Pond bat waters (nature reserve)

Pond bat waters
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location	Between Bremerhaven and Bremen , Cuxhaven district , Lower Saxony
surface	633 ha
Identifier	NSG LÜ 344
WDPA ID	555690909
Geographical location	53 ° 24 '  N , 8 ° 34'  E Coordinates: 53 ° 24 '9 "  N , 8 ° 34' 4"  E
Setup date	December 21, 2018

The pond bat waters are a nature reserve in the Lower Saxon municipality of Loxstedt , Hagen in Bremen and Beverstedt in the district of Cuxhaven .

The nature reserve with the sign NSG LÜ 344 is around 633  hectares in size. It encompasses parts of the FFH area "Teichfledermausgewässer in the Bremerhaven / Bremen area" and overlaps along the right arm of the Weser with the EU bird sanctuary "Unterweser". The nature reserve borders in places in the southwest on the nature reserve " Tideweser ". The area has been under nature protection since December 21, 2018. The responsible lower nature conservation authority is the district of Cuxhaven.

The nature reserve extends over several rivers as well as various still waters between Bremerhaven and Bremen . It consists of several partial areas, and includes the Lune from the mouth of Beverstedter Bach west of Beverstedt to Bremerhaven with some backwaters , the Old Lune with a portion of the bellows, the Old Lune loop, the Bever dwellers stream from the crossing by the B 71 to to the confluence with the Lune, the Gackau north of Wittstedt to the confluence with the Lune, the Drepte from Wulsbüttel to the Drepter Siel and the Aschwardener Flutgraben from the district boundary to the Osterholz district to the Aschwarder Siel. The waterfront strips are each included in the nature reserve over a width of ten meters. Furthermore, the nature reserve also includes near-natural developed lowlands of the flowing waters, including extensively used grasslands , floodplains on the lower reaches of the Drepte, reed beds and swamp forests on the lower reaches of the Lune and on the middle reaches of the Drepte as well as deciduous and bog forests near Wulsbüttel, as well as the Stoteler See with its riparian zones and numerous former clay mining waters (Pütten) in the Osterstader Marsch.

The banks of the Lune as slowly strömernden lowland rivers are mostly with Hochstaudenfluren covered or reeds, connect to the grasslands. In places, the Lune is accompanied by trees, and in small areas, near-natural quarry forests are formed.

The Drepte extends between Wulsbüttel and Hagen in Bremischen relatively close to nature by their Aue with breakage and Auwald residues, reeds and pastures . Below Hagen in Bremen, it runs through a lowland mainly occupied by grasslands and is accompanied by tall herbaceous vegetation or reed beds. Below the Drepte crossing through the A27 , the river merges into the Osterstader Marsch. Here he is confused. The fore dike areas are mainly used as pasture.

The Aschwarden flood ditch runs through agriculturally used areas. Its banks are occupied by tall herbaceous meadows and reed beds as well as ruderal meadows. Small areas of riparian wood and scrub forests are formed.

The still waters were created through soil degradation: The Stoteler See through gravel and sand excavation, the Pütten through the excavation of clay for dyke construction . The banks are occupied by reeds and willow bushes or other trees. At the Stoteler See, the adjacent quarry and deciduous forests are also included in the nature reserve. The still waters as well as oxbow lakes of the rivers accommodate silting up and aquatic vegetation, u. a. with occurrence of pondweed and frog-bite communities

The nature reserve serves to protect the pond bat , which uses the water as a hunting ground. Furthermore, the waters are important for the otter and various fish and round mouth species , especially for bitterling and brook and river lamprey . The Pütten - especially those in the floodplain area of ​​the Weser in the south of the nature reserve - are the habitat of numerous bird species.

In the nature reserve breed and. a. Marsh harrier , water rail , corncrake , redshank , reed swirl , reed warbler , bluethroat and whinchat . The white stork uses the area as a feeding habitat. Furthermore, the area is important as a resting and feeding habitat u. a. for whooper swan , barnacle goose , white-fronted goose , gull , black-headed gull , avocets , lapwings , Shoveler and wigeon .

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Pond bat waters in the Bremerhaven / Bremen area , profiles of the Natura 2000 areas, Federal Agency for Nature Conservation . Retrieved February 12, 2019
2. ↑ Unterweser , profiles of the Natura 2000 area, Federal Agency for Nature Conservation. Retrieved February 12, 2019