Wachendorfer juniper grove

Wachendorfer juniper grove IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
location	Southwest of Geeste , northwest of Lingen
surface	20.3 ha
Identifier	NSG WE 012
WDPA ID	82827
Geographical location	52 ° 34 '  N , 7 ° 15'  E Coordinates: 52 ° 33 '35 "  N , 7 ° 14' 47"  E
Sea level	from 25 m to 31 m
Setup date	05.12.1936
administration	NLWKN

The Wachendorfer Wacholderhain is a nature reserve in the Lower Saxon town of Lingen (Ems) in the Emsland district .

The nature reserve with the registration number NSG WE 012 is 20.3  hectares in size. It is almost completely part of the FFH area "Ems".

The nature reserve is located in the north-west of Lingen and provides a remnant of an inland dune and heathland landscape with juniper trees that were characteristic of the Emsland in the 18th and 19th centuries . The heathland was created through the historical use of the areas. The original birch and oak forests were cleared and the areas grazed.

To prevent the heather from overgrowing, the nature reserve is still grazed with sheep today.

The area has been a nature reserve since December 5, 1936. The responsible lower nature conservation authority is the city of Lingen (Ems).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Heidewanderung , Heimatverein Lingen (accessed on May 31, 2011)
2. ↑ City of Lingen: Excursion to the Wachendorfer Wacholderheiden , Lower Saxony State Agency for Water Management, Coastal Protection and Nature Conservation , November 30, 2010 (accessed May 31, 2011)

Web links

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

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