Orchards in Darmstadt-Eberstadt / Prinzenberg and Eichwäldchen
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Orchards in Darmstadt-Eberstadt / Prinzenberg and Eichwäldchen
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 FFH area "Orchards of Darmstadt-Eberstadt / Prinzenberg and Eichwäldchen", on the Prinzenberg (2017) |
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| location | Darmstadt , Hessen , Germany | |
| WDPA ID | 555521352 | |
| Natura 2000 ID | DE6117308 | |
| FFH area | 37.52 ha | |
| Geographical location | 49 ° 50 ' N , 8 ° 39' E | |
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| Sea level | from 145 m to 241 m | |
| Setup date | January 16, 2008 | |
The orchards of Darmstadt-Eberstadt / Prinzenberg and Eichwäldchen are an FFH area on the eastern edge of the Eberstadt district , independent city of Darmstadt , in southern Hesse.
location
The FFH area with the number 6117-308 is located in the Bergstrasse natural area , Eberstädter Becken . It is located immediately northeast of Darmstadt-Eberstadt. The terrain rises from 145 meters above sea level in the south to 241 meters on the Prinzenberg . The protected area is 37.52 hectares. The FFH area is also part of the larger EU bird sanctuary "Prinzenberg near Darmstadt-Eberstadt".
history
Around 1880, viticulture in the area was gradually replaced by fruit growing. Until the 1930s, the fruit trees were often still in fields. Then orchards developed , which were grazed by a shepherd until the beginning of the 1990s , or were mowed by the Association for the Environment and Nature Conservation Germany (BUND) since the mid-1980s . Since 1995 the "Freundeskreis Eberstädter Streuobstwiesen" has been looking after the meadows and cutting, harvesting and renewing the fruit trees. In the area there are not only extensive older orchards and younger replanting but also fields, gardens and leisure areas. In 2000 the "orchards of Darmstadt-Eberstadt / Prinzenberg and Eichwäldchen" were registered as an FFH area, which was designated on January 16, 2008.
Description, flora and fauna
The FFH area includes the brook valley of the Hetterbach with adjacent sandy lawns, poor meadows and orchards with a high proportion of dead wood . The habitat types to be protected are lean flatland hay meadows (LR 6510) and open grass areas with silver grass and ostrich grass on inland dunes (LR 2330). This is where the rare sand dwarf grass occurs. The seepage of the Hetterbach in drifting sands in the south of the area is of geoscientific importance.
There are 15 endangered bird species, 11 breeding bird species and 4 foraging in the area, including red-backed shrimp , gray woodpecker , honey buzzard and hoopoe . The Wendehals has its largest breeding occurrence in Hesse in the entire area of the Eberstädter orchards. At bats come greater mouse-eared , Brandt's bat / whiskered bat , common pipistrelle and Noctule ago. Sand lizards , smooth snakes and grass snakes live on the edge of the meadows.
The necessary measures to maintain and develop the protected area are laid down in maintenance plans.
Others
Since 1993 there has been a children's and youth farm in the north-western part of the area.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Map of the FFH area. natureg.hessen.de, accessed on August 18, 2020 .
- ^ A b c d Marion Eichler, Marie-Luise Hohmann, Gerd Rausch, Lisa Stehling, Thomas Wolf: Basic data acquisition for monitoring and management of the FFH area 6117-308 "Orchards of Darmstadt-Eberstadt / Prinzenberg and Eichwäldchen". (PDF) December 13, 2001, accessed on August 18, 2020 .
- ↑ a b 6117-308 orchards of Darmstadt-Eberstadt / Prinzenberg and Eichwäld. (FFH area). Published by the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation . Retrieved August 18, 2020.
- ↑ a b Eberhard Sandhäger: Management plan for the planning area “FFH_VSG_Streuobstwiesen, Prinzenberg, Lerchenberg and Kernesbellen von Darmstadt-Eberstadt”. (PDF) Darmstadt Regional Council, November 25, 2011, accessed on August 18, 2020 .
Web links
- Stadtlexikon Darmstadt: Orchards, Eberstadt
- Friends of Eberstädter Streuobstwiesen eV