Wilslebener See
Coordinates: 51 ° 47 '2 " N , 11 ° 26' 3" E
The Wilslebener See is a nature reserve in the town of Aschersleben in the Salzlandkreis in Saxony-Anhalt .
The nature reserve with the registration number NSG 0148 is around 154 hectares in size. It has been under protection since 1994 (date of regulation: November 29, 1994). The responsible lower nature conservation authority is the Salzlandkreis.
The protected area is located directly north-west of the edge of the ashtray life Seeländereien, one by Subrosion reduction area incurred. It places the Wilslebener See (also Aschersleber See ) with its bank areas and adjacent grassland complexes under protection. The lake is bordered by an extensive belt of reeds , followed by moist herbaceous vegetation . Erlenbruch and alluvial forest residues continue to grow in the shores of the lake . The open water areas of the lake are occupied by various floating leaf companies.
The main ditch runs southwest of the lake, in the southwest the ditch north of Aschersleben borders the protected area. Large areas of the nature reserve are occupied by riding grass and ruderal meadows.
In particular, the lake with its shoreline is the habitat of numerous birds . So come here u. a. Marsh harrier , bittern , great crested grebe , mute swan , pochard , tufted duck , water rail , pond rail , lapwing , little ringed plover , puffy tit , reed warbler , pond warbler and great reed warbler as breeding birds . The lake and reed belt are also of particular importance as a resting area. As for Twite , Reed Bunting , smoke and House Martin , sheep and wagtail , meadows and water Pieper , Star , Beutelmeise, Pochard , osprey , hen harrier , peregrine falcon , owl and short-eared owl . Furthermore, the nature reserve is the habitat for over twenty dragonfly species , including wedge-spot mosaic maiden , bat a-maid , early adonis dragonfly , falcon dragonfly and early reed hunter .
There are numerous amphibians and reptiles in the area of the lake. Are among the most commonly occurring amphibians newt ( Lissotriton vulgaris ), Alpine newt ( Ichthyosaura alpestris ), common toad ( Bufo bufo ) Toad ( Bufotes viridis ) and spadefoot ( Pelobates fuscus ), common frog ( Rana temporaria ) Moor frog ( Rana arvalis ), edible frog ( Pelophylax esculentus ) and sea frog ( Pelophylax ridibundus ).
A special feature is the occurrence of four types of lizard in a small area, which is unique in Saxony-Anhalt. To live within the NSG Wilsleber lake the slow worm ( Anguis fragilis ), the wall lizard ( Podarcis muralis ), the forest lizard ( Zootoca vivipara ) and the sand lizard ( Lacerta agilis argus ).
The wall lizard as a non-native species goes back to the introduction by humans.
The warm climate in Aschersleben also favors the occurrence of other heat-loving species in the immediate vicinity of the lake. A stable population of the European praying mantis ( Mantis religiosa ) has existed since at least 2011 .
Furthermore , the wet nurse's thorn finger ( Cheiracanthium punctorium ), the wasp spider ( Argiope bruennichi ) and the blue-winged wasteland insect ( Oedipoda caerulescens ) live in the meadows around the lake.
The nature reserve borders on federal road 6n to the south and county road 1371 to the east .
