Area: 2013.82 ha (of which COPIL Natura 2000 Mëllerdall is responsible for 2013.82 ha)
Brief description (see also SDF end 2018-15/03/2019):
- The valley of the White Ernz and the surrounding wooded area between Ernzen and Ermsdorf.
- The area is predominantly wooded (78%, primarily Luzulo-Fagetum and Asperulo-Fagetum beech forest), plus three of the country’s four different kinds of riparian forest occur here.
- The few areas of agricultural land that lie within the protected area are mostly farmed as permanent pasture.
- More than 20% of all Luxembourg’s European dry heath habitat is found here.
- Partly thanks to the high proportion of rocky habitats and caves, the area also includes some interesting sites for many rare ferns and mosses.
The main targets for protection (under the ban on deterioration) in this area are the following habitats and species (see also RGD 6.11.2009):
- the water quality of the White Ernz and its tributaries,
- riparian forest and certain kinds of beech forest,
- various rocky habitats and caves,
- various kinds of grassland and heathland vegetation (including chalk heath),
- the population of the great crested newt and the greater mouse-eared bat
You can find the management plan for this FFH region here.
where:
Fischbach, Heffingen, Larochette, Nommern, Waldbillig