Black Trench (Salem)

	"Schwarzer Graben" nature reserve IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
	NSG Schwarzer Graben
location	Salem , Lake Constance district , Baden-Württemberg , Germany
surface	28.89 hectares
Identifier	4,208
WDPA ID	165507
Geographical location	47 ° 47 ' N , 9 ° 17' E Coordinates: 47 ° 47 '18 " N , 9 ° 17' 5" E
Setup date	July 24, 1992
administration	Regional Council Tübingen

The Schwarzer Graben area is a nature reserve (NSG number 4.208) in the area of the municipality of Salem in Baden-Württemberg , Germany, designated by the ordinance of July 24, 1992 by the Tübingen regional council .

location

The approximately 28 hectare (ha) large nature reserve Schwarzer Graben , in the north of Salem, between the hamlets of Weildorf in the east, Stefansfeld in the south and Schwandorf in the west, is part of the Lake Constance basin and is at an altitude of 445 m above sea level. NN . The Salem-Killenweiher landscape protection area (NSG 4.35.030) connects to the southwest .

Protection purpose

The main protection purpose of the NSG Schwarzer Graben is the maintenance and calming of wet meadows as breeding, feeding and resting places for meadow breeders and migrating bird species.

Flora and fauna

fauna

The fauna worthy of protection includes the following species:

The snow bunting ( Plectrophenax nivalis ), a species of bird in the family of bunting
The white stork ( Ciconia ciconia ), a species of bird in the stork family

Web link

Weblink of the State Institute for the Environment, Measurements and Nature Conservation Baden-Württemberg (LUBW)