Wettenbosteler Moor
Wettenbosteler Moor
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location | East of Wettenbostel in Lower Saxony Uelzen district | |
surface | 12.8 ha | |
Identifier | NSG LÜ 034 | |
WDPA ID | 82907 | |
Geographical location | 53 ° 4 ' N , 10 ° 19' E | |
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Sea level | from 71 m to 84 m | |
Setup date | 02/08/1977 | |
administration | NLWKN |
The Wettenbosteler Moor is a nature reserve in the Lower Saxon communities Wriedel and Hanstedt in bevensen-ebstorf in the Uelzen district .
The nature reserve with the sign NSG LÜ 034 is 12.8 hectares in size. It is located at the foot of the Wendberge in the south of the Süsing , a wooded area in the Lüneburg Heath, and protects a flat remnant of a formerly extensive raised bog in the valley of the Oechtringer Bach. The moor is a spring moor with several decussed spring areas, which is surrounded by pine forest . The forest areas in the south of the nature reserve are used for forestry.
The moor is characterized by pipe grasses and peat moss . But cotton grasses , cranberries and crowberries can also be found.
The area is drained via Oechtringer Bach, Schwinau and Gerdau to Ilmenau .
The area has been a nature reserve since March 2, 1977. The responsible lower nature conservation authority is the district of Uelzen.