Niederpleis clay pit

	NSG clay pit Niederpleis IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
	NSG clay pit Niederpleis
location	Sankt Augustin , Rhein-Sieg-Kreis , NRW , Germany
surface	24.5 ha
Identifier	SU-019
WDPA ID	378302
Natura 2000 ID	DE-5209-302 http://www.naturschutz-fachinformationssysteme-nrw.de/natura2000-meldedok/de/fachinfo/listen/meldedok/DE-5209-302 DE-5209-302
FFH area	13 ha
Geographical location	50 ° 46 ' N , 7 ° 14' E Coordinates: 50 ° 46 '14 " N , 7 ° 13' 39" E
Sea level	from 60 m to 97 m
Setup date	1988
administration	Lower landscape authority of the Rhein-Sieg district

The Niederpleis clay pit is a nature reserve in the town of Sankt Augustin in the Rhein-Sieg district of North Rhine-Westphalia .

location

The nature reserve is located in the Sankt Augustiner districts of Buisdorf and Niederpleis . It is located south of the former landfill and the A 560 , west of the A 3 and northeast of the ICE route. Ecologically, its location can be described as largely isolated due to the neighboring settlement areas and transport infrastructure.

description

The terraced former clay pit was placed under nature protection as early as the 1970s. The nature reserve has a size of around 24.5 hectares . It also includes forest and grassland areas that border the pit.

The waters in the NSG are home to the largest yellow-bellied toad population in the Rhineland . In 1998 the population numbered over 200 animals. In Tongrubenweiher also has crested newt can form a very large population. Another five amphibian species live here : pond newt , mountain newt , common frog , pond frog and common toad . Occurrences of the natterjack toad were documented here until 1985. The reptiles grass snake and sand lizard also occur in larger populations .

FFH area

Part of the nature reserve, the actual mine area, is registered as a FFH area Tongrube Niederpleis with the European Union in accordance with the provisions of Directive 92/43 / EEC ( Fauna-Flora-Habitat Directive ) with the number DE-5209-302.

Web links

Commons : Naturschutzgebiet Tongrube Niederpleis - collection of images

Nature reserve “Tongrube Niederpleis” in the specialist information system of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection in North Rhine-Westphalia