Schneiker quarry

Schneiker quarry IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
Schneiker quarry - winter view
location	North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany
surface	2.148 ha
Identifier	GT-043
WDPA ID	555552589
Geographical location	52 ° 4 '  N , 8 ° 22'  E Coordinates: 52 ° 4 '4 "  N , 8 ° 21' 46"  E
Setup date	August 15, 1981
administration	Lower landscape authority of the Gütersloh district

The Schneiker quarry is a nature reserve with a size of 2.148 hectares (and thus the second smallest nature reserve in the Gütersloh district ) in Halle (Westphalia) . The name of the area with the number GT-043 is the former owner of the quarry. Due to the quarrying, it contains a geological outcrop of national significance. The area is fenced and not open to the public.

Flora and fauna

Due to the artificially created valley location, the nature reserve is home to many warmth-loving plant and animal species, including several endangered tailed amphibians .

Individual evidence

1. ^ "Steinbruch Schneiker" nature reserve (GT-043) in the specialist information system of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection in North Rhine-Westphalia , accessed on March 7, 2017.

Web links

• Nature reserve "Steinbruch Schneiker" (GT-043) in the specialist information system of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection in North Rhine-Westphalia
• World Database on Protected Areas - Schneiker Quarry (English)