Schwentine Oxbow Lake

The oxbow lake of the Schwentine is a 1984 be designated as a nature reserve section of the Schwentine between Raisdorf and Klaus village. It was given this protection status, as the stretch of water has remained close to nature because of its steep bank slopes and is habitat for a number of rare plants and animals. The area is 19 hectares. To him beside the river include an oxbow lake and a tributary, Knicks, herb -rich riparian and hillside forests and ponds.

The Schwentine valley in which the nature reserve is located, is formed by a chain of Toteisfeldern who remained behind after the last ice age. After thawing at first was a chain of pent-up lakes and after breakthroughs today's valley of Schwentine.

Fauna

The fauna of the reserve include trout, bleak, burbot, stickleback. Suitable habitat will also Pechlibelle, emerald dragonfly and Banded Demoiselle. In addition, here kingfisher, wagtails and dippers occur. The first two species also breed in the nature reserve, while the dippers only locks and hibernates. In the ponds the green countries to find common toad, smooth newt, water frog, grass frog and moor frog and grass snake. The Knicks inter alia, use Red-backed Shrike, great spotted woodpecker and tawny owl.

Flora

In the natural riverside forests are found among other black alder and ash trees. In the spring bloom here, among other yellow anemone, corydalis Hohler and lesser celandine. The Schuppenwurz parasite on the roots of alders. On moister sites of the nature reserve the Gegenblättrige Milzkraut and Stemless cowslip grows. There are also Sumpfdotterblumen Meadows, stand on including Marsh Orchid, Water Avens and gold buttercup.

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