Pigfehn

Pigfehn IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
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location	North of Haselünne , east of Meppen
surface	3.8 ha
Identifier	NSG WE 274
WDPA ID	389973
Geographical location	52 ° 43 '  N , 7 ° 28'  E Coordinates: 52 ° 42 '43 "  N , 7 ° 27' 39"  E
Sea level	from 24 m to 28 m
Setup date	December 31, 2009
administration	NLWKN

The Schweinfehn is a nature reserve in the Lower Saxon town of Haselünne in the Emsland district .

The nature reserve with the sign NSG WE 274 is 3.8  hectares in size. It is completely part of the FFH area "Stadtveen, Kesselmoor, Süd-Tannenmoor".

The nature reserve is located west of the Hülsen district, which belongs to Haselünne. It consists of a micro-Moor in the form of a Schlatts that of peat moss - and Wollgras - quaking is surrounded. The bank is covered with pine trees. On three sides there are also dunes wooded with pine trees . In the west there is an agricultural area outside the nature reserve .

The area has been under nature protection since December 1, 1990 as part of the "Stadtveen - Schweinfehl" nature reserve, which has since been deleted, with the NSG WE 204 label. Since December 31, 2009 it has been a separate nature reserve. The responsible lower nature conservation authority is the district of Emsland.

Web links

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