A Thousand Step Bog
A Thousand Step Bog
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location | Northwest of Haren | |
surface | 65.5 ha | |
Identifier | NSG WE 190 | |
WDPA ID | 165840 | |
Geographical location | 52 ° 49 ' N , 7 ° 11' E | |
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Sea level | from 8 m to 13 m | |
Setup date | 17th December 1988 | |
administration | NLWKN |
The thousand step moor is a nature reserve in the Lower Saxony town of Haren (Ems) in the Emsland district .
The nature reserve with the sign NSG WE 190 is 65.5 hectares in size. It has been a nature reserve since December 17, 1988. The responsible lower nature conservation authority is the district of Emsland.
The two-part conservation area is located northwest of Haren (Ems). The smaller, eastern part of the protected area borders directly on the Haren-Rütenbrock Canal in the west , the larger, western part borders on the federal highway 408 in the northeast and on the district road 225 in the northwest .
The residue of a predominantly non-cultivated, but some is put under protection were dug bog area. The western region is doing after the rewetting of cotton grass and peat moss , as well as places also moorland with moor grass , broom and bell heather coined. Bog forest is developing in the eastern area . In the peripheral areas of both areas there are partly agricultural areas .