Upfinger Ried

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Upfinger Ried nature reserve

IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area

Upfinger Ried with Sirchingen in the background

Upfinger Ried with Sirchingen in the background

location St. Johann in the district of Reutlingen , Baden-Württemberg
surface 5.8 ha
Identifier 4.263
WDPA ID 166033
Geographical location 48 ° 27 '  N , 9 ° 24'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 27 '1 "  N , 9 ° 24' 5"  E
Upfinger Ried (Baden-Württemberg)
Upfinger Ried
Sea level from 705 m to 710 m
Setup date September 21, 1995
administration Regional Council Tübingen

The Upfinger Ried nature reserve is a protected wet meadow . It is located in the district of Upfingen (municipality of St. Johann ) on the Swabian Alb in the Reutlingen district .

Characteristics

The area was designated as a nature reserve by ordinance of the Tübingen regional council of September 21, 1995 and has a size of 5.8 hectares. It is listed under the protected area number 4.263. The CDDA code for the nature reserve is 166033 and corresponds to the WDPA ID .

The area is extremely small and surrounded by intensively used agricultural land. To the west is the K6700 district road, which connects Sirchingen and Gächingen. The area of ​​just 5.8 hectares is a wetland with the typical Großseggen-Ried, reed beds. It is one of the now rare wet meadows in a dry valley above the volcanic vent of the so-called Swabian volcano in the area of ​​the Middle Kuppenalb. The area is looked after by the nature conservation authority of the Tübingen regional council .

Protection purpose

The protection purpose is according to the Protected Area Ordinance

  • securing a reed meadow complex as a habitat for a species-rich, specialized flora and fauna and the marginal areas used as grassland as a buffer and transition zone to the surrounding agricultural landscape,
  • the preservation, care and promotion of the Upfinger Ried as a breeding, feeding and resting biotope for endangered bird species, such as B. Whinchat and Quail,
  • the preservation, care and promotion of the Upfinger Ried as a habitat for endangered butterfly and grasshopper species, such as B. Marguerite mother-of-pearl butterflies and marsh grasshoppers,
  • Preservation and development of a refuge for the flora and fauna within the surrounding agricultural landscape,
  • the preservation of the Riedwiesenkomplex as evidence of the landscape genesis, which makes the special geological situation in the Uracher-Kirchheim volcanic area visible.

See also

literature

  • Regional Council Tübingen (ed.): The nature reserves in the administrative district of Tübingen . Thorbecke, Stuttgart 2006, ISBN 978-3-7995-5175-5 .

Web links

Commons : Upfinger Ried nature reserve  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation ( information )
  2. ^ Protected area profile: Upfinger Ried nature reserve. In: rips-dienste.lubw.baden-wuerttemberg.de. Retrieved November 22, 2016 .