Open position of the landscape plan in Stadtlohn: Citizens can have a say!

Open position of the landscape plan in Stadtlohn: Citizens can have a say!

On April 9, 2025, the details on the open position of the landscape plan for the city of Stadtlohn were announced. This open position takes place between April 14 and May 14, 2025. The landscape plan Stadtlohn, which has been final since March 16, 2005, was given a first change that was decided on June 13, 2024 by the Borken district council.

Early citizen participation ran from November 4 to December 13, 2024. The district council decided on March 20, 2025. A central element of this change is the integration of the "Berkelaue" nature reserve in the landscape plan. This area was previously shown by a regulation of the Münster district government.

meaning of the nature reserve Berkelaue

The Berkelaue, which falls under the protective regime "Natura 2000", is a Fauna-Flora-Habitat area (FFH area). Their legal protection is of great importance; The regulation for the nature reserve expired on August 15, 2022, but a securing was necessary by August 15, 2024 and extended until August 15, 2026. The integration into the landscape plan is crucial for the permanent ensuring of nature conservation. In addition, minor extensions of the nature reserve are provided by adjustments to the flood protection concept.

The Berkelaue extends over an area of ​​728 ha and is dominated by grassland. This approximately 40 -kilometer -long floodplain offers unique Auen -typical structures such as flood shapes and moist grassland areas. It houses significant occurrence of biotope types that endangered nationwide and threatened plants.

support from landscape planning

The changes in the landscape plan of the city of Stadtlohn are in line with the Federal Nature Conservation Act (BNATSCHG), which assigns important tasks to landscape planning to avoid impairments of nature and landscape. The aim is to protect biotopes, to maintain freedom and to improve the quality of soils and waters. Landscape planning also serves as a control instrument for compliance with these goals.

The conservation goals and measures of the Berkelaue are part of a comprehensive concept of measures that aim to promote extensive grasslands. This is intended to support the development of other FFH habitats, such as lean lowland mowing meadows. The proximity to nature of the Berkelaue makes them a model for lowland rivers in North Rhine-Westphalia.

The documents for the first change in the landscape plan can be viewed from April 14, 2025 to May 14, 2025. Anna-Maria Levers is responsible for the planning, accessible on 02861/681-2429. Suggestions and concerns can be submitted in writing or for the copy during the interpretation period.

Another design of the first change in the landscape plan can also be viewed online. The possibility of citizen participation is an essential part of the ongoing measures and shows the city's commitment to involve the public in its plans.