Wittenborn Heath

	Wittenborn Heath
location	West of Bad Segeberg , Segeberg district , Schleswig-Holstein
surface	294 ha
Identifier	NSG no. 211
WDPA ID	555632898
Geographical location	53 ° 56 ' N , 10 ° 12' E Coordinates: 53 ° 55 '35 " N , 10 ° 11' 34" E
Setup date	2016
administration	LLUR

The Wittenborn Heath is a nature reserve in the Schleswig-Holstein communities of Bark and Wittenborn in the Segeberg district .

The nature reserve is around 294 hectares in size. It is registered under number 211 in the directory of nature reserves of the Ministry for Energy Transition, Agriculture, Environment and Rural Areas. Parts are also designated as an EU bird sanctuary "Barker and Wittenborner Heide". The area has been under protection since May 27, 2016 (date of regulation: April 19, 2016). The responsible lower nature conservation authority is the Segeberg district.

The nature reserve is located west of Bad Segeberg in the Segeberger Heide . It covers large parts of the former location training area Wittenborn and west adjacent surfaces with partially open, partially gehölz passed dunes , dry grass , dry Heiden , transition bogs , standing water, extensively used grassland and partially natural deciduous forest stands . The heather areas are grazed with sheep twice a year for maintenance.

The nature reserve is a habitat and a. of smooth snake and viper , dormouse , ant lion , various species of grasshoppers , butterflies and bats . The avifauna is in the area z. B. represented by eagle owl , honey buzzard , green and black woodpecker and red-backed shrimp. The area is of particular importance for the woodlark and potentially also for the goat milker , which, however, no longer occurs in the area.

In the nature reserve settle u. a. Seven stars , shadow flowers , St. John's wort and herons beak. In an empty building on the former training site, the “Wittenborn bat station” was set up as a research station as a testing facility for the design of quarters for bats. The project was recognized as a UN Decade Project in May 2016.

The area, which is managed by the Federal Forestry Agency Trave, is also important as a local recreation area and can be experienced from numerous paths. In the south it is bordered by the federal highway 206 , to the southeast it is bounded by the route corridor of the planned federal highway 20 .

Web links

Commons : Wittenborner Heide - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Wittenborner Heide , leaflet from the State Office for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Areas of Schleswig-Holstein (PDF, 1.3 MB)

Individual evidence

↑ Barker and Wittenborner Heide , profiles of the Natura 2000 areas, Federal Agency for Nature Conservation . Retrieved May 29, 2020.
↑ Law and Ordinance Gazette for Schleswig-Holstein , Edition No. 6, May 26, 2016, Ministry of the Interior and Federal Affairs of the State of Schleswig-Holstein (PDF file; 968 kB). Retrieved February 16, 2017.
↑ ^a ^b State ordinance on the “Wittenborner Heide” nature reserve of April 19, 2016 , state regulations and state jurisprudence, state government Schleswig-Holstein. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d New nature reserve in Schleswig-Holstein - Environment Minister Habeck signs ordinance on the “Wittenborner Heide” , press release by the Ministry for Energy Transition, Agriculture, Environment and Rural Areas, April 21, 2016. Accessed on February 16, 2017.
↑ Judgment of 6 November 2013 - 9 A 14.12 , Federal Administrative Court . Retrieved February 16, 2017.
↑ Habeck awards bat protection project , NDR 1 Welle Nord , May 11, 2016. Accessed on February 16, 2017.
↑ Excellent bat project , Ministry for Energy Transition, Agriculture, Environment and Rural Areas, May 11, 2016. Accessed February 16, 2017.
^ Supervision of protected areas in Schleswig-Holstein , State Office for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Areas (PDF, 275 kB).
^ New construction of the BAB 20, north-west bypass Hamburg, part A, A 7 to B 206 west of Wittenborn , State Office for Road Construction and Transport Schleswig-Holstein (PDF; 7.8 MB). Retrieved February 16, 2017.

[1] Barker and Wittenborner Heide , profiles of the Natura 2000 areas, Federal Agency for Nature Conservation . Retrieved May 29, 2020.

[2] Law and Ordinance Gazette for Schleswig-Holstein , Edition No. 6, May 26, 2016, Ministry of the Interior and Federal Affairs of the State of Schleswig-Holstein (PDF file; 968 kB). Retrieved February 16, 2017.

[VO-3] State ordinance on the “Wittenborner Heide” nature reserve of April 19, 2016 , state regulations and state jurisprudence, state government Schleswig-Holstein. Retrieved February 16, 2017.

[PM-160421-4] New nature reserve in Schleswig-Holstein - Environment Minister Habeck signs ordinance on the “Wittenborner Heide” , press release by the Ministry for Energy Transition, Agriculture, Environment and Rural Areas, April 21, 2016. Accessed on February 16, 2017.

[5] Judgment of 6 November 2013 - 9 A 14.12 , Federal Administrative Court . Retrieved February 16, 2017.

[6] Habeck awards bat protection project , NDR 1 Welle Nord , May 11, 2016. Accessed on February 16, 2017.

[7] Excellent bat project , Ministry for Energy Transition, Agriculture, Environment and Rural Areas, May 11, 2016. Accessed February 16, 2017.

[8] Supervision of protected areas in Schleswig-Holstein , State Office for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Areas (PDF, 275 kB).

[9] New construction of the BAB 20, north-west bypass Hamburg, part A, A 7 to B 206 west of Wittenborn , State Office for Road Construction and Transport Schleswig-Holstein (PDF; 7.8 MB). Retrieved February 16, 2017.