Windbreak wood

	NSG windbreak wood IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
	European beech and clearing in the NSG Windbrackenholz
location	Northeast of Köhlen in Lower Saxony Cuxhaven
surface	34.0 ha
Identifier	NSG LÜ 121
WDPA ID	166323
Geographical location	53 ° 33 ' N , 8 ° 55' E Coordinates: 53 ° 33 '19 " N , 8 ° 54' 52" E
Sea level	from 10 m to 31 m
Setup date	2nd August 1985
administration	NLWKN

The Windbrackenholz is a forest area ("Staatsforst Windbrackenholz") and the name of a nature reserve in this forest area in the village of Köhlen in the Lower Saxony city of Geestland in the Cuxhaven district .

The nature reserve with the label NSG LÜ 121 is 34 hectares and thus takes up less than half of the windbreak wood. It is located northeast of Köhlen in the northwestern part of the state forest of Windbrackenholz. The nature reserve is characterized by a mixed oak and beech forest, in which spruce stands can also be found in places . It is surrounded by coniferous forest and grassland used as pasture .

The area has been a nature reserve since August 2, 1985. The responsible lower nature conservation authority is the district of Cuxhaven.

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Commons : Windbrackenholz - Collection of images, videos and audio files

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