Vehmsmoor

	Vehmsmoor nature reserve IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
location	Northeast of Vethem in Lower Saxony Heidekreis
surface	255.0 ha
Identifier	NSG LÜ 182
WDPA ID	166041
FFH area	252.3 ha
Geographical location	52 ° 52 ' N , 9 ° 30' E Coordinates: 52 ° 51 '45 " N , 9 ° 29' 41" E
Sea level	from 61 m to 68 m
Setup date	July 16, 1990
administration	NLWKN

The Vehmsmoor is a nature reserve with the license plate number NSG LÜ 182 in the area of the city of Walsrode ( Heidekreis district , Lower Saxony ).

description

The 255 hectare Vehmsmoor lies between the Walsroder districts of Fulde and Vethem , three kilometers west of the city center of Walsrode and two kilometers south of the Autobahn 27 .

The Jordanbach , a tributary of the Böhme , drains the Vehmsmoor.

For centuries, peat was cut in the raised bog . Today it is covered with birch - pine quarry forest. There is still vegetation typical of raised bogs , consisting of cotton grass , cranberries , heather , sundew and, in the peat cuttings , peat moss . Pipe grass dominates the area. The crane is breeding again in the bog .

history

By ordinance of May 25, 1990, the Vehmsmoor was declared a nature reserve. The district of Heidekreis is responsible as the lower nature conservation authority.

Web links

Commons : Vehmsmoor - collection of images, videos and audio files

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