Forests and meadows near Burbach and Neunkirchen

	EU bird sanctuary "Forests and meadows near Burbach and Neunkirchen"
location	Siegen-Wittgenstein district , North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany
Identifier	DE-5214-401
WDPA ID	555537625
Natura 2000 ID	DE-5214-401
Bird sanctuary	46.546 km²
Geographical location	50 ° 45 ' N , 8 ° 3' E Coordinates: 50 ° 44 '30 " N , 8 ° 2' 43" E
Setup date	2001
administration	Regional council Arnsberg

The area of forests and meadows near Burbach and Neunkirchen is a European bird sanctuary (protected area identifier DE-5214-401) in the south of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, which was designated by the Arnsberg regional council in 2001 .

The Birds Directive of the European Union serves to preserve the wild bird species native to the territory of its member states and to regulate the protection, management and regulation of these birds, their eggs and habitats .

location

The 47 square kilometer bird sanctuary "Forests and Meadows near Burbach and Neunkirchen" is located in the Siegen-Wittgenstein district and is part of the High Westerwald natural area . It extends along the border triangle to Rabenscheid in Lahn-Dill in Hessen , upper Dressel village in the Siegen-Wittgenstein in North Rhine-Westphalia and Weissenberg in Westerwaldkreis in Rheinland-Pfalz , between the municipality Neunkirchen belonging Altenseelbach in the north, the Federal Highway 45 in East as well as the border with Hesse in the southeast and the border with Rhineland-Palatinate in the southwest.

description

The protected area "Forests and meadows near Burbach and Neunkirchen" is classified as an "area with grove and woodruff beech forests, ravine and mixed hillside forests, coppice forests and extensively used mountain hay meadows, grassy oat meadows and wet meadows, numerous small to medium-sized streams, boulder-accompanying eroded basalt soils -Eschen-Forests “.

The bird sanctuary is home to the largest breeding population of the whinchat in the country , and one of the last breeding occurrences of the hazel grouse in North Rhine-Westphalia is located in the area .

Habitat classes

The following area proportions according to habitat class are recorded in the protected area:



N06 - standing and flowing inland waters			1 %
N07 - moors, swamps, bank vegetation			1 %
N08 - heather, scrub			3%
N09 - dry grassland, steppes			1 %
N10 - moist and mesophilic grassland			12%
N14 - Meliorated grassland			5%
N16 - deciduous forest			36%
N20 - artificial forests			39%
N22 - inland rocks, scree and rubble heaps, sandy areas			1 %
N23 - Other (cities, villages, roads, landfills, pits, industrial areas)00			1 %

Habitat types

In the bird sanctuary "Forests and meadows near Burbach and Neunkirchen" the following habitat types are described:

3260 - Rivers of the planar to montane level with vegetation of the Ranunculion fluitantis and the Callitricho-Batrachion
5130 - Common juniper formations on limestone heaths and lawns
6230 - Species-rich montane nebulas (and submontane on mainland Europe) on silicate soils *
6410 - Pipe grass meadows on calcareous, peaty and clayey-silty soils
6430 - Moist tall herbaceous vegetation of the planar and montane to alpine level
6510 - Lean, lowland hay meadows
6520 - mountain hay meadows
7140 - Transitional and swinging lawn bogs
9110 - Hainsimsen-Buchenwald
9130 - Woodruff beech forest
9180 - Tilio-Acerion canyon and slope mixed forests *
91E0 - floodplain forests with black alder and common ash *

Note: * = threatened with disappearing, the European Community has a special responsibility for its preservation.

Protection purpose

The main protection purpose is the preservation and development of semi-natural mixed mountain, beech and hillside rubble forests as well as the coppice forests and the extensive grassland management of the mountain meadows and meadow valleys.

The area-related conservation and development goals are described differently depending on the species .

Breeding birds

Whinchat

Preservation of extensively cultivated grassland complexes that were mostly mowed late, especially with litter meadow areas, preservation of large sedge reeds, moors and heaths, fringing strips such as road and field borders as well as marginal and old grass strips, but also fallow and wood-free embankments, isolated bushes, tall perennials, cairns and other structures suitable as hunting, sitting and singing stations, secondary habitats such as abandoned mining sites with the aforementioned habitats, preservation of the food supply, especially with insects, and maintenance of undisturbed or at least undisturbed breeding sites during the breeding season from May 1 to August 31

Gray woodpecker

Preservation and development of extensive, habitat-typical deciduous and mixed forests - especially beech forests - with up to ten trees per hectare and high proportions of old and dead wood , avoiding the fragmentation and islanding of the populated forest areas, the preservation and development of sunny clearings, forest edges, light forest structures and small structures as well as grassland as food areas, the improvement of the food supply (e.g. reduced fertilization, no pesticides), the maintenance of cave trees and the promotion of a permanent supply of suitable breeding trees (especially> 100-year-old beeches, trees with damaged areas) and avoidance of disturbances in the breeding grounds from March to July

Hazel grouse

Preservation of structurally rich, multi-layered forests, which show young stages of forest succession with soft or pioneer deciduous trees, preservation of coppice forest succession, of broad-leaved trees alongside streams and paths as an important element of biotope network axes, preservation of weed-rich wayside structures, of gaps in stand branches with ground vegetation and of individual deeply tree-covered trees Smaller coniferous wood thickenings, of soil outcrops for the absorption of stomach stones and for dust bathing, preservation of habitats without sources of danger such as wire fences and wind turbines, preservation of the genetic makeup of the ancestral population, which is adapted to the local living conditions, preservation of the food supply, especially with catkins, deciduous tree buds, herbs , Grasses and berries for adult birds and insects for young birds and the maintenance of undisturbed or at least undisturbed breeding sites and resting places as well as foraging habitats during the times particular sensitivity (15. March to July 15) and undisturbed or at least undisturbed retreat areas in winter

Middle woodpecker

Preservation and development of extensive, habitat-typical deciduous and mixed forests as well as hardwood meadows with high proportions of old and dead wood, increasing the proportion of oak forests, avoiding the fragmentation and islanding of suitable forest areas, improving the food supply, maintaining cave trees and promoting a permanent supply of suitable ones Breeding trees as well as avoiding disturbance to the breeding grounds from March to June

Red backs

Preservation of extensively managed orchards, grassland and heathland areas, of low and medium hedges from native species, in particular thorn or prickly wooded trees, preservation of litter meadows and open bog edges, preservation of individual trees and bushes in the open landscape, of fields, grass paths, Ruderal and perennial corridors and fallow land, arable and meadow margins, secondary habitats such as abandoned mining sites with the aforementioned habitats and maintenance of the food supply, especially with larger insects

Little Owl

Preservation and development of extensive, richly structured mixed forests (especially beech forests) with high proportions of old and dead wood as well as with daily cover rich in cover, the avoidance of the fragmentation of the populated forest areas, the preservation and development of clearings and bare areas as food areas, the maintenance and promotion of a permanent Offer of cave trees and the avoidance of disturbances at the breeding grounds from March to July

Gray shrike

Preservation of extensive, extensively managed orchards with numerous bushes, of hedge areas with the small structures there such as stone hedges, small fallow land, swampy depressions, individual bushes and trees, unpaved field paths, preservation of grazed juniper heaths with groups of bushes and trees, preservation of lean grassland, of wasteland - and fallow land as well as fringing strips, preservation of the moors with bushes and break forest islands, the springy places and swampy depressions, preservation of uncut landscapes, in particular without paved paths and roads, preservation of the food supply, especially with small mammals and large insects as well as preservation of undisturbed or at least undisturbed breeding sites during the breeding season from February 15th to July 15th

Red kite

Preservation of diversely structured cultural landscapes with sparse forests, of field trees, large individual trees and rows of trees in the open landscape, of grassland, of old wood islands and old, large-crowned trees with free approach, preservation of trees with clumps, habitats without sources of danger such as non-bird-safe overhead lines and Wind turbines as well as the maintenance of undisturbed or at least low-disturbance breeding sites during the breeding season from March 1st to August 31st

Stonechat

Conservation and development of extensively used open land areas with insect-rich food areas, the extensification of grassland use (grassland mowing only from July 15th, mosaic mowing of small areas, no fertilization, no pesticides), habitat-preserving maintenance measures (extensive grazing (sheep, goats) if possible from 1 August, preservation of individual bushes and trees) as well as the avoidance of disturbances in the breeding grounds from April to July

Black woodpecker

Preservation and development of deciduous and mixed forests typical of habitats - especially beech forests - with high proportions of old and dead wood, avoidance of fragmentation of populated forest areas, preservation and development of sunny clearings, forest edges, light forest structures and small structures (stumps, dead wood) as food areas , the improvement of the food supply (no pesticides), the maintenance of cave trees and the promotion of a permanent supply of suitable breeding trees (especially> 100-year-old beeches) and the avoidance of disturbances in the breeding grounds from March to June

The black woodpecker ( Dryocopus martius ) was bird of the year in Germany in 1981 .

Black stork

Preservation of the natural and near-natural wetlands such as river valleys, floodplain landscapes and moors, the shallow water zones on standing and weakly flowing waters as well as the floodplains, the reed beds, large sedge beds and reed stands with open water areas, preservation of long reed-water boundary lines such as those through bays, reed islands and open water ditches and smaller free water areas within the reed beds, maintenance of large open land complexes of grassland and moors with high groundwater levels, maintenance of a water quality that ensures good visibility for prey, the habitats without sources of danger such as non-bird-safe overhead lines, unsecured chimneys and wind turbines, Preservation of the food supply, in particular with fish, amphibians, small mammals, large insects, reptiles and earthworms as well as the maintenance of undisturbed or at least undisturbed resting and sleeping places see o such as wintering and feeding areas

Pygmy Owl

Conservation and development of extensive, richly structured coniferous and mixed forests of different age classes (including old spruce forests) with high proportions of old and dead wood and with a good number of caves, the conservation and development of adjacent, lighter forest areas as food areas (aisles, forest meadows, forest edges), the Preservation and promotion of a permanent supply of cave trees and the avoidance of disturbances in the breeding grounds from March to July

Corn Crake

Preservation and development of extensively used hay meadows, wet and wet fallow land, large sedge beds, tall herbaceous and pioneer meadows in the floodplain area of rivers, avoiding the fragmentation and islanding of populated habitats, improving the water balance to stabilize a high groundwater level in wetlands and grasslands the use of grassland (mowing in a 200 m radius of call places only from August 1st, if possible mosaic mowing of small areas, area mowing from the inside out, if necessary, as well as reduced fertilization and no use of pesticides) and avoidance of disturbances at the breeding sites from May to August

Honey buzzard

Preservation of diversely structured cultural landscapes, light deciduous and mixed and pine forests, field trees, extensively used grassland, old wood islands and old, large-crowned trees with free access, preservation of the poor grasslands, trees with clumps, preservation of the food supply, especially with wasps and bumblebees as well as the maintenance of undisturbed or at least low-disturbance breeding sites during the breeding season from May 1st to August 31st

Meadow pipit

Preservation and development of extensively used, moist open land areas with food areas rich in insects (e.g. wet, humid, poor grasslands, fallow land, heathland and bogs), the improvement of the water balance to stabilize a high groundwater level in grasslands and the extensification of grassland use

Connection with other protected areas

With the bird sanctuary "Forests and meadows near Burbach and Neunkirchen", the following contiguous protected areas (selection) are identified:

FFH area " In der Gambach " (DE-5214-301)

FFH area " Gilsbachtal " (DE-5214-302)

FFH area " Bergwiesen Lippe with Buchheller and Mischebachtal " (DE-5214-303)

FFH area " Rübgarten " (5214-305)

FFH area " Weier- und Winterbach " (DE-5214-306)

FFH area " Grosser Stein with surrounding beech forests " (DE-5214-307)

FFH area " Hickengrund / Wetterbachtal " (DE-5214-308)

FFH area " Buchheller source area " (DE-5214-309)

" Weiher- und Winterbach " nature reserve (SI-003)

" Gambach " nature reserve (SI-011)

" Mahlscheid " nature reserve (SI-034)

literature

Ewers, Schmidt & Weiss: The 'Hazel Grouse' pilot project in Siegerland . In: "Forst und Holz", No. 55, 1999, p. 76ff.
LANUV : Bird protection action plan for the EU bird protection area "Forests and meadows near Burbach and Neunkirchen" , Recklinghausen , 2005.

Web links

The protected area at www.protectedplanet.net
The protected area at the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation
The protected area at the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection in North Rhine-Westphalia

Individual evidence

↑ Article 1 of the current Birds Directive
↑ Map of the protected area at www.protectedplanet.net, accessed on May 13, 2020.
↑ Description of the protected area at the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection North Rhine-Westphalia (LANUV), accessed on May 14, 2020.

[1] Article 1 of the current Birds Directive

[2] Map of the protected area at www.protectedplanet.net, accessed on May 13, 2020.

[3] Description of the protected area at the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection North Rhine-Westphalia (LANUV), accessed on May 14, 2020.