Westrich moorland
The Westricher Moorniederung is on the one hand a fauna-flora-habitat area (FFH area) in the West Palatinate ( Rhineland-Palatinate ). On the other hand, it denotes a large area in the St. Ingbert- Kaiserslauterer Senke between the Bliesaue and Kaiserslautern . The FFH area has an area of 2,152 hectares .
geography
The Westrich Moorniederung lies between the North Palatinate Uplands , the Westrich Plateau , the Palatinate Forest and the Kirkeler Forest . It extends over the lowlands of Kaiserslautern via Kindsbach , Landstuhl , Ramstein-Miesenbach , Hütschenhausen , Bruchmühlbach-Miesau , Waldmohr , Bruchhof-Sanddorf and Homburg to Mastau near Beeden and has an extension of approx. 40 km in an east-west direction and a maximum of 4 km in north-south direction. Their lowest points are at 222 m above sea level. NHN in the west at the confluence of the Erbach in the Blies and at 223 m above sea level. NHN at the outflow of the Glans to the north near Hütschenhausen , individual hills protrude at about 260 m above sea level. NHN only a little beyond the lowlands. The area is drained in the western part by the Erbach , in the central part by Glan and Mohrbach and in the eastern part by the Lauter . The Westrich Moorniederung extends over parts of the natural areas Kaiserslauter Basin, Landstuhler Bruch , Peterswaldmoor / Jägersburger Moor and Homburg Basin .
Nature reserves
There are numerous nature reserves in the Westrich moorland. Amongst other things:
- Snake break
- Eastern Palatinate moorland
- Schachenwald
- Structure at Elschbach
- Schwarzbach
- Meadows north of Vogelbach
- Neuwoogmoor
- Jägersburger Forest / Königsbruch
- Close break
- Bliesaue near Beeden
Furthermore, the nature conservation project Kranichwoog is in the FFH area.
Individual evidence
- ↑ State of Rhineland-Palatinate, Natura 2000, Fauna-Flora-Habitat (FFH) areas: Profile on FFH area 6511-301 - Westricher Moorniederung. Retrieved April 4, 2019 .
- ^ State Office for the Environment Rhineland-Palatinate: Westricher Moorniederung , accessed on April 4, 2019.
- ↑ www.simon-hom.de: The natural area "Homburg Basin" , accessed on April 4, 2019.
- ↑ Germany's nature: FFH areas in Saarland , accessed on April 4, 2019.