A Thousand Step Bog

	A Thousand Step Bog
location	Northwest of Haren
surface	65.5 ha
Identifier	NSG WE 190
WDPA ID	165840
Geographical location	52 ° 49 ' N , 7 ° 11' E Coordinates: 52 ° 49 '22 " N , 7 ° 11' 2" E
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 .

Web links

Commons : Thousand Steps Moors - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Nature reserve "Tausendstepmoor" in the database of the Lower Saxony State Office for Water Management, Coastal and Nature Conservation (NLWKN)