Vehnemoor (nature reserve)

	Vehnemoor IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
	Evening mood in the nature reserve "Vehnemoor" (2015)
location	South of Edewecht , Cloppenburg and Ammerland districts , Lower Saxony
surface	1,676 ha (1,470 ha in the district of Cloppenburg, 206 ha in the district of Ammerland)
Identifier	NSG WE 270
WDPA ID	389989
FFH area	1,676 ha
Geographical location	53 ° 4 ' N , 8 ° 0' E Coordinates: 53 ° 3 '49 " N , 7 ° 59' 48" E
Sea level	from 7 m to 13 m
Setup date	November 8, 2008
administration	NLWKN

The Vehnemoor is a nature reserve in the Lower Saxony communities of Bösel in the district of Cloppenburg and Edewecht in the district of Ammerland .

The nature reserve with the sign NSG WE 207 is around 1,676 hectares in size. 1,470 hectares of this are in the Cloppenburg district and 206 hectares in the Ammerland district. The area has been under nature protection since November 27, 2008. It included the 96-hectare nature reserve "Vehnemoor-Jordanshof", which was designated in 1991 (date of regulation: April 11, 1991) and the approximately 64-hectare nature reserve "Vehnemoor-Dustmeer", which was also designated in 1991 (date of regulation: April 31, 1991). July 1991). The responsible lower nature conservation authorities are the administrative districts of Cloppenburg and Ammerland.

The nature reserve is located southwest of Oldenburg in the lowlands of Vehne and Lahe . It places part of the previously extensive Vehnemoork complex under protection. Industrial peat extraction is still taking place in parts of the area . The permits expire in 2021 and 2022 Template: future / in 2 years. The Nature Conservation Ordinance comes into force in these areas at the end of the year in which the approved peat extraction ends.

Most of the areas in the nature reserve were and will be renatured after the end of peat extraction through rewetting . The moor can regenerate here. Cotton grass and peat moss have already repopulated the rewetted areas. In the area of the former “Vehnemoor-Jordanshof” nature reserve in the north-west of the “Vehnemoor” nature reserve, mostly bog forest is growing on a raised bog location that has been heavily modified by partial peat removal and drainage . In the area of the former “Vehnemoor-Dustmeer” nature reserve in the middle of the “Vehnemoor” nature reserve, moor forest is also growing, although it is significantly lighter than that in the “Jordanshof” area. Parts of the area are still largely open. A small area around the “Barwischen Meer” natural monument in the northeast of the nature reserve is structured in a similar way . Natural elements of the original high moor can still be found in both areas. In the former "Dustmoor" nature reserve, z. B. the peat moss Spike peat moss , treacherous peat moss , medium peat moss and warty peat moss , narrow-leaved and Scheidiges cottongrass , medium and round-leaved sundew , rosemary , broom and bell heather , white beak reed , whistle grass , cranberry and gale . The areas "Dustmeer" and "Barwischen Meer" are of great importance for the repopulation of the rewetting areas in the nature reserve. In the “Barwischen Meer” area, there has been repeated damage as a result of peat extraction on neighboring areas. Adjacent to the area around the "Barwischen Sea" grassland areas and on agricultural cultivated areas are included in the nature reserve.

Numerous bird species are native to the nature reserve , including many rare species. Native are u. a. Harrier , Eurasian Hobby , teal , nightjar , Gray Shrike , lapwing , curlew , woodcock , Ringed Plover , Skylark , Crested Lark , Tree Pipit , Meadow Pipit , Wheatear , Bluethroat , Stonechat , yellowhammer and reed bunting . The area is also frequented by various guest birds, including various Limikolen such as avocets , godwit , redshank , greenshank , stilt , snipe , oystercatcher , wood sandpiper and wood sandpiper . The black-headed gull has settled in a breeding colony with several hundred birds. The rewetting areas are now valuable sleeping places for the crane during the bird migration . Also tundra swans rest here in greater numbers.

A monitoring and information center is to be built on or in the nature reserve.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

^ "Vehnemoor-Jordanshof" nature reserve , Lower Saxony State Agency for Water Management, Coastal and Nature Conservation. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
↑ nature reserve "Vehnemoor-Dustmeer" , Lower Saxony State Office for Water Management, Coastal and conservation. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
↑ Map for the ordinance on the “Vehnemoor” nature reserve , Lower Saxony State Agency for Water Management, Coastal and Nature Conservation (PDF, 2.8 MB). Retrieved October 12, 2017.
^ Vehnemoor excursion report , Löwenzahn, Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen , Edewecht local association, September 11, 2013. Accessed October 12, 2017.
↑ Hans-Georg Fels: Re-wetting on the Dustmeer ( memento of October 13, 2017 in the Internet Archive ), Heimatverein Bösel e. V.
↑ News from the Vehnemoor , Löwenzahn, Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen, Edewecht local association, August 18, 2008. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
↑ “Center for the Propagation of Species typical of high bogs” in the NSG Vehnemoor threatened , Löwenzahn, Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen, Edewecht local association, June 23, 2013. Accessed on October 12, 2017.
↑ ^a ^b Vogelparadies im Vehnemoor , Löwenzahn, Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen, Edewecht local group, September 19, 2008. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
↑ Avifauna im Vehnemoor , IVM - Interest group for the rescue of the Vehnemoor, June 2008 (PDF, 163 kB). Retrieved October 12, 2017.
↑ Kerrin Lehn & Thorsten Krüger: Occurrence and distribution of the crane Grus grus in the Oldenburger Land: historical settlement, passage, rest and resettlement (PDF, 18 MB). Retrieved October 12, 2017.
^ A house in the moor - Center for Monitoring + Information , Bochum University, winter semester 2010/2011 (PDF, 630 kB). Retrieved October 12, 2017.

[1] "Vehnemoor-Jordanshof" nature reserve , Lower Saxony State Agency for Water Management, Coastal and Nature Conservation. Retrieved October 12, 2017.

[2] nature reserve "Vehnemoor-Dustmeer" , Lower Saxony State Office for Water Management, Coastal and conservation. Retrieved October 12, 2017.

[3] Map for the ordinance on the “Vehnemoor” nature reserve , Lower Saxony State Agency for Water Management, Coastal and Nature Conservation (PDF, 2.8 MB). Retrieved October 12, 2017.

[4] Vehnemoor excursion report , Löwenzahn, Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen , Edewecht local association, September 11, 2013. Accessed October 12, 2017.

[5] Hans-Georg Fels: Re-wetting on the Dustmeer ( memento of October 13, 2017 in the Internet Archive ), Heimatverein Bösel e. V.

[6] News from the Vehnemoor , Löwenzahn, Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen, Edewecht local association, August 18, 2008. Retrieved October 12, 2017.

[7] “Center for the Propagation of Species typical of high bogs” in the NSG Vehnemoor threatened , Löwenzahn, Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen, Edewecht local association, June 23, 2013. Accessed on October 12, 2017.

[LZ-080919-8] Vogelparadies im Vehnemoor , Löwenzahn, Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen, Edewecht local group, September 19, 2008. Retrieved October 12, 2017.

[9] Avifauna im Vehnemoor , IVM - Interest group for the rescue of the Vehnemoor, June 2008 (PDF, 163 kB). Retrieved October 12, 2017.

[10] Kerrin Lehn & Thorsten Krüger: Occurrence and distribution of the crane Grus grus in the Oldenburger Land: historical settlement, passage, rest and resettlement (PDF, 18 MB). Retrieved October 12, 2017.

[11] A house in the moor - Center for Monitoring + Information , Bochum University, winter semester 2010/2011 (PDF, 630 kB). Retrieved October 12, 2017.