Birds celebrate comeback: river rain pipes breed on Lake Werra Valley!

Birds celebrate comeback: river rain pipes breed on Lake Werra Valley!

The natural area on Lake Werra Valley has developed into a retreat for numerous animal species, including the river rainbüber, which was long considered extinct. According to a report by Werra-Rundschau , these birds are now breeding again at the Werratalsee. Other species such as the throttle tube singer, the bag tapes, the dwarf dommel, mug lizards, grass snakes, the fire butterfly and the blue -winged winged wicker are also native to the north bank of the Werra Valley. Despite inadequate water quality, the habitat on an area of ​​1.5 hectares during and after the gravel mining, which ended in 2016, developed positively.

In 2016, the city of Eschwege rejected an expulsion as a nature reserve in order not to endanger an investment project for a water ski and wakeboard system. However, since the investor in 2017 was no longer interested, a 15 -hectare natural area was set up in the northwestern bank area. It is important to be mentioned that natural areas do not have the same legal status as nature reserves; Bansing bans can only be pronounced by the owner, in this case of the city of Eschwege. Natural Parkranger Rainer Olßok is now documenting the increase in bird population. In 2023, 21 types of wild bees and 12 hover fly species were detected.

nature conservation and tourism at Werra Valley Lake

The Werra Valley, where the natural area is located, has also established itself as a significant tourist attraction. As reports Naturpark Frau-Holle , the Werra Valley Lake is the largest lake in the Geo-Naturpark Frau-Holle-Land and is one of the largest lakes in Hesse. Surrounded by other lakes and the Werra, the natural area extends on the northwestern bank and was set up in 2017 in cooperation with the Werra-Meißner-Kreis and the Geo-Naturpark. It comprises about 15 hectares and offers habitat for numerous plant species, insects, mammals, amphibians and reptiles, including particularly valuable species such as the grass snake and the beaver.

The natural area has the importance of serving migratory birds as an important trittstein on their routes between summer and winter quarters. Visitors can explore the area via a 7 km hiking and cycle path. Informative plates indicate the nature conservation aspects of this special habitat and the bird island, which serves as a breeding place for the river rain pipes, is a particularly protected area that is monitored by a ranger during the breeding season. The throttle tube singer achieved a significant inventory in Hesse in 2020, which underlines the relevance of the area.