Devil's brain shell

Devil's brain shell nature reserve IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
The forest strip below the district hospital is the northwestern extension of the nature reserve.
location	Nagold in the district of Calw , Baden-Württemberg
surface	13.7 ha
Identifier	2,198
WDPA ID	165857
Geographical location	48 ° 33 '  N , 8 ° 44'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 32 '33 "  N , 8 ° 43' 30"  E
Sea level	from 410 m to 480 m
Setup date	January 29, 1996
administration	Karlsruhe Regional Council

Teufels Hirnschale is a nature reserve in Nagold that was designated by the Karlsruhe Regional Council on January 29, 1996 .

location

The nature reserve is located in the Obere Gäue natural area . It is located in the southern area of ​​the city of Nagold and borders the district hospital in the west.

Protection purpose

According to the ordinance, the protection purpose is the preservation and care of the near-natural, richly structured landscape of the natural area "Nagold-Heckengäu" with the diverse types of arid areas such as semi-arid lawns, juniper heaths, perennial borders, light mixed pine forests and the numerous hedges as habitats for typical, specialized animal and plant species like the hardwood saber-hedge , the black woodpecker and the pasque flower . The reed stocks at sources exposed to the south-east are also to be protected.

See also

• List of nature reserves in Baden-Württemberg
• List of nature reserves in the district of Calw

literature

• District Office for Nature Conservation and Landscape Management Karlsruhe (Ed.): The nature reserves in the administrative district of Karlsruhe . Thorbecke, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-7995-5172-7 , pp. 166-168

Web links

• Profile of the nature reserve in the protected area directory of the LUBW with protected area ordinance and map