Speckgraben near Mainflingen

Speckgraben near Mainflingen IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
Speckgraben near Mainflingen
location	Mainhausen , Hessen , Germany
surface	31.72 hectares
Identifier	1438031
WDPA ID	319122
Geographical location	50 ° 0 '  N , 9 ° 3'  E Coordinates: 49 ° 59 '56 "  N , 9 ° 2' 35"  E
Sea level	from 120 m to 125 m
Setup date	1999
administration	Lower nature conservation authority in the Offenbach district

The Speckgraben nature reserve near Mainflingen (NSG identification 1438031) is located in the eastern part of the Offenbach district in Hesse . It covers 31.72 hectares of forest and lake area in the urban area of Mainhausen .

Area description

The nature reserve is located south of Mainflingen in a triangle between the district Mainflingen in the north, the federal highway 469 and the federal highway 2310 in the south.

Protection purpose

The purpose of the protection is to preserve wetlands and quarry forest communities in an old loop of the Main and to secure their natural connection to the Main. In particular, it is important to preserve rare and endangered large sedge beds and a large contiguous peat moss - birch - alder - quarry forest with their fauna and numerous endangered species.

See also

• List of nature reserves in the Offenbach district

Web links

Commons : Speckgraben bei Mainflingen  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ nature reserves. In: Kreis-offenbach.de. Retrieved September 20, 2018 . 
2. ↑ See community and land boundaries in the BürgerGIS of the Offenbach district
3. ↑ Hessian Society for Ornithology and Nature Conservation e. V., Offenbach working group: Speckgraben near Mainflingen. (PDF) Retrieved July 17, 2016 . 
4. ↑ Speckgraben near Mainflingen. (No longer available online.) In : kreis-offenbach.de. Archived from the original on July 18, 2016 ; Retrieved July 18, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.