Diepholzer Moorniederung
Diepholzer Moorniederung
- Country:
- Germany
- Site number:
- 86
- Area:
- 15,060.0 ha
- Designation date:
- 26-02-1976
- Coordinates:
- 52°32'38"N 08°43'17"E
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Diepholzer Moorniederung. 26/02/76; Niedersachsen; 15,060 ha; 52°34'N 008°48'E. Special Protection Area EC Directive, Nature Reserves. A region of moor and peat bog on glacial sands. The raised bog areas are important for breeding and staging waterbirds. Human activities include peat extraction and drainage. Water-level management is being practiced to restore the natural raised bogs, and sheep grazing to aid the conservation of the moorlands. Ramsar site no. 86.
Administrative region:
Niedersachsen
National legal designation:
- nature reserve
Regional (international) legal designations:
- EU Natura 2000
Last publication date:
26-02-1976
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