Worringer Bruch

The Worringer Bruch is an approximately 164 -acre swampy flat landscape in the far north of Cologne. It is a 8,000 -year-old, now almost completely silted meander of the River Rhine. Namesake of the area is immediately adjacent district of Cologne Worringen, which was once an independent city and can look back on a thousand years of history ( first written reference 922 ).

General

The Worringer fraction is geographically 37.5 m above sea level is the lowest point of Cologne (the highest is 118.3 m in the Royal Forest ). The water level is strongly dependent on the water level of the Rhine. The Worringer break today provides a home for many types of forests and cultural landscapes such as pastures and orchards. However, he is primarily a wetland landscape dar. addition, the Worringer break offers a regionally valuable habitat for several partially endangered plant and animal species.

He has worked for the conservation of nature, rare animal and plant species, as one of the " green lungs " of Cologne as well as for the ( considerate to practicing ) recreation and experiencing nature (hiking, exploring the flora and fauna) an enormous importance. 1991 Worringer fraction was designated as a nature reserve.

Fauna

Thanks to the fact that large parts of the fraction of people are difficult to access, is an ideal habitat for many animal and bird species could develop there. These include, for example:

• Blindworm
• Common Toad
• Different bat species
• Crested newt
• Nightingale
• Oriole
• Marsh Harrier
• Black Woodpecker
• Long-eared Owl
• Honey Buzzard
• Nutria ( coypu )
• Some raccoons