Solling-Vogler Nature Park
The Solling -Vogler 's 52,000 -acre nature park in the south of Lower Saxony ( Germany ), which has existed since 1966.
In particular, the nature park includes the Solling (second largest forest area of Lower Saxony ) and the Vogler but also the area between these two mountain ranges and east of the Vesdre valley ridge Castle Hill. He is the " special purpose association Solling -Vogler " care, whose carriers are the counties wood Minden and Northeim and the state of Lower Saxony.
Geography
The Solling -Vogler is located northwest of the city of Göttingen in the two counties mentioned above between the rivers Weser and Leine in the west to the east. It is located between the villages of soil Werder in the north, the city Oldendorf and Dassel in the northeast, Moringen the east Hardegsen and Uslar in the southeast, Bad Karl port in the south, Beverungen the southwest, Hoexter in the west and wood Minden in the northwest.
The nature park is located between its neighbors Nature Park Weser mountain country Schaumburg -Hameln in the north, the Natural Park of Munden in the south, the Harz National Park to the east and the Teutoburg Forest Nature Park / Eggegebirge in the West.
The sandstone dome of the Solling (up to 528 m above sea level. NN. ) Has the form of a high plateau with mixed forests, wet meadows and bogs. Also, the Vogler (460 m) is a sandstone mountain range, but with a lot of mountains and valleys with steep rock walls.
Flora and Fauna
Beech and spruce stocks cover more than 80 percent of the natural park area. A distinctive herb layer is present only in the deciduous forest zones. At some sites, old oaks have been preserved, including the respect of designated nature reserve Eichenhudewälder at Lauenberg. In places, there are also rare plants such as sundew, Spleenwort and rare species of orchids. A total of 937 species of ferns and seed plants are detected in the Solling, of which 261 are listed in the Red List of Threatened Species. In addition, 296 Moose there occur, of which 87 are endangered, and 123 lichens, of which 49 are endangered. In shady areas, the whitish wood rush and wood sorrel are typical in the herb layer searchable plants on well -exposed areas, however, the wire Schmiele. Fungi play a role in the forest area.
The hunted wild backlog is composed of the typical site- deer, here mainly consisting of deer, wild boar and roe deer, and small game, here consisting of red fox, raccoon, badger, marten and polecat.
Among the breeding birds of the Solling include Tree Pipit, Wren, Dunnock, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Goldcrest, Firecrest, Robin, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Great Tit, Coal Tit, Nuthatch, Chaffinch and Star. Rare to find standing at the top of the food chain birds such as owls or birds of prey as well as species that have specialized as the cuckoo and species whose habitat in the Solling only a small area occurs as Moorhen, grasshopper warbler, marsh warbler or reed bunting. In the summer months migrant as Brambling, rough-legged buzzard, Merlin, Green Sandpiper, Yellow Wagtail, Ring Ouzel or skylark added.
Most birds are arthropods as food source. The biodiversity of arthropods is particularly high in the edge of the forest area, ie in the narrow transition zones to the Solling foreshore as well as on skid trails and other roadsides. There are poplar hawkmoth, poplar Owls spinners, bird blow - tensioner, brown forehead and white tensioner, Little winter moth, Drake tail Raufußspinner, poplar tooth spinner, rotary wing Kätzcheneule and beech Streckfuß to at least seasonally to Sal - willows and aspens often observable eye-catching ways. Canopy spiders are here discoverable both in meadows and in higher montane forest locations with character. In addition, numerous species of rove beetles occur.
The entire park is a designated conservation area and mainly as a water reserve. Subdivisions of this nature parks enjoy the added protection status of an EU bird sanctuary. The designated areas are the habitat of the middle spotted woodpecker, boreal owl, black stork and other legitimate bird species.
Under conservation are in the Solling -Vogler following areas: Ahlewiesen, Eichenhudewälder at Lauenburg Berg, Friedrichshain houses break, Graupenburg, Hellental, Small break and sombre break, Mecklenbruch, Southern castle mountain slopes, peat bog, Vogelherdhöhle, Vineyard at Holenberg and vineyard near Rühle.
Attractions
In Nienover a medieval house was rebuilt. In nearby Reiherbachtal the historical use of the Solling was restored as forest grazing by Exmoor ponies and Heck cattle in the course of Hutewaldprojekts Solling -Vogler. In Silberborn a herd of the endangered Red Height herd is held for park maintenance. Between Silberborn and Neuhaus is the observation tower Hochsolling. In the vicinity of the tower are the nature reserve high moor Mecklenbruch at Silberborn and the wildlife park Neuhaus with Forest Museum at Neuhaus.
The Weser cycle path just west of the nature reserve along the Weser, as the tourist routes, German Fairytale Route German Framework Road and the road of the Weser Renaissance. In the hollow between Solling Vogler and the R1 cycle ( = D- Route 3). Numerous round and themed walking trails lead through the park, including the pilgrimage Loccum - Volkenroda.
Traffic
The southern and north-western periphery of the nature parks are developed with the compounds Altenbeken - Kreiensen, Göttingen - ground field and the Solling Railway by train. Here also extend the federal highways 64 and 241 in the center of the Natural Park, the Hochsolling, the B lead 497 the north-south traffic and the provincial road 549 to east-west traffic. The bus lines are organized in the VSN. The total forest area is crisscrossed by forest roads that are vehicles of forestry and hunting lessees reserved and are groomed in the winter as in the Great nakedness of ski trails as well as form the bicycle network of mountain bike region Solling- Vogler in the other seasons.