Area: 4962.77 ha (of which COPIL Natura 2000 Mëllerdall is responsible for 2584 ha)
Brief description (see also SDB end 2018-15/03/2019):
- Landscape between Mompach, Manternach, Bech and Osweiler, an area criss-crossed by several waterways.
- Two-thirds of the protected area is used for agriculture (mainly grassland which provides a habitat for many (rare) bird species such as the Eurasian skylark, quail, partridge).
- The well-structured and extensively used agricultural areas (a mosaic of dry grassland and wetland areas, together with a number of valuable meadow orchards) have a high population density of great grey shrike and red-backed shrike – and the common linnet and Eurasian wryneck are also found here.
- Also of particular interest are the species-rich chalk heath and low-nutrient meadows.
- Along the river banks, Eurasian reed warblers, common reed buntings, kingfishers and black storks are found.
- The wooded areas consist mainly of deciduous woodland (87%) – mostly beech forest, home to wood warblers and various species of woodpecker.
- Birds of prey such as the red kite, black kite and hen harrier are also regularly seen in the protected area.
The main targets for protection (under the ban on deterioration) in this area are the following habitats and species (see also RGD 04.01.2016):
- the populations of the following bird species: Eurasian skylark, black stork, hen harrier, red-backed shrike, great grey shrike, black kite, red kite, European honey buzzard, wood warbler, Northern lapwing
- and other bird species living in open landscapes or on grassland, orchards and other structured landscapes or on marshes, large sedge swamps/reed beds and other wetland areas
You can find the management plan of this region here.
where:
Bech, Echternach, Rosport-Mompach