Description & Map
Summary
NRW's largest juniper reserve protects calcareous grasslands with orchids, beech forests, and rare species like bats and wildcats in a unique karst landscape with cultural heritage.
Description
The Lampertstal and Alendorfer Kalktriften nature reserve is North Rhine-Westphalia's largest juniper protection area and a biodiversity hotspot. It preserves extensive calcareous grasslands with rare orchids, juniper heaths, near-natural beech and alluvial forests, as well as wet Molinia meadows and calcareous fens. These diverse habitats are home to numerous endangered animal species. Rare bats like the Greater Mouse-eared and Bechstein's bat, the Marsh Fritillary, the European Bullhead, and birds of prey like the Red Kite, Honey-buzzard, and Eagle-Owl thrive here. The stream valleys provide important migration corridors for the Wildcat. Geologically, karst phenomena such as disappearing streams and dry valleys characterize the unique landscape. Cultural traces like old settlement areas, the medieval ruin of Schloßthal, and the prominent limestone mountains around Alendorf with their historic terraces tell the long story of the human-nature relationship.
General information
| Location | Germany - North Rhine-Westphalia - Euskirchen |
| Area | 11.01km² |
| Year of foundation | 1953 |
| IUCN Category | IV |
| DtP ID | 586f8507-0595-4174-a648-600ffd41d768 |
