36. Mittlere Oder

MOTIVES:

1. Number and codes of habitats (HD I): 7 (3260, 3270, 6430, 6440, 6510, 91E0, 91F0)
2. Bird species (BD): 23
3. Animal species (HD II): 12

AREA:

SPA, SAC

LOCATION:

The Odra valley approximately 20 km long, situated between Eisenhuttenstadt and Frankfurt (O.), along km 556-576.

AREA:

1387,85 ha.

DESCRIPTION:

A long but relatively narrow area comprising mainly the river terrace within embankment, only at few points it comprise the area presently being subject to inundations (the forests by Vogelsang and Briskov). It encompasses a typical landscape of transformed river valley, with all the basic biotop types. It is a habitat for many rare bird species, amphibians and mammals. Apart from National Park "Unteres Odertal", it is naturally the most valuable district in the Odra valley on the German side.

HABITATS:

Oxbow lakes, lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis) and floodplain meadows (Cnidion dubii), ash-alder forests, willow-poplar gallery forests and elm-ash forests, sedge and reed communities, streamside vegetation, in higher parts - reforestation of Pinus sylvestris and Quercus robur. Poplar plantations and other reforestation also within the embankment .

BIRDS (BD):

Ciconia nigra, Ciconia alba, Cygnus cygnus, Mergus albellus, Pernis apivorus, Milvus migrans, Milvus milvus, Haliaeetus albicilla, Circus aeruginosus*, Circus cyaneus, Pandion haliaetus, Grus grus, Philomachus pugnax, Tringa glareola, Sterna hirundo, Chelidonia niger, Alcedo atthis, Dryocopus martius, Dendrocopus medius, Ficedula parva, Sylvia nisoria, Lanius collurio, Emberiza hortulana.

OTHER ANIMAL SPECIES:

Lampetra fluviatilis, Misgurnus fossilis, Rhodeus sericeus, Aspius aspius, Cobitis taenia, Gobio albipinnatus, Bombina bombina, Triturus cristatus, Emys orbicularis, Lutra lutra, Castor fiber, Omphiogomphus cecilia.

COMMENTS:

The area projected for protection as a nature reserve (project "Mittlere Oder", Naturschutzgebiete no 1410).

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