Naturschutzgebiet Lüneburger Heide - Egestorf, NS, Deutschland - National Wildlife Refuges on Waymarking.com

The Lüneburg Heath Nature Reserve is one of the oldest and largest nature reserves in Germany, and the oldest and largest in Lower Saxony. It was first established on 29 December 1921 when an area of four square miles was declared a nature park by the Prussian government.
The nature reserve comprises 60% woods, 26% heath, 8,5% cultivated land, 3% pasture, 2% marsh and 1,5% settlements, lakes, etc. There are about 5,100 hectares of dry sandy heath, the largest remaining, contiguous, inland heath of its type (a Zwergstrauchheide) in central Europe. The reserve also has extensive coniferous forests, predominantly of pine trees. These go back to the reforestation of the heathland in the 19th century. There are also small stands of older deciduous trees: oaks and beech. The high proportion of woods makes the Lüneburg Heath Nature Reserve one of the largest areas of protected woodland in Germany. In addition there are streams and small valleys, marshes, meadows, pastures, fields and open sands.

The region is extremely important for the protection of biotopes and plant and animal species. Worth mentioning are: Black grouse, various types of heather, grey horned heather snake, nightjar, adder, juniper.

The nature reserve Lüneburger Heide has the IUCN category IV ( (visit link) ).

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