Entering off the beaten path is forbidden.
Description & Map
Summary
Weihertalkopf Nature Reserve protects valuable calcareous grasslands, extensive meadows, woody plants, and hedges. These diverse biotopes are core areas of a networked system in the Zweibrücken hill country, preserving unique species.
Description
The Weihertalkopf Nature Reserve preserves a valuable cultural landscape within the Zweibrücken hill country. Its primary purpose is the protection and development of rare calcareous grasslands, known for their unique flora. Additionally, extensively used grasslands, site-specific woody plants, hedges, and forest and forest edge areas are maintained and restored. These diverse habitats form core components of a networked biotope system, offering refuge to numerous specialized animal and plant species and significantly contributing to regional biodiversity. The area serves as an important testament to historical land use and the ecologically valuable structures that have emerged from it.
General information
| Location | Germany - Rheinland-Pfalz - Südwestpfalz |
| Website | https://berichte.naturschutz.rlp.de/oneo/nsg/NSG-7300-213 |
| Area | 20.32ha |
| Year of foundation | 2003 |
| IUCN Category | IV |
| DtP ID | 50a54874-8724-41a3-ac02-86495ecefea6 |
Responsible organizations
| Name and division |
Stiftung Natur und Umwelt Rheinland-Pfalz
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| Website | https://snu.rlp.de/ |
| Address |
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Diether-von-Isenburg-Straße 7
55116 Mainz Germany |
Rules
Entry behavior
Cycling activities
Cycling is forbidden.
Horse riding activities
Horse riding is only allowed on unpaved agricultural and forestry roads.
Horse-drawn vehicles (carriages) are forbidden.
Motorized activities
Motor vehicles are forbidden.
Stay activities
Camping is forbidden.
Camping and bivouacking is forbidden.
Camping with vehicles and trailers is forbidden.
Air activities
Air sport (starting and landing) is forbidden.
Drones and model aircraft are forbidden.
General behavior
Disposing of waste is forbidden.
Going to the toilet is forbidden.
Fire is forbidden.
Dogs are only allowed at designated places.
Cutting or injuring trees is forbidden.
Collecting plants is forbidden.
Mushroom collecting is forbidden.
Photography and filming is forbidden.
Noise (tape recorders, players) is forbidden.