Wadrilltal (nature reserve)

Wadrilltal
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location	Wadern , Saarland , Germany
surface	167 ha
Identifier	N 6407-302
WDPA ID	555632892
Geographical location	49 ° 34 '  N , 6 ° 54'  E Coordinates: 49 ° 33 '50 "  N , 6 ° 53' 48"  E
Setup date	18th November 2016

The nature reserve Wadrilltal is located in the Merzig-Wadern district in Saarland .

location

The 167 hectare area, which was placed under nature protection in 2016 , is located in the city of Wadern , districts Gehweiler , Wadern, Wadrill and Wedern . It consists of two sub-areas north of Wadern and north of Wadrill.

The southern sub-area begins in the north of the city of Wadern, about 2 km north of the confluence of the river Wadrill (Prims) in the Prims . From there, the area extends west of the L 150 state road northwards via Wedern to the municipality of Gehweiler. The northern sub-area begins northwest of the municipality of Wadrill and follows the course of the Wadrill river to the state border with Rhineland-Palatinate west of Grimburg Castle . The continuation of the valley on the Rhineland-Palatinate side is also a nature reserve, the Wadrilltal between Felsenmühle and Grimburg .

meaning

The southern of the two sub-areas of the nature reserve with a size of 152 hectares was designated as Wadrilltal near Wedern as a nature reserve NSG-116 in 2005 and integrated into the newly created Walldrilltal area in 2016.

The purpose of protection is the preservation, restoration and development of a favorable conservation status, including spatial networking, the predominant plant and animal species and their habitats. In addition, the near-natural brook valley with its structurally rich biotope complex of floodplains and extensive mesotrophic wet and wet meadows is to be preserved, maintained and developed.

Flora and fauna

The Wadrilltal is characterized by alluvial forests and natural eutrophic lakes and various Wiesanarten as Molinia meadows on calcareous, species-rich montane Nardus grasslands , lean Lowland hay meadows and tall herb communities .

Numerous animal species reside in and around the waters, and their populations are to be preserved, including the brook lamprey , bullhead , yellow-bellied toad and beaver .

In addition, the population of the great fire butterfly and various bird species are to be preserved or restored in the Wadrill Valley : kingfisher , red-backed killer , lapwing , snipe , meadow pipit and whinchat .

See also

• List of nature reserves in the Merzig-Wadern district
• Wadrill valley between Felsenmühle and Grimburg in Rhineland-Palatinate
• Wadrill (prims)
• Wadrilltal (district of the city of Wadern)

Web links

• World Database on Protected Areas - Wadrilltal (nature reserve )
• Map (Appendix to the ordinance on the nature reserve N 6407-302 Wadrilltal). (PDF) In: Saarland Official Gazette. November 7, 2016, accessed July 11, 2020 . 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Ordinance on the “Wadrilltal” nature reserve (N 6407-302). (PDF) In: Saarland Official Gazette. November 7, 2016, accessed July 11, 2020 .  
2. ↑ Ordinance on the “Wadrilltal bei Wedern” nature reserve. (PDF) In: Saarland Official Gazette. November 18, 2005, accessed July 11, 2020 .  
3. ↑ FFH and bird protection area 6407-302 “Wadrilltal” - conservation objectives -. (PDF) Retrieved July 11, 2020 .