Klingelbachtal Nature Reserve

Coordinates: 51°31′43″N 8°56′08″E / 51.5286°N 8.9356°E / 51.5286; 8.9356
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Naturschutzgebiet Klingelbachtal

The Klingenbachtal Nature Reserve in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, consists of 27.44 hectares to the west of Scherfede within municipal area of Warburg located in Höxter. The area was designated as a nature reserve (NSG) in 2002 by the regional government of Detmold. The Bundesautobahn 45 cuts through this NSG. Since 2004 the NSG has been a subarea of the Birds Directive of the European Union (abbreviated as Egge) under NR. DE-4419-401 in the European Union reserve system Natura 2000

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The NSG is predominantly forest bordering the Diemel with its source area and its smaller grassland areas. The forest mostly consists of Luzulo-European Beech. In Klingelbach there are creek-ash-alder woods (Bach-Eschen-Erlenwälder) and Alder swamp forests (Erlen-Bruchwälder). There are several species of plants and animals within the forest which have been found to be vulnerable.

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51°31′43″N 8°56′08″E / 51.5286°N 8.9356°E / 51.5286; 8.9356