Baddeckestedt quarry

	Baddeckestedt quarry IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
location	Southwest of Salzgitter , northeast of Salzdetfurth
surface	6 ha
Identifier	NSG BR 142
WDPA ID	389978
Geographical location	52 ° 5 ' N , 10 ° 14' E Coordinates: 52 ° 5 '28 " N , 10 ° 13' 47" E
Sea level	from 110 m to 145 m
Setup date	06/19/2009
administration	NLWKN

The nature reserve quarry Baddeckestedt is located in the area of the combined municipality Baddeckestedt of the district Wolfenbüttel , Lower Saxony .

General

The nature reserve has a size of 6.3 hectares and was placed under nature protection in 2009 by the Lower Nature Conservation Authority of the Wolfenbüttel district . It has the statistical designation "NSG BR 142".

According to the Protection Ordinance, it is placed under protection for the preservation, care and near-natural development of the quarry as a habitat for a diverse and partially threatened flora and fauna.

nature and landscape

Part of the NSG quarry Baddeckestedt (2016)

The Baddeckestedt quarry was used for the extraction of mineral resources until around 1990. The rock strata ( limestone and marl ) found there were formed in the Cretaceous around 100 million years ago. As they contain a lot of fossils , the area is also important from a geoscientific point of view.

The up to 40 meter high steep slope of the quarry, created by the demolition of the rocks, is largely without vegetation. On the other hand, the plant and animal communities of the poor grassland and ruderal vegetation , some of which are already interspersed with pioneer trees, have settled on the limestone rubble corridors .

Due to the climatic peculiarities, a rich insect fauna could settle, which in turn forms the basis of life for bird and bat species. An existing body of water represents a valuable amphibian habitat.

Flora and fauna

The rare animal species identified include the eagle owl , insect species such as the striped bug and the Jacob wort bear . It is also home to endangered plant species such as adder's head , blue lettuce , fringed gentian , stalk-encompassing Hellerkraut , meadow and field yellow stars and the Great Speedwell .

Other protected areas

The landscape protection area "Lichtenberg, Oelber Tal, Elberberg-Höhenzug" borders in the northeast .

swell

Ordinance on the nature reserve "Steinbruch Baddeckestedt" in the district of Oelber am white ways, district Wolfenbüttel from May 4, 2009

Web links

Commons : Nature reserve quarry Baddeckestedt - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

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