Tideweser

Tideweser
Mudflats in the area of ​​the right tributary of the Weser at low tide
location	Lower and outer Weser between Weser-km 23 and Weser-km 85, Lower Saxony
surface	4020 ha
Identifier	NSG WE 315
WDPA ID	Value Unknown value
Geographical location	53 ° 22 ′  N , 8 ° 30 ′  E Coordinates: 53 ° 22 ′ 19 "  N , 8 ° 30 ′ 6"  E
Sea level	from 0 m to 5 m
Setup date	February 14, 2019

The Tideweser is a nature reserve in the Lower Saxon communities Schwanewede in Osterholz , Loxstedt and Hagen in Bremen in the district of Cuxhaven , cities Elsfleth , Brake and Nordenham and the municipalities Berne and Urban land in the district of Wesermarsch and and in the circular and unincorporated territory of the Outer Weser.

General

The area with the registration number NSG WE 315 is approximately 4020  hectares . The nature reserve is partially part of the approximately 1637 hectare FFH area "tributaries of the Weser with Strohauser Plate and Juliusplate". The approximately 3512 hectare FFH area “Unterweser” lies entirely within the scope of the Nature Conservation Ordinance. Finally, the nature reserve also includes a small part of the FFH area “pond bat waters in the Bremerhaven / Bremen area”. Partly it is also within the EU bird sanctuary "Unterweser".

The nature reserve borders at Ranzenbüttel on the nature reserve " Juliusplate ", between Brake and Kleinensiel on the nature reserve " Strohauser Vorländer und Plate " and in the district of Cuxhaven in several places on parts of the nature reserve " Teichfledermausgewässer ". At Bremerhaven it borders on the “ Luneplate ” nature reserve . The area in the Outer Weser borders the Lower Saxony Wadden Sea National Park to the northeast or southwest . In Warfleth the nature reserve also borders the conservation area " Tideweser before Berne and Lemwerder ". The previous nature reserves “ Right tributary of the Weser ” and “ Neuenlander Außenendeich ” as well as the previous landscape protection area “Warflether Sand / Juliusplate” have become part of the scope of the Nature Conservation Ordinance.

The area has been under nature protection since February 14, 2019. Responsible lower nature conservation authorities are the districts of Osterholz, Cuxhaven and Wesermarsch as well as the Lower Saxony State Office for Water Management, Coastal Protection and Nature Protection .

description

The nature reserve, which consists of several sub-areas, extends from Warfleth near Weser-km 23 to the Outer Weser near Weser-km 85 in the Fedderwarder fairway. It comprises a large part of water bodies of the Weser including the tributaries "Warflether Arm", " Westergate " together with "Rekumer Loch" and "Rechter Nebenarm der Weser" - about 2/3 of the nature reserve consists of water surfaces, the approximately 1375 hectare area in the outer Weser even exclusively - as well as predominantly outer dyke lying areas of the floodplain with fresh and brackish water mudflats, tidal creeks and sandbanks including the extensive foreland areas of the Kleinensieler Plate and the Tegeler Plate as well as the former Weser islands Warflether Sand, Rönnebecker Sand, Ruschsand and Tegelsand and Elsflether Sand . In the foothills, large areas of reed beds are predominant, which are partially bordered by woods, which are often formed from alder, ash and willow. Besides are Hochstaudenfluren among other Yellow meadow rue , Genuine meadowsweet , purple loosestrife , shaggy fireweed and Real angelica to find. In particular in the area of ​​Warflether Sands and parts of Elsflether Sands, there are also contiguous riparian forests , which are formed from alder, ash and willow, but also English oak . Oak forests grow on dry areas of the Warflether Sand. In the herbaceous layer of the alluvial forests or the oak forests, z. B. Wood anemones , celandine , lily of the valley , ivy and ivy-leaved speedwell . Most of the forests have a high proportion of old and dead wood . Larger areas in the nature reserve are also occupied by partially species-rich grassland . Here z. As red fescue , clover , bird and fence Wicke , Crepis biennis , Lathyrus pratensis . The area of ​​the Alte Weser in the south of the Luneplate is characterized as an inland dyke part of the nature reserve as still water. The area is also the habitat of the otter .

The nature reserve is the habitat of a species-rich fauna. The Weser is part of the habitat for harbor porpoises and seals and a walking corridor for feint , river and sea ​​lamprey . Among others, the fish species flounder , three-spined stickleback , European eel , smelt , ruffle , sea ​​trout , in the Outer Weser also small pipefish and large disc belly are native. It is also home to various species of macrozoobenthos such as large mussels , poly-bristles , rock and hover shrimp and amphipods . The protected area is partly in connection with the adjacent marshes habitat for harrier , Corncrakes , Rotschenkel , greenshank , Austernfischer , Bekassine , Ruff , Redshank , Sandpiper , Green Sandpiper , water rail , spotted crake , teal , teal , Schnatterente , Blaukehlchen , Braunkehlchen , Bartmeise , Savi , grasshopper warbler , sedge warbler , reed warbler and resting area and feeding habitat for gray goose , white-fronted goose , bean goose , barnacle goose , shelduck , shoveler , goldeneye , tufted duck , wigeon , pintail , pochard , great crested grebes , little grebes , mergansers , Smew , lapwing , avocet , black-backed gull , common gull , herring gull , Black- backed gull and black-headed gull . The inland area of ​​the nature reserve is the habitat and hunting ground of the pond bat . The grasslands are home to numerous species of butterflies and grasshoppers .

Web links

Commons : Tideweser (nature reserve)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

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

Individual evidence

1. ^ Tributaries of the Weser with Strohauser Plate and Juliusplate , profiles of the Natura 2000 areas, Federal Agency for Nature Conservation . Retrieved February 14, 2019.
2. ↑ Unterweser , profiles of the Natura 2000 areas, Federal Agency for Nature Conservation. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
3. ↑ Unterweser , profiles of the Natura 2000 areas, Federal Agency for Nature Conservation. Retrieved February 14, 2019.