NSG Davert <COE>

Summary

The Davert is an extensive, moist forest area in Coesfeld district featuring valuable bog, birch, oak, and beech woodlands. It protects diverse habitats like wet grasslands and streams for numerous animal and plant species, including rare birds such as the Middle Spotted and Black Woodpecker, and the Kingfisher.

Description

The Davert nature reserve in Coesfeld district is a significant natural landscape, characterized by a large, contiguous, and predominantly wet to moist forest area. It hosts valuable habitats such as bog woodlands, birch bog forests, oak-hornbeam, beech, oak-birch, and alder carrs. This mosaic is complemented by wet grasslands, near-natural stream sections, and small water bodies. This diversity protects a rich variety of insects, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. The Davert is particularly important as a home for bird species including the Middle Spotted Woodpecker, Black Woodpecker, European Honey Buzzard, Kingfisher, Nightingale, Red-backed Shrike, and Eurasian Golden Oriole. The area aims to preserve natural processes and is a vital component of a statewide biotope network. It stands out for its rarity, special character, and outstanding beauty, safeguarding the natural communities of habitats and species.