Reed breakage

	Reed breakage IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
location	West of Uetze , Hanover region , Lower Saxony
surface	274 ha
Identifier	NSG HA 196
WDPA ID	319066
Geographical location	52 ° 29 ' N , 10 ° 9' E Coordinates: 52 ° 28 '34 " N , 10 ° 8' 52" E
Sea level	from 45.1 m to 62.1 m
Setup date	06/22/2000
administration	NLWKN

The reed break is a nature reserve in the Lower Saxony municipality of Uetze in the Hanover region .

The nature reserve with the sign NSG HA 196 is 274 hectares in size. Most of it is surrounded by the nature reserve of the same name . The area has been under nature protection since June 22, 2000. The lower responsible nature conservation authority is the Hanover region.

The nature reserve lies between Hänigsen and Uetze. It provides a floodplain and swamp forests area under protection, the branched far from a man-made ditch system is crossed. The ditch system is also used to keep water in the area via dams. The Thöse flows through the area in a south-north direction. It flows through a near-natural, mesotrophic pond, which is surrounded by reed and reed stands . There are also other small pools in the nature reserve.

Oak-beech and oak-hornbeam forests can be found on higher, drier locations .

The forest stands are characterized by varying degrees of closeness to nature. So are partially featureless afforestation to find stocks, but in addition also stocks with high age diversity and a well-trained shrub and herbaceous layer and an intact soil structure. In many cases, a high proportion of old and dead wood can be found in the nature reserve .

In the east there is a local recreation area with two artificially created water areas, the Spreewaldseen and the Irenensee, bathing beach, camping site and weekend houses .

Web links

Commons : Reeds - Collection of images, videos and audio files

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