dunes near Sandweier and Iffezheim
Setup date November 8, 2011
administration Karlsruhe Regional Council
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The nature reserve Sandheiden and Dunes near Sandweier and Iffezheim is in the area of ​​the urban district of Baden-Baden and the district of Rastatt in Baden-Württemberg . The 240.7 hectare area with the identification number 2.230 has been under nature protection since November 8, 2011.

description

The nature reserve, which consists of four sub-areas, lies between the Baden-Baden district of Sandweier in the south, Iffezheim in the south-west and Rastatt in the north in the natural areas of the Northern Upper Rhine Low and Hardt Plains of the Upper Rhine Plain . The French military area Puységur was previously located there .

It is one of the most important sandy areas in Baden-Württemberg. In the habitat of rare and protected animal and plant species, goats and sheep contribute to the preservation of habitats. Because they are not fed and thus deprive the area of ​​undesirable nutrients, low-growing plants such as sand bells , thyme and silver grass are encouraged. At 21 meters high, one of the highest dunes in Baden can be seen in the forest. The subsoil consists of gravel ; He was at the end of the Ice Age of shifting sand over blowing.

Protection purpose

The nature reserve serves to preserve, secure and develop

1. The drifting sand areas and dune formations that provide a habitat for many animal and plant species;

2. the area of ​​the FFH area lean grasslands and forests between Stollhofen and Sandweier , which is also part of the nature reserve, with the following habitat types:

  • Inland dunes with grassland (2330)
  • nutrient-poor to moderately nutrient-rich still waters (3130)
  • Hainsimsen-Buchenwald (9110)
  • acidic oak forests on sandy plains (9190)
  • and in the future in the shallow water zone of the cooling lake, lime-rich, nutrient-poor still waters with chandelier algae (3140), and with the following species of Appendix 2 of the Habitats Directive: yellow-bellied toad (Bombina variegata), stag beetle (Lucanus cervus), scarlet beetle (Cucujus cinnaberinus), Bechers (Myotis bechsteinii);
Sand heaths and dunes near Sandweier and Iffezheim

3. The habitats that are tied to the sandy-gravelly subsoil or are favored by its living conditions, with the coexistence of different development stages of the vegetation, especially the following habitats:

  • Sandy and poor grasslands of lime-free locations
  • Lean grass on lime-rich gravel
  • flower-rich ruderal vegetation in dry and warm locations
  • sandy-gravel banks
  • Broom bushes of different ages
  • sparse pine forests on dunes
  • light birch stands
  • Grove beech forest
  • broad-crowned oak trees;

4. the occasionally water-bearing small bodies of water as a habitat for highly endangered animal and plant species such as cartilage flower (Illecebrum verticillatum), hyssop loosestrife (Lythrum hyssopifolia), green sandhopper (Aiolopus thalassinus), natterjack toad (Bufo calamita) and rush beetle (Apillushan jewel beetle);

5. the sandy lawns, light forest edges, forest inner fringes, sandy paths and broom bushes, the following animal species serve as breeding, feeding, retreat, resting and / or migration habitats: stonechat (Saxicola rubicola), red-backed shrimp (Lanius collurio), woodlark (Lullula arborea), wryneck (Jynx torquilla), tree hawk (Falco subbuteo), honey buzzard (Pernis apivorus); Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra), wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe), meadow wagtail (Motacilla flava), gray shrike (Lanius excubitor), hoopoe (Upupa epops), broach pipit (Anthus campestris), steppe bees (Nomioides minutissimus), bobblehead Dune fur bee (Anthophora bimaculata), hare clover silk bee (Colletes marginatus), narrow gorse jewel beetle (Agrilus cinctus) and broad gorse jewel beetle (Anthaxia mendizabali);

6. the shallow water zones and sandy-gravelly bank areas, gravel banks, precipices and sand lawns as habitat for rare and protected animal and plant species of the gravel pits with favorable living conditions for common plover (Charadrius dubius), sand martin (Riparia riparia), green toad (Bufo viridis) , Green beach insect (Aiolopus thalassinus) and aquatic plants such as chandelier algae (Characeae);

7. The habitats and species of particular ecological importance that will develop or settle in the future;

8. and the preservation of the medieval vaulted bakeries in the Niederwald.

Web links

Commons : Nature reserve Sandheiden and dunes near Sandweier and Iffezheim  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Profile of the nature reserve in the LUBW's list of protected areas
  2. World Database on Protected Areas - Sandheiden and dunes near Sandweier and Iffezheim (English)