Vellern quarry

Vellern quarry IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
Vellern Quarry Nature Reserve (June 2014)
location	North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany
surface	14 ha
WDPA ID	82628
Geographical location	51 ° 47 '  N , 8 ° 3'  E Coordinates: 51 ° 47 '21 "  N , 8 ° 3' 14"  E
Setup date	1958

The Vellern quarry nature reserve is located in the Warendorf district in North Rhine-Westphalia .

The approximately 14 hectare area, which was placed under nature protection in 1958 , extends north of Vellern , a district of Beckum . The A 2 runs not far to the south-east and the Hellbach flows not far to the north-west of the area.

The nature reserve is an old, abandoned, now very diverse limestone excavation. In addition to species-rich limestone grasslands and bushes , very valuable limestone sump vegetation was able to develop due to groundwater leakage.

See also

• List of nature reserves in the Warendorf district

Web links

Commons : Vellern Quarry  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

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