Spetzgarter Tobel

The Spetzgarter Tobel area is a nature reserve (NSG number 4.055) in the northwest of the city of Überlingen . It was expelled in the Republic of Baden on October 29, 1938 by the Minister of Culture, Education and Justice .

location

The approximately 12.5 hectare Spetzgarter Tobel nature reserve is part of the Lake Constance basin. It is located north of the federal highway 31 , between the Überlinger districts Goldbach in the south, Spetzgart in the northwest and Aufkirch in the east at an altitude of 490 to 520 m above sea level. NN .

Protection purpose

The main protection purpose is the preservation and upgrading of the erosion gorge ( gorge ) cut up to 65 meters deep by the Killbach in the " Sipplinger Molasse landscape " of the Überlingen area. Special protection applies to both the existing orchids - Buchenwald , Bach ash forest and alpine the occurrence of plant species.

flora

Among the flora worthy of protection, the following plant species are to be mentioned within the fern communities, ash , sycamore elm and sycamore maple stands :

of wild garlic ( Allium ursinum ), a species in the genus Allium in the family of leek plants

the lily of the valley ( Convallaria majalis ), today the only plant species of the genus Convallaria in the butcher's broom family

the shrub vetch ( Hippocrepis emerus ), a species of the genus Hippocrepis in the legume family

the forest goat's beard ( Aruncus dioicus ), a species of the subfamily Spiraeoideae within the rose family

literature

Department for nature conservation and landscape management: nature reserves in the administrative district of Tübingen . Ed .: Regional Council Tübingen. Second revised and expanded edition. Thorbecke, Ostfildern 2006, ISBN 978-3-7995-5175-5 , pp. 297-298 .