Gravenhorst quarry

Gravenhorst quarry IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
Gravenhorst quarry nature reserve (June 2014)
location	North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany
surface	24.1 ha
Identifier	ST-100
WDPA ID	319145
Geographical location	52 ° 17 ′  N , 7 ° 37 ′  E Coordinates: 52 ° 16 ′ 34 "  N , 7 ° 37 ′ 18"  E
Setup date	1994

The nature reserve Steinbruch Gravenhorst is located in the area of ​​the town of Hörstel in the Steinfurt district in North Rhine-Westphalia .

The area extends southeast of the core town of Hörstel. The A 30 runs to the north, the Mittelland Canal to the northeast and the Dortmund-Ems Canal to the south . The 29.64 hectare nature reserve Alte Fahrt extends to the north .

meaning

A 24.10 hectare area has been designated as a nature reserve for Hörstel under the identification number ST-100 since 1994 . The area was placed under protection for the preservation and development of certain habitats and communities of wild animal and plant species, in particular of types of field and lean sites and for the preservation of the vegetation of abandoned quarry floors and walls and the grassland , as well as for the preservation and restoration of near-natural ones Forest stands.

See also

• List of nature reserves in the Steinfurt district

Web links

Commons : Steinbruch Gravenhorst  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Nature reserve "Steinbruch Gravenhorst" (ST-100) in the specialist information system of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection in North Rhine-Westphalia
• World Database on Protected Areas - Gravenhorst Quarry (English)